![]() Then he trained Peter to become a model and the starting-point of his success. Watching Peter's antics one evening, he was tempted to do a small study of kittens, which was promptly accepted by a magazine editor in London. Wain's home, when not in London, is at Bendigo Lodge, Westgate, Kent.It was his own cat 'Peter' who first suggested to Louis Wain the fanciful cat creations which have made his name famous. From Concerning Cat Artists: ".Who does not know Louis's Wain's Cats? - that prince of English illustrators. Such a nice copy is not likely to come up for sale again soon on ebay. ![]() XOX." Published more than 100 years ago, it is now out of print and scarce. Nineteen hundred and one." Another gift inscription on ffep: "ApTo Bonita with Love from Carl W. ![]() Lovingly, Mary Amanda Smith, December twenty-fifth. ![]() A gift inscription on a blank front page: "To Irene - In remembrance of Laself and all its pleasures, and many wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Scarce.A nice copy of this scarce and interesting book. ![]() Boston: Lothrop Publishing Company, 1900. HELEN WINSLOW: CONCERNING CATS/MY OWN & OTHERS/1900 1ST CONCERNING CATS: MY OWN AND SOME OTHERS. ![]()
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