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1905 Rare Louis Wain 1st Edition Cat Tales By W L Alden 11 x Illustrations
REF: ES1679-NL43 / LA429834
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Description
Cat Tales by W. L. Alden
Illustrated by Louis Wain
Published by Digby Long & Co, London 1905
First Edition
Hardback in the original pictorial cloth binding, half title, publishers adverts to front & rear, complete with frontis plate plus 10 further full page black & white illustrations by wain.
The book measures approx 8 x 5 inches with 303 pages
Scarce book illustrated by Louis Wain and in the original binding.
measurements
Height:
8 in
Width:
5 in
declaration
Elder Books & Collectables has clarified that the 1905 Rare Louis Wain 1st Edition Cat Tales By W L Alden 11 x Illustrations (LA429834) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being 1905
condition
Few minor bubbles to cloth spine & cloth on front board, two small ink stamps of s. barnabas, kensington to inner front board, foxing to front & rear endpapers, surface abrasions to title page, occasional light foxing to pages, the occasional plate with some edge wear to margins.
Overall a very good copy
additional info
Material:
Origin:
Date of Manufacture:
1905
location
This 1905 Rare Louis Wain 1st Edition Cat Tales By W L Alden 11 x Illustrations is located in Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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