A collection of Nancy Tichborne's cat paintings. Her subjects range from the elusive moggies that inhabit shrubberies and herbaceous borders to the lazy lords and ladies of the household. The pictures seek to convey the grace, beauty and personality of these feline friends.
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A collection of Nancy Tichborne's cat paintings. Her subjects range from the elusive moggies that inhabit shrubberies and herbaceous borders to the lazy lords and ladies of the household. The pictures seek to convey the grace, beauty and personality of these feline friends.
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Seller's Description:
Fair. Offered despite condition problems because of the scarcity of this edition Quarto, 11 1/4" tall, 21 pages plus 6 full-page b&w illustrations by Jane Blackburn, plus the illustrated title page. This is a fair copy overall with the original beveled pictorial boards quite soiled, scratched, and worn through at all edges; the binding is broken with the back strip missing. The internal condition is good, generally clean, with some light sporadic finger soiling, paper light to moderately yellowed, with signatures still holding to binding. Black and white illustrations are in very good condition, lightly yellowed, with occasional finger marks primarily at the outer margins. Previous owner's signature with the date on the front endpaper.
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Seller's Description:
Illustrated by Claire Dawson. Fine+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. Hardcover with dustjacket. No edition stated. Ziff-Davis 1947 Edition. Light blue boards, clean and sharp, mild age toning to edges. Protected, unclipped, dustjacket is bright and clean, with nicks and chips to edges. Book is firm in binding, clean interior. With illustrations by Claire Dawson.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 216 pages.
