GYPSY by SEREDY KATE - 1951

George G. Harrap & Co, 1952. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1952. First Edition. 62 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over pictorial cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout by author. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Some mild marks and staining to surfaces. Boards are slightly bowed. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor chipping and creasing. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces, particularly to spine.

SEREDY, Kate. Gyspy. NY: The Viking Press, 1951. 4to, 63pp. Gray cloth stamped in green. 29 full-page b&w illustrations. Spine ends and corners slightly rubbed, some odd lines to cloth (apparently inherent in its weaving), previous owner's name and address in ink on front free endpaper, else an internally clean, bright copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (worn with tiny chips and small tears at folds and edges).
First edition. The story of Gypsy, a beautiful little cat whose life has been full of ups and downs. As a new mother cat, Gypsy thinks back over her growing up years and all that she has learned and come to understand. Kate Seredy's poignant illustrations capture the beauty of these wonderful, ever mysterious creatures.