From Lycanthia Rare Books, Newark, NOTTS, United Kingdom
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About this Item
First edition, first impression. Large 8vo. Original yellow pictorial boards. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 3/6. The first edition of Eliot's famous whimsical poems featuring feline protagonists - famously of course the inspiration and source for Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, Cats. Eliot wrote the poems in the 1930s, and included them, under his assumed name "Old Possum", in letters to his godchildren. The illustrations in this edition were by the author himself, with subsequent editions illustrated by such luminaries as Nicolas Bentley, Edward Gorey and, most recently, Axel Scheffler of Gruffalo fame. Contemporary gift inscription to front endpaper; boards with light stain to foot of spine but otherwise VG+; jacket with some toning and light marking, browned and worn around spine, but overall a VG example. Seller Inventory # 84610
Bibliographic Details
Title: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
Publisher: Faber & Faber, London
Publication Date: 1939
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: 1st Edition
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