Playful Puss and the Cats' Concert.

4to [26.5 x 23 cm], 12 leaves including inside covers, with six of text and six with chromolithograph illustrations; original decorated blue wrappers, crease to upper cover and some wear to extremities; list of Frederick Warne's publication on the back cover.

Entertaining work portraying anthropomorphic cats replicating some of the things children and adults get up to.

Cleverly illustrated with different verses revolving around cats, and a few other incidental animals, all of which are getting into trouble, having a bit fun, or bullying mice and rats. The opening lines of some the verses give a flavour of the contents: 'Two clever Cats a rat had caught, / And speedily their captive taught / to stand erect and give a squeak / Whatever they should bid it speak.'; 'Pussy one day ran after a Mouse, / A large glass bottle was near. / The Mouse ran in at the open mouth, / And seemed there to disappear.' and 'The Donkey is giving a feast tonight, / Cold fowl and salad and very good wine; He asked to help him the Cat and Dog, / For he thinks the dancing is really fine.'