• Publication: Old Possums KatzenbuchPublication Record # 977969
• Author: T. S. Eliot
• Date: 1984-00-00
• ISBN: 3-518-01010-7 [978-3-518-01010-5]
• Publisher: Suhrkamp
• Pub. Series: Bibliothek Suhrkamp
• Pub. Series #: 10
• Pages: 137+[4]
• Format:
  hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
• Type: COLLECTION
• Notes:

  • Assumed first German edition to feature Edward Gorey's drawings.
  • This is a bilingual edition (English versions begin on even, German ones on uneven pages).
  • Translated by diverse hands.
  • The copyright is assigned to Mrs. Valerie Eliot without stating a year.
  • The copyright of the translation is assigned for the year 1972 to the publisher.
  • Both the ISBN and the publication series (incl. pub. series no) are kept from earlier editions.
  • This entry is for the initial printing.
  • P. [138] also has a short editorial note with thanks to Werner Peterich for supplying ideas for the translations; the table of contents is printed on pp. [139]-[141].
  • The cover design is likely credited to Willy Fleckhaus (though the colours may differ from later printings).
  • Data from DNB (which supplies no price) and a later printing.
• External IDs:
  • DNB: 840955340

Contents (view Concise Listing)

• 3 •  Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (frontispiece) [English] • (1982) • interior artwork by Edward Gorey
• 5 •  Old Possums Katzenbuch • interior artwork by Edward Gorey (variant of Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats 1982)
• 8 • The Naming of Cats [English] • [Practical Cats • 1] • (1939) • poem by T. S. Eliot
• 9 •
  Wie heißen die Katzen^?Wie heissen die Katzen
  • [Practical Cats • 1] • (1952) • poem by T. S. Eliot (trans. of The Naming of Cats 1939)
• 10 •  The Naming of Cats [English] • (1982) • interior artwork by Edward Gorey
• 11 •  The Naming of Cats [2] [English] • (1982) • interior artwork by Edward Gorey
• 16 • The Old Gumbie Cat [English] • [Practical Cats • 2] • (1939) • poem by T. S. Eliot
• 17 • Die alte Tupfentapfenschecken • [Practical Cats • 2] • (1952) • poem by T. S. Eliot (trans. of The Old Gumbie Cat 1939)
• 18 •  The Old Gumbie Cat [English] • (1982) • interior artwork by Edward Gorey
• 19 •  The Old Gumbie Cat [2] [English] • (1982) • interior artwork by Edward Gorey
• 24 • Growltiger's Last Stand [English] • [Practical Cats • 3] • (1939) • poem by T. S. Eliot
• 25 • Grimmtigers Ende • [Practical Cats • 3] • (1952) • poem by T. S. Eliot (trans. of Growltiger's Last Stand 1939)
• 29 •  Growltiger's Last Stand [English] • (1982) • interior artwork by Edward Gorey
• 32 •  Growltiger's Last Stand [2] [English] • (1982) • interior artwork by Edward Gorey
• 36 • The Rum Tum Tugger [English] • [Practical Cats • 4] • (1939) • poem by T. S. Eliot
• 37 • Der Rem Tem Trecker • [Practical Cats • 4] • (1952) • poem by T. S. Eliot (trans. of The Rum Tum Tugger 1939)
• 38 •  The Rum Tum Tugger [English] • (1982) • interior artwork by Edward Gorey
• 39 •  The Rum Tum Tugger [2] [English] • (1982) • interior artwork by Edward Gorey
• 44 • The Song of the Jellicles [English] • [Practical Cats • 5] • (1939) • poem by T. S. Eliot
• 45 • Jellicle-Lied • [Practical Cats • 5] • (1952) • poem by T. S. Eliot (trans. of The Song of the Jellicles 1939)
• 46 •  The Song of the Jellicles [English] • (1982) • interior artwork by Edward Gorey
• 47 •  The Song of the Jellicles [2] [English] • (1982) • interior artwork by Edward Gorey
• 52 • Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer [English] • [Practical Cats • 6] • (1939) • poem by T. S. Eliot
• 53 • Runmpelmauser und Rattenschreck • [Practical Cats • 6] • (1952) • poem by T. S. Eliot (trans. of Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer 1939)
• 56 •  Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer [English] • (1982) • interior artwork by Edward Gorey
• 57 •  Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer [2] [English] • (1982) • interior artwork by Edward Gorey
• 62 • Old Deuteronomy [English] • [Practical Cats • 7] • (1939) • poem by T. S. Eliot
• 63 • Alt Deuteronomium • [Practical Cats • 7] • (1952) • poem by T. S. Eliot (trans. of Old Deuteronomy 1939)
• 64 •  Old Deuteronomy [English] • (1982) • interior artwork by Edward Gorey
• 65 •  Old Deuteronomy [2] [English] • (1982) • interior artwork by Edward Gorey
• 70 • Of the Awefull Battle of the Pekes and the Pollicles: Together with Some Account of the Participation of the Pugs and Poms, and the Intervention of the Great Rupuscat [English] • [Practical Cats • 8] • (1939) • poem by T. S. Eliot
• 71 •
  Von der fürchterlichen Schlacht der Pekinesen und Polliklesen^?Von der fuerchterlichen Schlacht der Pekinesen und Polliklesen
  • [Practical Cats • 8] • (1952) • poem by T. S. Eliot (trans. of Of the Awefull Battle of the Pekes and the Pollicles: Together with Some Account of the Participation of the Pugs and Poms, and the Intervention of the Great Rupuscat 1939)
• 73 •  Of the Awefull Battle of the Pekes and the Pollicles [English] • (1982) • interior artwork by Edward Gorey
• 77 •  Of the Awefull Battle of the Pekes and the Pollicles [2] [English] • (1982) • interior artwork by Edward Gorey
• 80 • Mr. Mistoffelees [English] • [Practical Cats • 9] • (1939) • poem by T. S. Eliot
• 81 • Meister Mephisto • [Practical Cats • 9] • (1952) • poem by T. S. Eliot (trans. of Mr. Mistoffelees 1939)
• 83 •  Mr. Mistoffelees [English] • (1982) • interior artwork by Edward Gorey
• 87 •  Mr. Mistoffelees [2] [English] • (1982) • interior artwork by Edward Gorey
• 90 • Macavity: The Mystery Cat [English] • [Practical Cats • 10] • (1939) • poem by T. S. Eliot
• 91 • Bibistibos: Die Geheime Katze • [Practical Cats • 10] • (1952) • poem by T. S. Eliot (trans. of Macavity: The Mystery Cat 1939)
• 94 •  Macavity: The Mystery Cat [English] • (1982) • interior artwork by Edward Gorey
• 95 •  Macavity: The Mystery Cat [2] [English] • (1982) • interior artwork by Edward Gorey
• 100 • Gus: The Theatre Cat [English] • [Practical Cats • 11] • (1939) • poem by T. S. Eliot
• 101 • Pus: Der Theaterkater • [Practical Cats • 11] • (1952) • poem by T. S. Eliot (trans. of Gus: The Theatre Cat 1939)
• 102 •  Gus: The Theatre Cat [English] • (1982) • interior artwork by Edward Gorey
• 103 •  Gus: The Theatre Cat [2] [English] • (1982) • interior artwork by Edward Gorey
• 108 • Bustopher Jones: The Cat About Town [English] • [Practical Cats • 12] • (1939) • poem by T. S. Eliot
• 109 • Schleckerjan • [Practical Cats • 12] • (1952) • poem by T. S. Eliot (trans. of Bustopher Jones: The Cat About Town 1939)
• 110 •  Bustopher Jones: The Cat About Town [English] • (1982) • interior artwork by Edward Gorey
• 111 •  Bustopher Jones: The Cat About Town [2] [English] • (1982) • interior artwork by Edward Gorey
• 116 • Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat [English] • [Practical Cats • 13] • (1939) • poem by T. S. Eliot
• 117 • Flickenmatz: Die Eisenbahnkatze • [Practical Cats • 13] • (1952) • poem by T. S. Eliot (trans. of Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat 1939)
• 119 •  Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat [English] • (1982) • interior artwork by Edward Gorey
• 122 •  Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat [2] [English] • (1982) • interior artwork by Edward Gorey
• 126 • The Ad-Dressing of Cats [English] • [Practical Cats • 14] • (1939) • poem by T. S. Eliot
• 127 •
  Wie man Katzen begrüßt^?Wie man Katzen begruesst
  • [Practical Cats • 14] • (1952) • poem by T. S. Eliot (trans. of The Ad-Dressing of Cats 1939)
• 129 •  The Ad-Dressing of Cats [English] • (1982) • interior artwork by Edward Gorey
• 132 •  The Ad-Dressing of Cats [2] [English] • (1982) • interior artwork by Edward Gorey
• 135 •  Cat Morgan Introduces Himself [English] • (1982) • interior artwork by Edward Gorey
• 136 • Cat Morgan Introduces Himself [English] • [Practical Cats • 15] • (1952) • poem by T. S. Eliot
• 137 • Kater Morgan stellt sich vor • [Practical Cats • 15] • (unknown) • poem by T. S. Eliot (trans. of Cat Morgan Introduces Himself 1952)
• 138 •  Cat Morgan Introduces Himself [2] [English] • (1982) • interior artwork by Edward Gorey