[Rarebooks] FS: Cats and More Cats

[Clare Murphy]

Discount to the trade.

1.  BUCHWALD, ART.  IRVING'S DELIGHT. AT LAST ! A CAT STORY FOR THE 
WHOLE FAMILY. New York: David McKay Company, Inc, 1975. Illustrated 
by Reynold Ruffins. First edition. Beige linen with embossed design 
at front board with red lettering at spine; pictorial dust jacket. 
Inscribed by Art Buchwald at ffep. 8vo. [95 pgs] Fine/Near fine. 
Minor wear at extremities of dust jacket.  Contents crisp, clean and 
tight.  $150.00

2.  BURTON, CHARLES. W.  CAP'N BAILEY AND THE WIDDER DYER. Boston: 
Marshall Jones Company, 1930. First edition. Orange pictorial cloth. 
8vo. [307 pgs] Near fine. Signed by the author, and Margaret Burleu 
(The Widder) and Robert Burleu (Capn Bailey) at ffep. Spine is 
sunned, very light wear at extremities. Binding is covered with 
mylar. Contents are clean and tight.  $125.00

3.  COATSWORTH, ELIZABETH.  CAT WHO WENT TO HEAVEN, THE. New York: 
Macmillan Company, 1930. Illustrated by Lynd Ward. First edition. Red 
cloth with black embossed lettering at the front board; pictorial 
dust jacket. 8vo. [57 pgs] Near fine/Very good. Dust jacket lightly 
soiled with one tear at head of spine, one chip to front cover top 
edge and the rear flap has a closed tear. Dj is covered with mylar. 
Ffep has two small scrapes.  Otherwise fine crisp, clean and tight. 
$550.00

4.  COLETTE.  CAT, THE. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc, 1936. 
Translated by Morris Bentinck. Illustrated by Susanne Suba. First 
American edition. Purple cloth with blue lettering at front board and 
spine; pictorial dust jacket. 8vo. [164 pgs] Near fine/Very good. 
Previous owner's bookplate at ffep, signature & address at second 
fep.  Dust jacket is price clipped with some wear at edges, since 
covered with mylar.  Contents are clean and tight.  $125.00

5.  FULLER, CAROLINE.  ALLEY CAT'S KITTEN, THE. Boston: Little, 
Brown, and Company, 1905. Illustrated by photographs by the author. 
First edition. Green pictorial cloth with red lettering at front 
board and black lettering at spine. 8vo. [220 pgs] Near fine. Gift 
inscription at ffep.  A few pages opened unevenly. Minor shelf wear. 
Bright and sound.  $125.00

6.  HUIDEKOPER, RUSH. SHIPPEN.  CAT. A GUIDE TO THE CLASSIFICATION 
AND VARIETIES OF CATS AND A SHORT TREATISE UPON THEIR CARE, DISEASES, 
AND TREATMENT, THE. New York: D. Appleton & Co, 1895. Illustrated by 
thirty drawings. First edition. Blue/Green cloth with gilt embossed 
lettering and design at front board, gilt letttering at spine. 16mo. 
[148 pgs] Near fine. Minor wear at extremities.  Front inner hinge 
starting.  Contents are tight and clean. Scarce.  $150.00

7.  JAMES, ROBERT. KENT.  ANGORA CAT. HOW TO BREED, TRAIN AND KEEP 
IT; WITH ADDITIONAL CHAPTERS ON THE HISTORY, PECULIARITIES AND 
DISEASES OF THE ANIMAL, THE. Boston: James Brothers, 1898. 
Illustrated by thirty five illustrations from life. First edition. 
Red cloth with gilt embossed lettering and design to the front board, 
gilt lettering at the spine. 16mo. [102 pgs] Near fine. Nicely bound 
pretty book. one small dent to lower edge of rear board.  Clean and 
tight. Very scarce.  $125.00

8.  SOUTHWORTH, MAY. E.  GREAT SMALL CAT AND OTHERS, SEVEN TALES, 
THE. San Francisco: Paul Elder and Company, (1914). Illustrated by 
eight tipped in photographs and illustrations by Pedro J. Lemos. 
First edition. Brown mottled paper covered boards with brown embossed 
lettering and white cat design at front board, cream cloth with brown 
lettering at spine, same paper as end-papers; matching dust jacket. 
8vo. [123 pgs] Fine/Very good. Gift inscription at ffep. Pages 48/49 
have a small scrape at top edge, from being stuck together.   Dust 
jacket is chpped at top edge with minor shelf wear, since covered 
with mylar.  Contents are otherwise clean and tight. Scarce.  $125.00

9.  TABER, GLADYS.  AMBER, A VERY PERSONAL CAT. Philadelphia and New 
York: J.B. Lippincott & Co, 1970. Illustrated by b&w photo 
illustrations. First edition. Brown cloth with embossed design at 
front board, gilt lettering at spine, pictorial end papers; pictorial 
dust jacket. Inscribed by Gladys Taber. 8vo. [154 pgs] Fine/Near 
fine. Dust jacket spine is sunned with minor wear at extremities, 
covered with mylar.  Book is clean and tight. Laid-in postcard from 
publisher.  $95.00

10.  WAIN, LOUIS.  PUSSIES AT WORK. London-Paris-New York: Raphael 
Tuck & Sons, Ltd, c1900. Illustrated by Louis Wain with four 
chromolithographs, and two tone illustrations by Grace C. Floyd. 
Pictorial wrapper. Paper covered cloth pages (untearable). 8vo. [10 
pgs] Very good. Missing one leaf (Sailor Cat). Edge wear all around, 
a few corners bent. Re-stapled.  $450.00

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