PETER; A CAT O' ONE TAIL. HIS LIFE AND ADVENTURES.

Morley, Charles

Published by Pall Mall Gazette, London, 1892

About this Item

(Wain, Louis) illus. PETER; A CAT O' ONE TAIL. HIS LIFE AND ADVENTURES. Illustrated by Louis Wain (Peter's Proprietor). Written by Charles Morley (A Pal of Peter's). London: Pall Mall Gazette, 1892. First edition. 4to - 7-3/16" x 9-11/16". Orange-colored pictorial paper wrappers with mild soiling and two short closed tears, one approximately 3/8" in length and one approximately 5/8" in length. Eighty-eight pages plus ten pages of advertisements, illustrated throughout by Louis Wain in his early, pre-anthropomophic style. Peter, a large black and white cat, was Louis and wife Emily Wain's family pet. Louis Wain wrote of Peter, "To him properly belongs the foundation of my career, the developments of my initial efforts, and the establishing of my work." Peter can be recognized in many of Wain's early published works. Internally, the book is in very good condition with scattered finger marks and areas of light soiling. There are also several pages with what appear to be a spot of damp staining on the extreme outside edge of the text block. The largest of these stains measure approximately 1/4" x 1/2" The condition of this book is VERY GOOD. Rare.

Seller Inventory # 000039

Bibliographic Details

• Title: PETER; A CAT O' ONE TAIL. HIS LIFE AND ADVENTURES.
• Publisher: Pall Mall Gazette, London
• Publication Date: 1892
• Binding: Pictorial Paper Wrappers
• Illustrator: Wain, Louis
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Very Good