Underwood, Leon [1890 - 1975] — The SIAMESE CAT Introduction by Phillips Russell.

New York: Brentano's, 1928. Limited Edition, 1/ 2500. Yellow cloth with stamped brown lines, lettering and illustrations. In a tan pictorial dj with overlaid black illustrations and lettering. xv, [3], 269, [5] pp. Profusely illustrated with b/w woodcuts by Underwood. 8vo. 8-3/8" x 5-3/4" Underwood "was a British artist, although primarily known as a sculptor, printmaker and painter, he was also an influential teacher and promotor of African art. His travels in Mexico and West Africa had a substantial influence on his art, particularly on the representation of the human figure in his sculptures and paintings. Underwood is best known for his sculptures cast in bronze, carvings in marble, stone and wood and his drawings. His lifetime's work includes a wide range of media and activities, with an expressive and technical mastery. Underwood did not hold modernism and abstraction in art in high regard and this led to critics often ignoring his work until the 1960s when he came to be viewed as an important figure in the development of modern sculpture in Britain." [Wiki] This his second published work. Light soiling/spotting to boards; rear hinge starting, exposing mull. Blind stamp - "Price Gross" (?) - to half-title page, slightly affecting frontis illustration on verso. Pages otherwise clean, binding still secure. Dust jacket spine darkened, small chips with some loss to spine ends, rear edges, and tips; ~1" closed tear to rear panel. Very Good/Good - Abt VG.