FIRST EDITION, Mouse Muse: The Mouse in Art, Lorna Owen, First Printing, 2014

New York: Monacelli Press, 2014. Near Fine. First edition. First printing with number line ending in 1. The book is tight with solid hinges and good tips, Light bump to top back pictorial board. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Illustrated throughout. No dust jacket as issued. 35.00 on back board. 168 pages. 8 x 9¼ tall.

A beautifully designed introduction to art history by way of artworks that feature the mouse—from the ancient world to drawings by Picasso, Disney, and Art Spiegelman. Across centuries and civilizations, artists have used the mouse—the planet’s most common mammal after us—to illustrate our myths and beliefs. With more than 80 rarely reproduced works, Lorna Owen has created an engaging presentation of an extraordinary range. The pieces, which represent every period of visual art, are accompanied by Owen’s text about the story behind each work.