3. A Book of Cats
Anything to do with cats usually gets a lot of attention, so there are sure to be many buyers vying for Eric Chiam Kline Bookseller’s rare copy of A Book of Cats. This book features 20 illustrated plates of etchings of cats and kittens by acclaimed Japanese-French artist Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1958). Each cat image has its own name and is accompanied by a poem about the respective cat by British writer Michael Joseph (1897-1958).
The feline etchings in this first edition copy from 1930 are adorable! As cats pose, rest, or play, Foujita brings out their own individual characters in his lifelike etchings. All images have the artist’s dated signature in English and Japanese printed on the plate. This book is selling for $60,000.
