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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
by Eliot, T. S
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0151686564
- ISBN 13
- 9780151686568
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1982. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 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 beige linen-wrapped spine & the remaining boards covered in orange paper, imprinted with a copper-colored cat to front cover & copper lettering to spine. A First Edition, later ("F") printing from 1982, it is in Near Fine condition: exceptionally clean & bright, binding tight & square, pages creamy white & unmarked save for old gift inscription to ffep. NO DJ (missing--we are also offering another copy with its DJ, please see our listing #023132). 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.
Synopsis
Eliot’s famous collection of nonsense verse about cats- the inspiration for the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats. -
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022324
- Title
- Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
- Author
- Eliot, T. S
- Illustrator
- Gorey, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0151686564
- ISBN 13
- 9780151686568
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- ILLUSTRATION ILLUSTRATOR CAT POETRY POEM GOREY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature/Literary Criticism/Poetry/Short Stories; Illustrated Books/Illustrators / Edward Gorey;
Terms of Sale
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
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- Spine
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- Tight
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- Fine
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