Cats from E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA

Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1967 Green cloth pictorially stamped and titled in violet ink, a hint of wear to extremities, else fine; color illustrated dust jacket with wear along folds and edges, price-clipped. A handsome copy of this sought-after title about an 18th Century Persian cat who observes history throughout her nine lives. Illustrated in b&w throughout by the… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1905 363 pgs. Green cloth titled in gilt, pictorially stamped in dark green, boards unevenly sunned, spine badly cocked, marginal stains in the gutter throughout, occasional marks to pages, but clean overall, all plates present. Tales of a cat, a dog, a pigeon, a lynx, two wolves and a reindeer. Illustrated in… Read more about this item

Grenoble: Editions Cheque-Chic / Chocolat Cemoi, 1975 Circa 1975. Blue card stock envelope, text in green ink, light overall wear to envelope, photographs with top right corners slightly bumped, else fine. Text corresponding to each photograph is printed inside the envelope. There are ten color photographs of various animals and their offspring. Includes the order form… Read more about this item

Clayton, MA, 1990 24 panel comic strip on 4 leaves in clear sleeves bound with yarn, some soil and darkening. A 24 panel hand-drawn, hand-lettered comic about a gentle cat named George who lives at Clayton Corners. Clayton Corners is an intersection in the hamlet of Clayton, in the town of New Marlborough, MA. Sue Connell lived… Read more about this item

Chicago: Wilcox & Follett Co, 1944 Pictorial boards, dust-soiled and worn at extremities, browning to endpapers toward gutter, lacks just jacket. How Nicholas Needlefoot is elevated from ALMOST king of the cats, to king. Comical artwork in limited color throughout. . First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Phil Nesbitt. Square 12mo.

Philadelphia: J B Lippincott Co, 1942 Pictorial boards with light shelf wear, some wrinkling to pastedown endpaper (binding flaw); matching dust jacket with light wear, original price intact ($1.00). Tinker chases a tabby cat into the woods and gets lost! Illustrated in color and b&w. . First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Marguerite Kirmse. Small… Read more about this item

Chicago: Albert Whitman, 1932 81 pgs. Green cloth titled in dark green ink, light shelf wear, previous owner's name, some offsetting opposite color illustrations; illustrated dust jacket with losses, numerous tears and wear, original price intact ($1.25). The adventures and misadventures of a cat and dog. Illustrated with 8 plates in yellow, green & black, plus line art chapter heads.… Read more about this item

New York: Harry N Abrams Inc, 1992 Glossy pictorial boards with light soil to edges, else fine, issued without dust jacket. An amusing book of astrology as it might relate to our feline friends. . First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Genia Wennerstrom. 4to.

New York: Viking Press, 1955 Brown cloth pictorially stamped in yellow, previous owner's name else fine; illustrated dust jacket with light wear, faint stain to front fold, original price intact ($2.00). A mother cat knows just where to place her kittens in new homes, until Sonny comes along! Endearing artwork in b&w throughout.. First Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1958 Pictorial boards with cloth spine, minor shelf wear, gift inscription dated 1958; matching dust jacket with light edge wear, price-clipped. An adorable little book about a kitten who is too shy to throw a kiss to the fireman who rescued him. . Probable First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Mary Chalmers.… Read more about this item

Akron, OH: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1929 Pictorial boards with light wear to extremities, gift inscription, a previous owner neatly colored most of the line art with watercolor. The classic, comic verse with lovely color and line art by Fern Bisel Peat. A rare Peat illustrated title, not noted in Baumgarten.. First Thus. Pictorial Boards. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Fern Bisel… Read more about this item

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux / Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1987 Pictorial boards, bumping to corners, last few pages with tiny corner bends; matching dust jacket with light wear to spine ends and corners, original price intact ($12.95). Growltiger's Last Stand, The Pekes and the Pollicles and The Song of the Jellicles from Old Possum's Book of Practicle Cats. Illustrated with… Read more about this item

London: Ernest Nister, 1895 Circa 1895. Color printed card covers die-cut in the shape of a kitten, bound with ribbon, titled in gilt, mild edge wear, otherwise clean and bright. Contains title poem, plus Pussy's Lesson, Good Night, and A Snug Retreat, all signed Sheila (attributed to Sheila Braine). Illustrated in duotone by George Henry Thompson, depicting… Read more about this item

London & New York: Hildesheimer & Faulkner / Geo. C. Whitney, 1890 16 pgs including covers (unpaginated. Color printed card covers with string binding, light edge wear, faint owner's name on cover, a few finger marks, but clean overall. Contains the verses Kittens' Lesson and Apes and Scrapes. I believe the cover and one illustration of kittens… Read more about this item

Springfield, MA: McLoughlin Bros, 1939 Pictorial boards with cloth spine, light shelf wear, occasional finger soil. Tales from Robin Hood followed by the fairy tale, The White Cat. Illustrated in b&w by G[eorgina] A. Davis. . Pictorial Boards. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by G A Davis (Uncredited). 4to.

New York: Hodder and Stoughton, 1913 Color pictorial boards with shelf wear and a gift inscription, else Near Fine; pictorial dust jacket with a few losses and wear...printed on such thin paper it's amazing it survived at all! A tale excerpted from Cecil Aldin's Merry Party. Illustrated with four color plates and one dual-page color plate, plus… Read more about this item

New York: Macmillan, 1970 Pictorial boards,occasional foxing, else clean; matching dust jacket with large pieces missing, original price intact ($4.50). Keat's famous character, Peter, says "Hi!" to a cat which leads to unexpected events. Color collage artwork. 1970 Horn Book Award.. Stated First Printing. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/Poor. Illus. by Ezra Jack Keats. Oblong 4to.

New York: William R. Scott, 1955 Light blue cloth with mild bumping to top corner and sunning along edges; pictorial dust jacket with sunned spine, repairs to verso, price-clipped. Stories that originally appeared in The Fish with the Deep Sea Smile (1938), except "Sneakers Finds the Sea," which is published here for the first time. Wonderful b&w illustration… Read more about this item

New York: Disney Press, 1994 Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket with original price intact ($14.95). The book version of the acclaimed animated film. Illustrated in color throughout.. First Printing. Pictorial Boards. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Marshall Toomey & Michael Humphries. 4to.

New York: Macmillan, 1994 Blue cloth boards in color pictorial dust jacket, with original price intact ($14.95). Story of five little Siamese cats who get into lots of trouble. Bright and stupendous illustrations by Gretchen Schields.This copy is simply signed by Amy Tan and Gretchen Schields on the title page. . Signed by Author & Illustrator. First… Read more about this item