Horace Walpole's Cat

Delightful literary & artistic expedition based on the tragic death, in 1747, of Horace Walpole's cat, Selima, & the resultant poem that made her immortal, "Ode on the Death of a Favourite cat, Drowned in a Tub of Gold Fishes" by Thomas Gray. A book of "charm & erudition lightly worn, that adds seriously to our appreciation & enjoyment of eighteenth-century manners & our understanding of people & their household animals." Illustrated with three sets of designs inspired by the poem: R. Bentley's Rococo Gothic images (1753), W. Blake's watercolors (1797); & K. Hale's never-published drawings (1944). In 80 pages with 32 illustrations, 15 in full color, this large hardcover quarto (10" x 12.5") has decorative marbled paper over boards with a solid gray paper-covered spine lettered in blue. Condition is Fine: as clean & bright as when new! Binding strong & straight, pages white with no tanning or foxing.Small area of paper residue from old sticker to ffep. The unclipped DJ is Near Fine, downgraded solely due to some teeny chips at both ends of spine; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. SORRY: book is too large for expedited domestic or any international shipping without preapproval of extra postage (at least double per USPS rates).

Product Info

ISBN: 0500514917

ISBN-13: 9780500514917

Publisher: Thames & Hudson

Year: 2009

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

Seller Info

GargoyleBooks

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Country: United States