Yellow Jacket; the Story of a Domestic Cat
Philadelphia, (1931): The Pen Publishing Company. First Edition. Octavo. Item #032160
270 pages illustrated by Ralph Caryle Prather. One of the most beautiful stories of Peter a prodigal cat, who left a warm loving home for the adventure of the outside world. The travels of Peter leads him into a world of danger from man and beast, but after being half-starved returns on Christmas. Whether it is hearing "O Little Town of Bethlehem", he returns to find the kind of meaning that only cats can understand. A very bright copy bound in light yellow cloth with color pastedown image of Pete, lettering black, spine lettering black, black and white pictorial endpapers, two pages with corner creases, bookplate of the child owner, June Rohner, who writes on the last endpaper in a child's hand: "a good book but sad." A very good copy.
Price: $55.00