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Old Possum’s Book Of Practical Cats

First American Edition | First Printing

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First American edition of Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot.

Octavo, [10], 9-46pp. Gray cloth, title in black on spine. Stated “First American Edition” on copyright page. Solid text block, faint toning to endpapers, a touch of rubbing to corners, a near fine example. In publisher’s first state dust jacket, $1.25 retail price on front flap, some wear and soiling to flap folds and spine, limited restoration work done to spine and corners, a very good example. Scarce copy in an attractive dust jacket.

Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by Nobel Prize winner T.S. Eliot (1888-1965) was adapted by Andrew Lloyd Webber into the famous musical Cats in 1981, winning seven Tony Awards in 1983.

Additional information

Location Published

New York

Publisher

Harcourt, Brace, and Company

Edition

First American Edition, First Printing

Date Published

1939

ISBN
Binding

Cloth

Condition

Near Fine

Jacket Condition

Very Good

Author

Eliot | T.S.

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T.S. Eliot