Search Results: Cats from E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA

New York: Century Co., 1904 213 pgs. Blue cloth pictorially stamped in navy blue, a hint of shelf wear else fine. A collection of articles and true stories about animals originally appearing in Saint Nicholas Magazine between 1882 & 1904. Illustrated with b&w photographs, half-tone plates, line art and diagrams. Notable contributors: Alice Brown, William O Stoddard, Louise Clark, George Alfred Williams, Reginald Birch, George Varian, etc.... First Edition in Book Form. Pictorial Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 8vo.

New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1905 363 pgs. Green cloth titled in gilt, pictorially stamped in dark green, boards unevenly sunned, spine badly cocked, marginal stains in the gutter throughout, occasional marks to pages, but clean overall, all plates present. Tales of a cat, a dog, a pigeon, a lynx, two wolves and a reindeer. Illustrated in line and 18 full-page halftone plates.. Stated First Impression. Pictorial Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Ernest Thompson Seton. 8vo.

New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1905 363 pgs. Green cloth titled in gilt, pictorially stamped in dark green spine and edges sunned, occasional foxing, previous owner's name on endpaper, all plates present. Tales of a cat, a dog, a pigeon, a lynx, two wolves and a reindeer. Illustrated in line and 18 full-page halftone plates.. Stated First Impression. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Ernest Thompson Seton. 8vo.

New York: Saml Gabriel Sons No date, Circa 1930. Eight linen-textured booklets with light wear, "Puppies" with 3" spine split, no writing or foxing. Eight booklets with simple rhymes and printed in color, most featuring humanized animals. The titles are: Pussies, Puppies, Chickies, Teddies, Piggies, Duckies, Pups & Pussies, and Bunnies. While no author or illustrator is credited, Mary LaFetra Russell did a lot of animal-themed books for Sam'l Gabriel at the time and these books are almost undoubtedly by her hand or an extremely good imitator. The books come housed in the original box which is well-worn with some losses, tears and crude repair.. Original Wraps. Very Good to Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Illus. by Mary LaFetra Russell (Attrib). Square 8vo.

London & New York: Hildesheimer & Faulkner / Geo. C. Whitney, 1890 16 pgs including covers (unpaginated. Color printed card covers with string binding, light edge wear, faint owner's name on cover, a few finger marks, but clean overall. Contains the verses Kittens' Lesson and Apes and Scrapes. I believe the cover and one illustration of kittens is by H H Couldery and the rest are by H R Miller (possibly early work by H R Millar) The artwork for both verses is amusing, featuring humanized animals, all in color. Not in Necker. One copy located on Worldcat, at Princeton University. . Card Covers. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by H H Couldery (Henry Horatio) & H R Miller (Harold Robert Millar?). Oblong 16mo..

Rochester, NY: Stecher Litho Co., 1927 Color printed die-cut card covers, light spine wear, else fine. Verses about baby animals and their mothers. Six pages printed in full color plus front and rear covers (repeat the same image), the balance in navy and red.. Near Fine. Illus. by Uncredited. Narrow 4to..

New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1954 Illustrated boards, 3 mark to front board else fine; matching dust jacket worn with small losses to extremities, base of spine archivally reinforced on verse, original price intact ($3.00). Lisette's animals throw a part for her 76th birthday. A wonderful picture book, the text is accentuated by Fischer's artwork, executed with exubertant lines and just enough color. A 1955 AIGA 50 Best Books.. Early Printing. Illustrated Boards. Near Fine/Very Good Minus. Illus. by Hans Fischer. Oblong 4to.

New York: Harry N Abrams Inc, 1992 Glossy pictorial boards with light soil to edges, else fine, issued without dust jacket. An amusing book of astrology as it might relate to our feline friends. . First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Genia Wennerstrom. 4to.

Brooklyn, NY: Kane/Miller (1986). Picotiral boards, slight darkened at fore edge, paper-clip mark to title page. The story of a cat who searches the jungle to find someone to be his friend. Illustrated in color. Originally published in Ghana.. First American Edition. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Illus. by Meshack Asare. Oblong 4to.

New York: G P Putnam & Sons, 2020 Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket, original price intact ($17.99). The story of Mohammad Alaa Aljaleel, who began rescuing cats abandoned by their fleeing families amid Syria's civil war. A touching story with captivating artwork. Caldecott Honor.. First Printing. Pictorial Boards. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Yuko Shimizu. 4to.

New York: Putnam, 2005 Story of two cats who end up on a cruise liner filled with lots of other humanized animals. A unique mix of picture book and comic strip, using street language. Great color illustrations throughout as well as b&w comic strips. Third book in the Chato series.. First Edition. Illustrated Boards. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Susan Guevara. 4to.

New York: Macmillan, 1994 Blue cloth boards in color pictorial dust jacket, with original price intact ($14.95). Story of five little Siamese cats who get into lots of trouble. Bright and stupendous illustrations by Gretchen Schields.This copy is simply signed by Amy Tan and Gretchen Schields on the title page. . Signed by Author & Illustrator. First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Gretchen Schields. 4to.

Akron, OH: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1929 Pictorial boards with light wear to extremities, gift inscription, a previous owner neatly colored most of the line art with watercolor. The classic, comic verse with lovely color and line art by Fern Bisel Peat. A rare Peat illustrated title, not noted in Baumgarten.. First Thus. Pictorial Boards. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Fern Bisel Peat. 8vo.

Zurich: Wolfsbergdrucke, 1957 Pictorial boards with cloth spine, light shelf wear, else fine. The classic fairy tale retold by Fischer and illustrated by him with clever artwork in color throughout. Fischer's last book before his death in 1958. Bilderwelt #1662.. Early Edition. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Illus. by Hans Fischer. 4to.

New York: Macmillan, 1992 Hard cover in illustrated dust jacket with original price intact ($14.95). Originally published in 1974, this is a simple story about a boy who stays awake one night while everyone else is dreaming. Illustrated in color throughout.. First Printing of ReIssue. Fine/Fine. Small 4to.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Co. (1971). Illustrated boards with a hint of rubbing to bottom of spine, else fine; matching dust jacket. When a train breaks down, Fletcher and Zenobia come to the rescue. Great color illustrations throughout by Chess. . First Edition. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Victoria Chess. Square 8vo..

Clayton, MA, 1990 24 panel comic strip on 4 leaves in clear sleeves bounding with yarn, some soil and darkening. A 24 panel hand-drawn, hand-lettered comic about a gentle cat named George who lives at Clayton Corners. Clayton Corners is an intersection in the hamlet of Clayton, in the town of New Marlborough, MA. Sue Connell lived there from 1973 to 2023 in an historic building which was once home to a general store. Sue Connell, an artist and decorator, recreated the general store on the ground floor of the building, and maintained living quarters and a studio on the second floor and a studio, adjacent to the "store." . Very Good. Illus. by Sue Connell (Attrib).

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux / Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1987 Pictorial boards, bumping to corners, last few pages with tiny corner bends; matching dust jacket with light wear to spine ends and corners, original price intact ($12.95). Growltiger's Last Stand, The Pekes and the Pollicles and The Song of the Jellicles from Old Possum's Book of Practicle Cats. Illustrated with jolly, detailed color artwork by Errol Le Cain. . First American Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Errol Le Cain. Small Oblong 4to.

New York: Whittlesey House, 1961 Red cloth hard cover in color pictorial dust jacket with a small edge tears, light wear to spine ends, price-clipped. The 5th Happy Lion book, this time the lion leaves the zoo in search of his friend, the zookeeper's son. Illustrated in color and b&w throughout. . First Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Roger Duvoisin. 4to.

London New York Toronto: Abelard-Schuman, 1966 Red pictorial cloth, faint damp stain to boards and at edges of endpaper, 2 quarter-sized areas of discoloration to rear board; dust jacket worn with losses and edge tears, damp stain, price clipped. The story of the misadventures of a cat named Henrietta. Lively artwork on every page by the cartoonist, Boris Drucker, a frequent contributor to The New Yorker. This copy is signed on the endpaper. Scarce title. Necker 619a.. Signed by Artist. First British Edition. Good/Good Minus. Small Oblong 8vo.