A Picture Book for Little Folk. Cats by Louis Wain and Rhymes by May Byron.
Cat's Cradle A Picture Book for Little Folk. Cats by Louis Wain and Rhymes by May Byron.
Blackie & Son, 1908.
4to. Paper covered boards with colour illustration on the upper cover depicting a Mother cat sitting beside her kitten in its cradle. Red tie ribbon. Numerous chromolithograph illustrations of cats, including four full page scenes, one double page cartoon and over 50 smaller drawings. A very near fine copy, lightly rubbed to lower corners and foot of spine.
A very well preserved copy of this rare and fragile Louis Wain book. The book is a series of rhymes on a variety of subjects, including Cricket, Christmas morning and "Santa Claws".
Stock ID: 47181
