Category: Louis Wain
Two pictures, a pair, conte crayon on paper, with titles inscribed by Wain beneath (“Bridge 1” and “Bridge 2”). Mounted, framed and glazed, each depicting a cat with a hand of playing cards and measuring 14 by 10.5 inches.
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[c. 1910]
Gouache and watercolour on paper. The image measures 8.5 x 11 inches and is SIGNED by Wain to the bottom corner. A black cat in sporting attire, including a red tartan cap and breeches, sits on a stool at the riverside, holding a fishing rod.
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Original Artwork. c.1910
Original pen and ink drawing on paper. Mounted. Image size 36cms x 30 cms. Signed twice in ink and with six lines of text in the artists hand (in pencil). Probably drawn for a magazine or annual but almost certainly published as there are printer’s notes underneath the mount. The drawing is in two halves, the first is a picture of Mr and Mrs Cackle, two ducks (in hats) and a very large egg. The second picture shows the egg hatched and lots of little ducklings running out. The text over the first...
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c.1910
Original oil painting on board. Measuring 10.25 x 7.5 inches and SIGNED to the bottom right. A wonderful painting of two kittens standing on a rug watching a mousetrap. Oil paintings by Wain are rare, this being a particularly nice example. This image was reproduced in Patricia Allderidge’s excellent book ‘The Cats Of Louis Wain’, published by Bibliotheque De L'Image, Paris in 2000.
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London: Raphael Tuck. 1904
First edition, first printing. Original shaped pictorial card covers. A VERY GOOD copy of a very scarce and brittle book. Four stunning full page colour plates (one double page spread) and numerous black and white illustrations throughout. Minor creasing to the extremities of covers and rubbing to the spine. A tight and solid copy with NO SCRIBBLES, INSCRIPTIONS OR STAMPS. Very scarce.
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London: Treherne. 1902
First edition. Original paper wrappers. A near VERY GOOD copy, thin paper wrappers with a little chipping, creasing and tears. Original paper spine nearly complete with chipping to the tips. Contents very clean and tight with no loose pages. Due to the very fragile nature of the binding (the paper covers are exceedingly thin) copies in complete condition are rare, copies in this bright and attractive condition with the covers present and still attached are very rare indeed. The second of Louis W...
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Thompson, Flora: LARK RISE |
| First edition, first printing. Original cloth, in dustwrapper. A superb NEAR FINE clean and bright - more info... |
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Auden, W. H.: THE SHIELD OF ACHILLES |
| First edition, first printing [precedes the UK edition]. AUTHOR’S COPY. Original tan cloth backed - more info... |
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Fleming, Ian: GOLDFINGER |
| First edition, first printing. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A lovely NEAR FINE copy with no - more info... |
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Eliot, T. S.: OLD POSSUM’S BOOK OF PRACTICAL CATS |
| First edition, first printing. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A FINE copy with bright and clean - more info... |
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Lawrence, D. H.: WOMEN IN LOVE |
| First UK edition. One of only 50 copies. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Bound in the publisher’s brown cloth - more info... |
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