THE ROSEBUD ANNUAL 1916
Written by Elsie Blomfield; Ethel Talbot; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; N. Buchanan; et al..
Stock no. 1310493
Published by James Clarke & Co.. 1916. Almost very good condition.

Front cover shows girl in red cape carrying holly and ivy followed by elves. Maroon cloth spine. 191 pages. 9.5 x 7.5". Colour plates plus b/w and two-tone text illustrations throughout, many Wain cats. Covers are edge worn and grubby to rear. Spine bumped. Endpapers browned. Pencil writing (name and date) to title-page. Contents clean.

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THE ROSEBUD ANNUAL 1917
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain; E. Blomfield; G Sidney; et al..
Stock no. 1501369
Published by James Clarke & Co.. 1917. Very good condition.

Burgundy cloth spine. Front board shows 2 children on ice-skates, carrying a large kite! With about 200 illustrations, including a few Louis Wain cat illustrations. Spine bumped. Corners and cover edges rubbed and worn. Rear cover slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers browned. Odd margin mark/grubby fingermark. Light browning to pages 148/149. Contents otherwise very good. A nice copy.

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OUR DARLINGS
No author listed. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; Louis Wain; Ambrose Dudley; et al..
Stock no. 1501367
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. Good condition.

Red cloth spine, pictorial front board shows children carol singing. Tipped-in colour plates plus b/w illustrations throughout. Includes 3 colour plates by Wain plus some b/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Corners and board edges worn. Small pieces of paper missing from both front and rear board. Front board lightly scratched. Tiny hole near to centre of front endpaper. A little foxing and one or two marks otherwise contents generally clean.

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THE TALE OF PRISCILLA PURR
Written by Cecily M. Rutley. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 2109601
Published by Valentine & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1920. Very good condition.

Small format. Red boards with pictorial onlay to front cover. 14 plates of which 13 are colour and 1 is b/w, green and white text illustrations. Browning to spine and cover edges. Some bumping to spine and corners. Wear to cover edges. Some foxing. Light margin marks. Illustrations are lovely and bright!

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LOUIS WAIN'S FATHER CHRISTMAS
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 1309075
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. Very good condition.

Green cloth spine. Grey decorated front board with pictorial onlay which shows portrait of a ginger cat with green background. Rear cover is blank. 5 tipped-in colour plates (one duplicating the onlay to front cover) plus b/w text illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Rear cover slightly browned. Endpapers lightly browned and light page edge browning throughout.

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THE TALE OF THE TABBY TWINS
Written by Cecily M. Rutley. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 1308109
Published by Valentine & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1920. Very good condition.

Small format. Pale blue boards with pictorial onlay to front cover. 14 colour plates, green and white text illustrations. Covers are grubby, there is slight wear to base of spine. A couple of hinge are partly cracked. Some light fingering else contents clean. There is a light tobacco smell to the contents.

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THE TALE OF NAUGHTY KITTY CAT
Written by Cecily M. Rutley. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 1308108
Published by Valentine & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1920. Very good condition.

Small format. Beige boards with pictorial onlay to front cover. 14 colour plates, green and white text illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A couple of small marks to rear cover. Some hinges pulled/cracked. A few light fingermarks else contents clean. There is a light tobacco smell to the contents.

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DADDY CAT
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 2106927
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Cloth spine, dark green paper boards with pictorial onlay to front. 32 colour illustrations including half-title page and title page. All about 'Daddy Cat'. Covers are heavily worn; bumping and chipping to corners; grubby marks; some red crayon scribble to rear cover. Onlay has a little chipping to edges. Front joint is cracked. Grubby marks and some foxing to pages internally. Tears to edges of some pages; one has 1" x 1" semi-circle of loss to margin (with tiny piece of loss from actual illustration). Classic charming Louis Wain cat illustrations!

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PLAYFELLOWS
Written by Hilda Hart; Norman Gale; Grace C. Floyd. Illustrated by G.H. Thompson; Agnes Richardson; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1306716
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. circa 1920. Almost very good condition.

Father Tuck's Golden Gift series. Red cloth spine, pictorial boards with front showing dog and puppy. Colour frontis plate, b/w and two-tone illustrations to text. First verse is "Good Manners and Bad". Quite a few cat illustrations by Wain. Spine slightly bumped. Corners worn and cover edges rubbed. Inscription in ink to front endpaper (ink thumb print to top edge of same page). Page browning and some small marks to margins else clean.

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HIDE AND SEEK
Written by Christine Chaundler; Cecily M. Rutley; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; E. Dorothy Rees; Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1305221
Published by Lewis's Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth spine, white pictorial boards. First story is "The Kid in Fancy Dress" by Chaundler. 6 colour plates (including one possible cat one by Wain entitled "Having a good time" although there is no signature). B/w illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Corners slightly worn. Covers are a little grubby and there is a patch of surface paper damage to spine edge of rear cover. Contents are foxed and browned but otherwise clean.

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LOUIS WAIN'S ANIMAL SHOW WITH STORIES IN PROSE AND VERSE
Written by Louis Wain. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 1801849
Published by James Clarke & Co.. 1st 1905. Almost very good condition.

Green pictorial paper boards showing two tabby cats and a dog to front, red title to front, black title to spine. B/w animal illustrations throughout, many of cats and dogs. Not paginated. Edges rubbed, corners worn. Much of back strip missing but title can be made out. Boards have a nice, clean appearance. One or two minor margin marks and tiny tears else contents nice. A nice copy of a scarce Wain title.

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THE STORY OF TABBYKIN TOWN IN SCHOOL AND AT PLAY
Written by Kittycat. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 821396
Published by C.W. Faulkner & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1920. Very good condition.

'Kittycat' is a Pseudonym for Louis Wain. Tall, slim format. Beige paper covers with colour pictorial onlay to front. 12 pages. Thirteen illustrations to the text including five colour. Staple binding as issued. Minor foxing to covers. Contents lightly marked by fingering. Closed tears at lower stapled edge of pages, expertly and invisibly repaired. A nice copy of a rare Louis Wain item.

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