The Cat of Bubastes - A Tale of Ancient Egypt

London: Blackie & Son Limited. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine/Very Good. . 8vo., 352pp. Sharp reprint, originally published in 1889. No date but circa early 1930's. Bound in green cloth with titles in black on front board and spine. Figure of a cat on the spine. (4) b&w illustrations including frontispiece. Square, tight and clean throughout save a touch of off-setting to end-paper gutters and spotting to fore-edge.Some gentle bumping to spine ends and some puckering along the board edges. But little other wear and quite well-preserved. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (2/6 net on the bottom of the front flap), has some tiny closed tears and creases. Minor rubbing to hinges and folds. Rubbing to the surface of the rear panel. Still fresh and bright and quite scarce in any condition. A very pretty collectable copy at a great price.