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THE SECRET HARBOUR
Written by Sam Smith. Illustrated by Sam Smith.
Stock no. 1322752
Published by Ernest Benn Limited. 1st 1975. Very good condition.

'A Very Nice Book about Boats Introducing the Crew Cats'. Nobody loves old boats - except the Crew Cats. They take them to the Secret Harbour where they are looked after and start their lives again... Oblong format. Blue pictorial boards, colour illustrations. ISBN: 0510225020. Spine slightly bumped, corners slightly rubbed. Small ink (blue biro) marks to first few pages else contents clean.

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THE BOOK OF CATS
No author listed.
Stock no. 2137115
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Colour & b/w illustrations. Untearable book. Spine appears chipped away. Wear to cover edges. Corner creasing to covers. Page browning; some light foxing.

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THE LAUGHING KITTEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Paul Kaye.
Stock no. 2137024
Published by The Harvill Press. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A charming story of two mischievous kittens, illustrated by b/w photos. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 8.25 x 5.5". Unpaginated. Fade mark to top of front cover. Browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is torn and creased with some chips of loss.

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A DARK, DARK TALE
Written by Ruth Brown. Illustrated by Ruth Brown.
Stock no. 1322711
Published by Andersen Press. 1985. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Minimal text. The story of cat and a mouse. ISBN: 0862640016. Some slight bumping to spine. Inscription in ink and a name plate to front pastedown. Contents fine.

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POSY
Written by Linda Newbery. Illustrated by Catherine Rayner.
Stock no. 1322367
Published by Orchard Books. Circa 2008. Slightly better than very good condition.

Posy is an adorable, irresistible, cheeky, lovable kitten. White pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781843629900. 2nd printing. Minimum bumping to spine and minimum browning to cover edges.

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THE MERRYLAND KITTENS
Written by Angela. Illustrated by Doreen Parr.
Stock no. 2136422
Published by W.E. Mack. Very good condition.

Oblong format. Pictorial cardwraps. Full page colour and b/w illustrations (the b/w illustrations are to be coloured in). Browning and marks to covers.

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PUPPIES AND KITTENS
Written by M.E. Gagg. Illustrated by H. Woolley.
Stock no. 1322093
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1963. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 563. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Bold, easy to read text. Colour illustrations. Spine slightly bumped. A couple of small, light marks to covers. Name and date in biro to front pastedown. Light mark to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed. Tally no. 100, last title listed on rear flap is Telling the Time.

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FRED
Written by Posy Simmonds. Illustrated by Posy Simmonds.
Stock no. 2135983
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1987. Very good condition.

Everyone in the neighbourhood was terribly sad to hear from Nick and Sophie that their cat Fred had died. Late one night they are awakened by a curious 'Meeeyow'. Something baffling was about to begin in the garden which will amaze even the most experienced catwatcher... Blue glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations with balloon captions. ISBN: 0224024485. SIGNED by author, with dedication to a previous owner and small cat drawing. Spine is browned with a few small knocks. Contents are still excellent!

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PONSONBY AND HIS FRIENDS
Written by Agnes Grozier Herbertson. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1321660
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1934. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

A True Story About Cats. Green cloth, navy titles. B/w illustrations. 194 pages. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Some slight browning and rubbing to cover edges. Contents lightly browned and a few brown spots to text block. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped with loss and grubby.

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GROWLTIGER'S LAST STAND AND OTHER POEMS
Written by T.S. Eliot. Illustrated by Errol Le Cain.
Stock no. 1321619
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

With: The Pekes and the Pollicles and The Song of the Jellicles. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Superb colour pictures throughout. A brilliant new interpretation of three favourite poems from Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. ISBN: 0571138829. Minimal bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is lightly edge rubbed and lightly foxed on verso.

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SEVEN YEARS AND A DAY
Written by Colette O'Hare. Illustrated by Beryl Cook.
Stock no. 1321588
Published by Collins. 1st 1980. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

10.75" X 8.5". Glazed pictorial boards. Delightful story of a 'lucky' six toed cat. Illustrated by the distinguished painter, Beryl Cook, who has illustrated a book for first time. ISBN: 0001957457. Slight rubbing to corners. Contents fine. Minimal rubbing to wrapper edges, tiny white scratch mark to rear panel.

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THIS IS SYLVIA
Written by Sandy Wilson. Illustrated by Sandy Wilson.
Stock no. 1321513
Published by Max Parrish And Co Ltd. 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Her Lives and Loves. By the author of The Boyfriend, a most successful London musical comedy. Sylvia is Sandy Wilson's cat. Or is she? She has known everybody - but everybody - in the theatrical and literary world. Red boards, blue title to spine. B/w illustrations. 116 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Some light foxing to text block. Musty smell to contents. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn, a few small marks to rear panel. This is the October reprint in same year as first edition.

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