Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

Eliot, T. S.

ISBN 10: 0151686564 / ISBN 13: 9780151686568

Verlag: Harcourt Brace & Co., San Diego, New York, London, 1982

Beschreibung

Source for the musical "CATS". First published in 1939, this edition was issued in 1982 with illustrations provided by Edward Gorey. A "mystery" bookplate SIGNED by Gorey is tipped onto the front free end paper. Those familiar with Masterpiece Mystery on PBS will recognize his distinctive style ! A later printing but a FINE book in NEAR FINE jacket ( slight sunning to spine). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers JD5806

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

Verlag: Harcourt Brace & Co., San Diego, New York, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1982

Einband: Hardcover

Illustrator: Edward Gorey

Zustand: Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine

Signiert: Signed by Illustrator(s)

Auflage: Illustrated Edition

Über diesen Titel

Inhaltsangabe:

The inspiration for the iconic musical Cats, T. S. Eliot's classic and delightful collection of poetry about cats, with whimsical illustrations by Edward Gorey.

These lovable cat poems were written by T. S. Eliot for his godchildren and continue to delight children and adults alike. This collection is a curious and artful homage to felines young and old, merry and fierce, small and unmistakably round. Also includes Edward Gorey's charming pen and ink illustrations.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

THOMAS STEARNS ELIOT was born in 1888 in St. Louis, Missouri, and became a British subject in 1927. The acclaimed poet of The
Waste Land, Four Quartets, and Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, among numerous other poems, prose, and works of drama,
won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1948. T.S. Eliot died in 1965 in London, England, and is buried in Westminster Abbey.