THE SIAMESE CAT de Underwood, Leon - 1928

New York: Brentano's, 1928. Story and numerous cuts by the British artist and sculptor throughout, including wonderful end papers. Limited to 2500 copies. Bumped and rubbed, spine slightly darkened. Front hinge a bit loose.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

New York: Bretano's, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. Woodcuts By Leon Underwood. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" In yellow cloth with pictorial device to upper cover, decorative endpapers, 8vo, 269pp. One of 2,500 copies. Illustrated with woodcuts by the author. (light shelfwear and fading to extremities).

New York: Brentano's, 1938. First edition, one of 2500 copies, designed and engraved by the author with exceptional Art Deco woodcuts throughout. Orange cloth printed in black, elaborately illustrated endpapers, illustrated dustjacket. The book is in very good condition with a trace of edge rubbing, good hinges, firm text block, very clean pages, no names or other markings. the mylar protected dustjacket has a bit of age-darkening to the spine, tiny chips to the spine ends, almost no paper loss.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Brentano, 1938. First. hardcover. very good(+). Story and Cuts by the Author. Full page woodcut plates & text illustrations; pictorial end-papers; small ownership inscription. 8vo, cloth. New York: Brentano, 1938. First Edition.<br/><br/>

Bangkok: White Lotus Press, 1928. Paperback. Good/no dj. 0.68. Siamese Cat, The

New York: Brentano's, 1928. FIRST EDITION. Owner signature on first blank leaf. Else a fine copy in a superb fine dust jacket. Leon Underwood (1890-1975), wrote several books, including a collection of verse, ANIMALIA (1926), a pamphlet on aesthetic theory in refutation of Herbert Read, and several monographs on primitive art. This, his only novel, is far and away his best work: an enchanting tale stunningly illustrated with complexly styled woodcuts. Published in an edition of only 2, 500 copies.

Brentano's, 1928. Hard cover. Very good/Very good. Leon Underwood. Presentation inscription by the author/artist. First edition in dust jacket. Minor wear and chipping on edges and corners, jacket in overall very good condition. Excellent, clean condition throughout.

New YOrk, Brentano's, 1928., 1928. First edition. 8vo. 3 page introduction by Phillips Russell. Story and woodcuts by the author; pictorial endpapers. Dust jacket (unclipped). Very good-fine, fresh and bright copy. 296 pages. Zane Grey's copy with his "thin" blindstamp on the front free endpaper and the first preliminary page.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

New York: Brentanos, 1928. 1st. Hardcover. First Edition, Limited to 2500 copies. 8vo. 269 pp. Woodcut illustrations by the author. A beautiful copy, fine in fine dustjacket, as new. Leon Underwood (1890-1975) was a noted British sculptor, painter, draughtsman and engraver as well as a writer and illustrator, scholar, teacher, philosopher and stained glass and furniture craftsman. "The Siamese Cat," his only novel, "...is in reality a fairy tale in which the daily hopes and fears incident in the life of an idealist supplant the magic wands, invisible cloaks, and dragons of legend." For children anywhere from 7 to 77 years young.