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Louis Wain's Annual
Louis Wain; Various
1921
Hutchinson & Co : London
10" by 7.5"
[7], 95, [1pp]
SUMMARY
A really lovely copy of the very scarce final annual produced by Louis Wain, a colourful collection of stories and illustrations with many of Wain's cats.
Colour Plates,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,Very Scarce
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
This is the final of Louis Wain's annual, which he first started published in 1901.
Wain published this annually from 1901 to 1915, with this final special volume appearing in 1921.
Colourfully illustrated throughout with Wain's characteristic anthropomorphised cats, printed in black and white with striking red highlights.
Interestingly, this volume shows an increase of patterned fabrics Wain illustrated with his cats, a small insight into the future psychedelic and kaleidoscopic style he painted in whilst in ill health.
This 1921 annual includes 'Black Trackers of the Bush' by A. L. Haydon, 'Schoolgirls' Slang' by W. Ragg Holt, 'My Dog' by J. Ashbourne, 'Dedicated to the Newly-Married' by Claire Wain, 'What the Fairy Bluebell Saw in Japan' by F. Elden, and more.
CONDITION
In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards. Externally, smart, with light marks to the boards and spine. Spine is a little faded. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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