Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
by ELIOT, T.S
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Quinton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Faber, 1939. 1st edition. Hardcover. Finely bound in modern full tan morocco with gilt spine lettering, marbled endpapers, original upper cover and spine bound in at the end, very clean pages throughout; in short, a beautiful production of Eliot's famous poems, suitable for the shelf or as a gift.
Synopsis
Eliot’s famous collection of nonsense verse about cats- the inspiration for the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats. -
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shellhouse Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- PSHB8036
- Title
- Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
- Author
- ELIOT, T.S
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber, 1939
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Poetry
Terms of Sale
Shellhouse Books
Items may be returned within 7 days, after discussion with vendor, and in same condition as when sent
About the Seller
Shellhouse Books
Biblio member since 2007
Quinton, Northamptonshire
About Shellhouse Books
Shellhouse Books offers a range of modern first editions, of high quality, many of which are rare and uncommon. Specialities are English fiction and poetry, travel and some children's books and science fiction titles.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....