Cats Opera by Dillon Eilis (15 results)

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Vanecek, Eilis (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1st ed, 1st prt. This scarce title is very good+ in near fine DJ (has original $2.75 price). EILIS DILLON was an Irish author of 50 books. Her work has been translated into 14 languages, and in her later years she played a prominent role in Irish culture. Charming tale of young John Mulligan who discovers that his cat Simon secretly conducts a cats' opera at the nearby Romano Opera House.Once a year, on Saint John's Eve, all animals can talk. Everybody knows that. But did you know that cats can compose, stage and perform an Italian-style grand opera, in a real opera house, all on their own? That's what John Mulligan and his family find out. 63pp. Lovely b/w drawings by KVETA VANECEK. BIO OF AUTHOR "LAID-IN".

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Kveta Vanecek (illustrator). Hardback in jacket 1962. Clean & tight. FRONT END PAPER HAS A CORNER CREASE. No inscriptions. Jacket is not torn. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched with TRACKING boxed in cardboard. ref h8788. The Cats' Opera by Eilis Dillon. Illustrated by Kveta Vanecek. Published by Faber, London.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Vanecek, Kveta (illustrator). First Edition. Four preliminary leaves detached. No signatures. Some spotting to reverse of dust wrapper. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; 56 pages. Illustrated papered boards. Illustrated. Page dimensions: 248mm x 180mm. "John might never have known about the Cats' Opera if it had not been for his own cat, Simon. John lived on the very top floor of a theatre called the Romano. His father was Mr Mulligan, and his business was to take care of the theatre day and night." - the opening sentences. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Indianapolis: The Bobbs Merrill Company, 1963. First edition, this copy in the publisher's durable library binding (but not ex-library), issued without dustjacket. Pictorial hardcover, 63 pages. Light rubbing to corners and spine ends, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages, no names or other markings. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Condition: New.

Gebunden. Condition: New.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. kveta vanecek (illustrator). Like new.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Kveta Vanecek (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1962, 1st. Thin Quarto. 56pp. Illustrated. Original illustrative printed boards, in matching dust wrapper. A little edge worn and spotted, with small tape repair to head of spine. Minor dust-soiling to top edge. Otherwise a 'Very Good' copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Kveta Vanecek (illustrator). Illustrated boards and spine, clean and undamaged. Unclipped jacket in removable sleeve shows light soiling on reverse panel, wear to the four front corners and and fraying along top front edge with 1 cm x 1 cm loss at head of spine. Internally a light 7 cm crease to ffep, echoed in the next three pages. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Kveta Vanecek (illustrator). First Edition. First edition. One of the scarcer children's book by this Irish writer. Fine in price-clipped dust jacket.

First edition, large 8vo, 56 pp. Black and white illustrations. Pictorial boards, d.w. with light browning and some marks to the lower wrapper.