Pekoo, The Cat Who Talks | Pikou, le Chat Qui Parle; Illustrations: G. Brender à Brandis
Carlisle, Ontario: Brandstead Press, 1971. Octavo, 25 x 17.1 cm. Cased in full light red paper over boards. The upper cover is printed with the title, fleurons, and a linocut vignette of a cat by Gerard Brender à Brandis in black. The lower cover is printed in black with a single printer’s ornament depicting an open book. Self-ends. Printed on double-leaves. Unpaginated [ll. 1: front self-end pastedown, followed by ll. 17 on double-leaves; + ll. 1: rear self-end pastedown]. The spine is rubbed and scuffed, and the spine-ends are nicked and chipped; the covering paper is rubbed along the extremities, particularly at the corners; most noticeably, the covering paper was rubbed away entirely, exposing the board, along the top edge of the lower cover; the damage extends roughly 17mm from the outer corner. Two spots of what appears to be worming along the upper cover joint. Minor soiling and rubbing to the covers. The page edges and endleaves are noticeably spotted; and there are spots of foxing throughout. A good copy only. The text was handset in Della Robbia and Kennerley Old Style types and printed on Oxford Book paper. The text is illustrated with 25 linocuts, including the title-page vignette, by Gerard Brender à Brandis. Two of the blocks span spreads and one was hand coloured in brown, orange, and tan. From an edition of 250 copies, this being number 236. Item #333
Price: $65.00