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Wain, Louis; and Pope, Jessie. - The Cat Scouts: A Picture-Book for Little Folk. Cats by Louis Wain. Verses and Tales by Jessie Pope.

Title: The Cat Scouts: A Picture-Book for Little Folk. Cats by Louis Wain. Verses and Tales by Jessie Pope.
Description: London, Glasgow, and Bombnay: Blackie and Son, Limited, [1912]. [1912]. - Small quarto, 10 inches high by 7 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in green cloth backed with a darker green cloth spine, with a color pictorial label illustrated by Louis Wain on the front cover. The covers are rubbed and soiled. The corners are bumped with minor wear. [32] unnumbered pages, illustrated with a color illustration as half-title, a full-page color frontispiece, title page vignette, and 29 color illustrations by Louis Wain, including 6 full-page. An early school prize label is mounted on the front pastedown. The hinges are cracked and the first page is nearly detached. There is soiling and occasional staining throughout. Good.

Dated from Rodney Dale's "Louis Wain, The Man Who Drew Cats". Good .

Keywords: CHILDREN'S BOOK; ILLUSTRATED; THE CAT SCOUTS: A PICTURE-BOOK FOR LITTLE FOLK; LOUIS WAIN; JESSIE POPE; COLOR PLATES; ILLUSTRATIONS; CATS; KITTENS.

Price: US$ 350.00 Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
- Book number: 98832

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