Louis Wain
14 copies for sale · $750–$2,750 · 5 first editions
Notable copies for sale
Cats at Play (first edition) — Whitmore Rare Books$2,750
Father Tuck's Post Card Painting Book (first edition) — Whitmore Rare Books$1,850
Cat's Cradle (first edition) — Whitmore Rare Books$1,750
THE ZOOLAND POSTCARD PAINTING BOOK (first edition) — Type Punch Matrix$1,350
Tatters the Puppy (first edition) — Whitmore Rare Books$850
IN CATLAND — Type Punch Matrix$1,500
Three Little Kittens Painting Book — Whitmore Rare Books$1,250
Days in Catland with Louis Wain Panorama — Heritage Book Shop$1,250
Tinker, Tailor — Jonkers Rare Books£1,250
To Storyland with Louis Wain Title on front board: In Storyland with Louis Wain — Swan's Fine Books$1,000
To Nursery Land with Louis Wain — Whitmore Rare Books$950
Fun and Frolic — Whitmore Rare Books$850
Works on the market
Cats at Play1 copy · $2,750
Father Tuck's Post Card Painting Book1 copy · $1,850
Cat's Cradle1 copy · $1,750
IN CATLAND1 copy · $1,500
THE ZOOLAND POSTCARD PAINTING BOOK1 copy · $1,350
Days in Catland with Louis Wain Panorama1 copy · $1,250
Three Little Kittens Painting Book1 copy · $1,250
Tinker, Tailor1 copy · £1,250
To Nursery Land with Louis Wain1 copy · $950
Fun and Frolic1 copy · $850
Tatters the Puppy1 copy · $850
A LITTLE BOOK OF PUSSY CATS1 copy · $750
Our Darlings1 copy · £60
Market context
3 copies of Louis Wain's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $50 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Tinker, Tailor, Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1922; and 23 others by or illustrated by Wain (24 (forum, 2026-07-23)£550
Louis Wain's Annual, 1902 (dominic winter, 2026-01-01)£190
Listings aggregated from rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide; refreshed continually. Prices are seller asking prices unless marked as auction results.