Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats Hardcover - 1982

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1982. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Gorey, Edward. T. S. Eliot's playful verses about cats (all of whom were later brought to life in the Broadway musical Cats), are wonderfully illustrated by Edward Gorey. This is the hardcover edition, with a quarter beige cloth-wrapped spine & the remaining boards covered in orange paper, imprinted with a copper-colored cat to front cover & copper lettering to spine. 56 pages, with Gorey illustrations on nearly every one! A FIRST EDITION, First (A) printing from 1982, it is in Near Fine condition, marred only by mild foxing to the cloth binding & endpapers. Else, completely clean, binding tight & square, pages creamy white & unmarked. The price-clipped DJ is VG, downgraded due to fading to spine & upper edges, with light chipping & rubbing to both ends of spine; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover Free! equally pristine, with no fading or edgewear. (We are also offering another copy without its DJ, please see our listing #022324). Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock'' images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.