[Rarebooks] For Sale: Whittington & His Cat, scarce edition

[Norman Kane]

WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT.   N. Y.: S. King, 142 Fulton St., n.d., [1820-32].
Original printed/pictorial wrappers,4-1/4 X 2-3/4 inches, moderate 
wear, old resewing of spine with needle & thread.  Woodcuts 
throughout. Wraps + 16 pp.
A scarce edition: OCLC locates only 1 copy: Central Conn. St. 
University. (The perennial juvenile favorite story of how a penny 
spent for a cat made Dick's fortune, becoming 3 times Lord Mayor of 
London.)                                $175.00
(Trade Discount 10 %)


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