BUTTONS

New York: The Viking Press, 1938. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing of this heartwarming story of a handsome cat's journey from the alley to a loving home - rare in a beautifully intact original jacket. Celebrated for her caricatures featured in periodicals such as VANITY FAIR and THE NEW YORKER, Peggy Bacon was noted for her refusal to "repeat herself" artistically (Taylor, 14). Nevertheless, she would often return to favorite themes in her artwork, one of which was cats. In BUTTONS, she lovingly depicts the rough-and-tumble King of the Alley Cats as he comes to realize that love can be nice, too. This title rarely found with dust jacket so whole and clean. 12'' x 9''. Original red cloth boards with pictorial onlay. Original unclipped ($2.00) red, black, and white pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in black and white. [32] pages. Jacket with light edge chipping and mild toning, a few tiny closed tears carefully repaired to verso. Binding with a bit of toning to edges. Clean.