Search results for: 'WAIN, Louis.'
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WAIN, Louis. Kaleidoscope cat.[c.1930s]
A rare, superbly coloured "kaleidoscope" cat by the beloved "asylum artist" Louis Wain, presumed to have been created during his later years at Napsbury Asylum when his fluctuating psychological state was profoundly transforming his art. In this case, the image retains the realistic form of a mischievous cat but with the psychotic gleam and unnaturally... Learn More£18,500.00Stock Code: 125094
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WAIN, Louis. Original cat drawing: "There is some comfort in feeling at home."A charming original drawing by Louis Wain (1860-1939), "the man who drew cats". This is a finely executed example of the anthropomorphic style for which he was famous, with a distinctly satisfied looking cat at her toilet, captioned below: "There is some comfort in feeling at home".
A label to the rear of the frame notes that this drawing was... Learn More£1,750.00Stock Code: 125102
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WAIN, Louis; Joseph Pennell; Selwyn Image. A Book of Drawings.London : 1891
A unique and copiously signed copy of this collection of illustrations published by Eleanor and Frederick Trehawke Davies to raise money for "the poor of St Pancras", bound together with a 28-page bookseller's catalogue entitled "Works of Art and Antiques" the cover of which was designed by Selwyn Image, and several pages of ephemera and correspondence... Learn More£1,500.00Stock Code: 104518
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WAIN, Louis (illus.); OWEN, Alicia Mary. Old Rabbit the Voodoo and Other Sorcerers.London : 1893
First edition, first impression, of this collection of traditional African-American folklore. Learn More£250.00Stock Code: 40244
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WAIN, Louis; FLOYD, Grace C. (adapt.) Fairy Tales.New York : [c.1900]
First edition, first printing. A scarce title, especially so in such good condition. Learn More£625.00Stock Code: 143347
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TWAIN, Mark. Life on the Mississippi.Boston : 1883
First US edition; second state, with no illustrated tail-piece on page 441, and the caption on page 443 reading "The St Charles Hotel" changed from the first state "The St Louis Hotel". An attractive copy of Clemens's classic anecdotal travel narrative, which contains an autobiographical account of his childhood experiences, as well as his life on the... Learn More£500.00Stock Code: 142599
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TWAIN, Mark. Life on the Mississippi.Boston : 1883
First US edition, in the scarcest publisher's binding of full sheep, first state (illustrated tailpiece on page 441, and the caption on page 443 reading "The St Louis Hotel"). Seven binding options were made available to subscribers, with this the least common, and moreover particularly prone to wear.
Twain's classic anecdotal travel narrative... Learn More£12,500.00Stock Code: 144352
