Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

Name: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
Author: T.S. Eliot

T.S. Eliot

Published by Faber and Faber, London, 1953

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A scarce signed copy by the world-famous poet of one of his famous works. Signed first editions sell for around $24,000. This is a highly prized whimsically illustrated first edition, early printing by Nicolas Bentley. BOOK INFO Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot Signed and inscribed by Eliot on title page. Published in 1953 by Faber and Faber in London. First illustrated edition, seventh printing, as listed on the copyright page. In original white cloth boards with full-color top cover illustration by Bentley. 51 pages. Octavo. Collated and complete. Illustrated by Nicolas Bentley with 14 full-color plates and additional within text vignette illustrations. Condition info: VERY GOOD ABOUT THE BOOK The book is a collection of whimsical poems from T. S. Eliot, written under the assumed name of 'Old Possum', a name Eliot used in letters to his godchildren. This anthology forms the basis of Andrew Lloyd Webber's famous 1981 musical 'Cats', and contains fifteen poems, including 'The Rum Tum Tugger', 'The Song of the Jellicles', 'Old Deuteronomy', and 'Mr. Mistoffelees'. First published in 1939, this work was quickly reissued in 1940 with the illustrations of Nicholas Bentley, the famed British author and illustrator best known for his humorous cartoon drawings in books and magazines in the 1930s and 1940s. CONDITION REPORT The book is in Very Good collectible condition. Square spine, firm hinges and joints, tight pages, sharp corners. Some light rubbing to top cover and spine tips. Heavily foxed endpapers. Most of the text pages and plates are clean and bright white. Though there is some sporadic light foxing along some of the page gutters and on some of the pages. No writing or former owner bookplates.

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Title: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
Author: T.S. Eliot
Publisher: Faber and Faber, London
Publication year: 1953
Condition: Very Good
Dust jacket: No Jacket
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Nicholas Bentley
Edition: 1st Illustrated Edition.
Item weight: 2.5 pounds
Seller catalogs: Autographs & Signed Books, Literature, Vintage

Ironwolf Rare Books

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