The Calculating Cat Returns (Inscribed --with Original Artwork-- by Eric Gurney)

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1978. Boards. Very Good +/Very Good. Eric Gurney. INSCRIBED BY ERIC GURNEY on the front free endpaper. ALSO INCLUDES A WONDERFUL ORIGINAL ERIC GURNEY DRAWING OF "THE CALCULATING CAT" DREAMING OF FOOD just above the inscription. ALSO SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR NANCY PREVO right next to Eric Gurney's signature. A solid copy to boot of the 1978 1st edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with several very small closed tears along the panel edges and a bit of light soiling to the rear panel. Quarto, Nancy Prevo's tale of the irrepressible "Calculating Cat", whose misadventures have here been so capably captured by Westport, CT artist Eric Gurney.