Old Possum's Book Of Practical Cats

by Eliot, T S

Eliot’s famous collection of nonsense verse about cats- the inspiration for the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats.  -

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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

by Eliot, T.S.

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3rd Printing Thus
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1939
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Hardcover
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Eliot, T.S. Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. First Edition, $2.50 printing thus, 1939. 3rd Printing? Harcourt Brace And Company. Used. Good Condition/ Good Dust Jacket. 45 pages. 6 3/8 X 8 7/8. RARE. About the author: "Thomas Stearns Eliot was a poet, essayist, publisher, playwright, literary critic and editor. Considered one of the 20th century's major poets, he is… Read more about this item
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (Signed by Edward Gorey)
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (Signed by Edward Gorey)

by T. S. Eliot; Edward Gorey [Illustrator]

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1982
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Hardcover
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SIGNED BY EDWARD GOREY on an attractive "Mystery" bookplate attached to the front endpaper. This is of course the book upon which Andrew Lloyd Webber based his legendary Broadway musical Cats. The book is unread and looks and feels brand new; mild rubbing at upper corners of dust jacket; bookplate is slightly askew (see photos). Looks terrific with a new… Read more about this item
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Old Possum’s Book Of Practical Cats : Signed By The Author
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by Eliot, T.S.

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First UK Edition
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1939
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The First UK printing published by Faber and Faber, London in 1939. The BOOK is in Very Good++ condition. Publisher's original yellow boards with the spine lettered in red and the front with a vignette illustration in red. The boards remain clean with a hint of toning to the edges. Internally, a contemporary gift inscription to the upper front blank… Read more about this item
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OLD POSSUM'S BOOK OF PRACTICAL CATS

OLD POSSUM'S BOOK OF PRACTICAL CATS

by Eliot, T. S.

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1939
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1939. 1939 Eliot, T S OLD POSSUM'S BOOK OF PRACTICAL CATS NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, c1939 46pp 8vo tpage printed on orange paper spine and edges of boards slightly discolored, else fine bright copy in orange d/w (spine panel slightly darkened, faint signs of darkening).
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, Illustrated Edition

by T. S. Eliot

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1982-08-30
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Harcourt Brace, New York, 1982. Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Book is Fine except for a small bump in the middle of the back board corresponding with a similar bump to the Dust Jacket. Dust Jacket is physically near fine with very minor edgewear. The only real issue is that there is sun fading to the flap hinges, the top front… Read more about this item
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (Signed by Edward Gorey, Not a Bookplate)
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (Signed by Edward Gorey, Not a Bookplate)

by T. S. Eliot; Edward Gorey [Illustrator]

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1982
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Hardcover
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SIGNED BY EDWARD GOREY directly to the title page. This is of course the book upon which Andrew Lloyd Webber based his legendary Broadway musical Cats. Book appears unread but mild blemishes on boards and dust jacket, looks terrific in new mylar; 3rd printing. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; signed by author.
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OLD POSSUM' S BOOK OF PRACTICAL CATS.
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OLD POSSUM' S BOOK OF PRACTICAL CATS.

by ELIOT. T. S

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First edition.
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1939
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Faber & Faber Limited. London. 1939. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo.(8.8 x 6.6 inches). 45pp. Finely bound in recent full red morocco leather, single gilt ruled border on boards. Spine lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt. A fine copy of this classic book in an attractive leather binding. Only 3005 copies were printed.
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

by Eliot, T.S.

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first edition, first printing
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1939
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1939 Harcourt Brace stated first American edition. 1.25 price on dust jacket. Condition of the book is Good. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete. The main condition issue is an old, light dampstain visible along the book's spine, and on inside pages in the book's… Read more about this item
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats.

Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats.

by Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns).

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First Edition
Published
1939
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Hardcover
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London: Faber and Faber, 1939 First edition, first printing. Publisher's yellow cloth, with an illustration of two men in roller skates to the front board in red, spine lettered in red; in the original yellow pictorial dust jacket, with an illustration of a man and a line of dancing cats climbing up a ladder to the front panel, illustration of… Read more about this item
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OLD POSSUM'S BOOK OF PRACTICAL CATS
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OLD POSSUM'S BOOK OF PRACTICAL CATS

by ELIOT, T. S.

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1940
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1940. .ELIOT, T. S. OLD POSSUM'S BOOK OF PRACTICAL CATS. London: Faber & Faber, [1940]. First Illustrated Edition. 8vo. 50pp. Color illustrations by Nicholas Bentley. Cream cloth boards stamped with colored design to front and lettered in red to spine. Bottom edge trimmed. Small stain to rear board. Very Good in lightly soiled and nicked dustjacket.(Gallup A34c.) Uncommon. … Read more about this item
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Old Possums Book Of Practical Cats

by T S Eliot

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1945
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1945 3rd Imp of Illustrated Edition Hardback. no dust jacket. some discolouration to binding . previous owners inscription to ff/ep shorr25
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

by Eliot, T. S.

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Second Impression
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1939
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London: Faber and Faber Limited 1939. Large 8vo.Illustrated. Second impression, published two months after the first. 45 pp. Publisher's yellow cloth with decoration in red to front board and red lettering to spine. In yellow pictorial dust wrapper. Jacket edgeworn & darkened. A few faint spots to cloth. Pencil annotations to three pages, otherwise clean. No ownership names. . Very… Read more about this item
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Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats.

Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats.

by Eliot, T.S

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1939
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New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1939. First American edition of Eliot's beloved collection of whimsical feline poems which served as the basis for Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1981 megamusical phenomenon Cats. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket illustration by T.S. Eliot. Eliot wrote the poems contained in Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats… Read more about this item
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

by T S Eliot

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1939
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Faber & Faber, 1939. Book. Good-. Hardcover. Pages a little tanned, a few have a very small nick to the bottom edge, else internally in very good condition, no inscriptions; cover unevenly darkened, a little grubby, and with a few marks on the back, very mild bumps to a couple of corners. A reasonably presentable copy. No dustwrapper. 1939 2nd… Read more about this item
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

by Eliot, T.S.

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1st Edition
Published
1939
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Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1939. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. First U.S. Edition stated on the copyright page. One of only 2,000 copies. A very nice clean, square copy. Original cloth boards show only slight darkening at the edges. Jacket is in near fine condition with only negligible chips… Read more about this item
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

by Eliot, T.S.

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First Edition
Published
1939
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London: Faber and Faber, 1939. Hardcover, first edition bound in yellow cloth with red design to front board, red lettering to spine and untrimmed page edges. Previous owner's name penned to FEP and picture of author tipped into same. Light foxing to FEP, boards are rubbed and tanned at edges and spine. Few small marks to front and rear covers.… Read more about this item
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

by Eliot, T. S.

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First Edition Later Printing
Published
1982
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Hardcover
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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 &… Read more about this item
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

by Eliot, T. S

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Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. hardcover. Very Good. 6x0x9.
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THE OLD POSSUM'S BOOK OF PRACTICAL CATS

by Eliot, T. S.

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Fine
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Reprint Ed.
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1982
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Hardcover
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Harcourt Brace, 1982. Book. Illus. by Edward Gorey. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Illustrator(s). Reprint Ed.. Reprint ed. Fine/Fine condition. Signed by Gorey on "Mystery" bookplate affixed to inside front cover..
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

by T S Eliot

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Lovable cat poems written by T S Eliot for his godchildren and friends in the 1930's. 64 pages with 14 colour pictures by Nicolas Bentley. Book in very good condition with previous owners name and a date on first page.
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