[First Edition] Puss in Boots - Stump Book Series WAIN

Puss in Boots By Louis Wain, published by Anthony Treherne & Co, London, 1904. DESCRIPTION: Long stump format book, comprising title page and 32 leaves printed on heavy card paper, printed on rectos only, comprising of 16 colour plates by Louis Wain with text facing, bound in pictorial polychrome tanned cloth with bone tie closure to the foredge. Top edge red, other edges uncoloured. CONDITION: A little rubbed and soiled externally as in most examples but internally sound and clean with only a faint crack at front inner joint. Early pencil inscription on the front free past-down. A good to very good copy overall. FURTHER COMMENTS: First Edition of a scarce novelity series called 'The Stump Books' which tend to be difficult to find in good complete condition owing to the fragility of the binding which in this case is complete. SIZE: 151mm x 42mm

Estimation:€577.21

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