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London, Glasco, Bombay: Blackie and Son Limited. 31 pages of illustrated story text. Half of the frontis illustration is missing. Black cloth cover with paper illustration title on the front. The cover is very worn around the edges. The last page of the last signature is missing, which it isn't clear if this last page had any content or was blank. The illustrations are in very good condition, and the pages have some light soiling and some light tape residue. The date is not stated in the book, but is inferred from the printing histoy publication dates. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. BC . Rough. Hardcover. 1914.

London: Blackie and Son Ltd., 1914. First edition. Cloth. Good. 10" by 7". Louis Wain. A scarce and charming children's work, illustrated throughout with numerous cats. Written and illustrated by popular illustrator, Louis Wain. Wain is remembered for his anthropomorphised large-eyed cats and kittens. Undated, dated using British library copy on Copac. This is the 1914 first and only edition. A scarce work, with only copies on Copac held at Legal Deposit libraries. Some spotting as expected but nothing too serious. In original quarter cloth binding with pictorial boards. Externally, rubbed to the boards. Bumping to the extremities. Both hinges are tender. Internally, binding is tender in places. Pages are generally bright with occasional spots to pages, heavier to the first and last few pages. Good