Kathleen Hale — Orlando&Apos;S Zoo

London, John Murray, 1954 . First edition. Paperback. The scarce first edition of this charming tale about Orlando the Marmalade Cat, by Kathleen Hale. The scarce first edition of this Orlando tale.This is Kathleen Hale's twelfth work about Orlando. 'Orlando the Marmalade Cat' was a series of books created by the British artist, illustrator, and children's author for her two children, based on their real-life cat, also named Orlando.In this work, Orlando and his family - consisting of his wife and three kittens - visit the zoo.Illustrated with bright pictorial wraps, and consisting of twenty-eight pages of monochrome and colour illustrations by the author. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Fine . Ill.: Kathleen Hale. Fine .