In Animal Land with Louis Wain
by Louis Wain
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chippenham, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: S. W. Partridge, 1904. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Louis Wain. A collection of monochrome illustrated poems and articles by the renowned cat artist Louis Wain. Undated, but probably 1904. This edition, an octavo of 88 pages, has only one coloured plate - the frontispiece unlike another edition of 52 pages which has a number of coloured plates. This copy lacks the Lifebuoy soap advert which has been cut out. Spine holding but title worn away. Prize label on front endpaper has been scratched out (see photos) and there is staining to corner of last few leaves in which one page has had its corner torn out but with no loss of text. Closed tear to top of advert leaf at end.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Chris Phillips (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001142
- Title
- In Animal Land with Louis Wain
- Author
- Louis Wain
- Illustrator
- Louis Wain
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- S. W. Partridge
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1904
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- WAIN CATS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Humour;
Terms of Sale
Chris Phillips
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About the Seller
Chris Phillips
Biblio member since 2015
Chippenham, Wiltshire
About Chris Phillips
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