Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats >>>> A SUPERB SIGNED & DOODLED UK FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING HARDBACK <<<<

T.S. Eliot; Axel Scheffler

ISBN 10: 0571240615 / ISBN 13: 9780571240616

Edité par Faber & Faber, London, 2009

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Synopsis :

Cats! Some are sane, some are mad and some are good and some are bad. Meet magical Mr Mistoffelees, sleepy Old Deuteronomy and curious Rum Tum Tugger. But you'll be lucky to meet Macavity because Macavity's not there! In 1925 T.S. Eliot became co-director of Faber and Faber, who remain his publishers to this day. Throughout the 1930s he composed the now famous poems about Macavity, Old Deuteronomy, Mr Mistoffelees and many other cats, under the name of 'Old Possum'. In 1981 Eliot's poems were set to music by Andrew Lloyd Webber as "Cats" which went on to become the longest-running Broadway musical in history. This new edition, published on the 70th anniversary of the book and on the 80th anniversary of Faber and Faber, contains original colour illustrations by the award-winning illustrator of "The Gruffalo", Axel Scheffler.

À propos de l?auteur: Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888-1965) was born in St Louis, Missouri, USA. He settled in England in 1915 and published his first book of poems in 1917. In 1925 he became co-director of Faber and Gwye-later to become Faber and Fabe-who remain his publishers to this day. Throughout the 1930s he composed the now famous poems about Macavity, Old Deuteronomy, Mr Mistoffelees and many other cats, under the name of 'Old Possum', and included them in letters to his godchildren. In 1939 they were collected and published as Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats with cover illustrations by Eliot himself. They have since been republished with illustrations by Nicolas Bentley and Edward Gorey. In 1981 Eliot's poems were set to music by Andrew Lloyd Webber as Cats, which went on to become the longest running Broadway musical in history.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats >>>> A ...
Éditeur : Faber & Faber, London
Date d'édition : 2009
Reliure : Hardcover
Illustrateur : Axel Scheffler
Etat : Fine
Etat de la jaquette : Fine
Signé : Signed by Illustrator(s)
Edition : 1st Edition