WAIN, LOUIS: Cats of Many Lands. Father Tuck's Wonderland Series. , London: Raphael Tuck & Sons. n.d. circa 1912.Eight coloured plates, the inside of the covers illustrated in blue and black. Folio (13 x 9 1/4 inches), original coloured pictorial boards, front & back, also by Wain. Condition: boards edge rubbed and with some small surface loss slightly affecting the title lettering, vertical light crease. Backstrip & corners chipped. The central conjoined 2-leaves detached and each of these have piece, approx. 2 1/2 x 3/4 inches (tapering to 1/2 inch) torn away on lower fore-corner affecting in one instance a part of the caption and in another partly affecting the signature. Small contemporary marginal gift inscription on verso of front cover The eight plates depict Cats from Japan, Cats from Holland, More Cats from Scotland, More Cats from Ireland, Cats from Russia, Cats from North America, Cats from France, & Cats from Italy. (Book ref. 11436) £295.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Bristow & Garland , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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