I found this fair-condition softcover at a local Goodwill store, and nabbed it for another release copy.

I've loved these poems since I first read them, but I admit that since seeing the musical "Cats" I find it hard to read them now without hearing the music! Not necessarily a bad thing, but it does change the experience a bit. It's hard to choose a favorite, but "The Rum Tum Tugger" describes a cat's charming/annoying quality of perversity perfectly: "The Rum Tum Tugger is artful and knowing, The Rum Tum Tugger doesn't care for a cuddle; but he'll leap on your lap in the middle of your sewing, for there's nothing he enjoys like a horrible muddle." Hee!

This edition includes charming illustrations by Edward Gorey.

[There's a TV Tropes page for the book, with some entertaining tidbits.]

I left this book, bagged against the weather, on a bench at the western end of Pemberton State Park. Hope the finder enjoys the book!

*** Released as part of the 2015 You're Such an Animal release challenge. ***

*** Released as part of the 2015 TICK TOCK release challenge. ***