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I ONLY HAVE TO CLOSE MY EYES
Written by Kenneth Williams. Illustrated by Beverlie Manson.
Stock no. 1826627
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1986. Very good condition.

Accompanied by his cat, a small boy dreams up wonderful worlds in which he plays many roles - among them the king of the castle, an explorer in a jungle and the ringmaster of a circus. Glazed pictorial boards. Blue endpapers. Large colour illustrations with smaller b/w text illustrations. ISBN: 0460061755. Spine lightly faded, worn to top & tail with slight loss to surface paper, boards appear slightly scuffed. Corners lightly rubbed.Endpapers a little rubbed. Contents otherwise clean.

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MR. TWINK TAKES CHARGE
Written by Freda Hurt. Illustrated by Nina Scott Langley.
Stock no. 1325861
Published by The Epworth Press. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

More tales of the inscrutable feline detective. Mr. Twink is a black cat. This is the second in the series of nine tales. Green boards, black title to spine & vignette to front. B/w illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Faint evidence of pencil erasure to front free-endpaper. A few foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is foxed and slightly edge worn, spine lightly faded.

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FULL OF FUN
Written by Clifton Bingham. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 1325854
Published by Ernest Nister. Circa 1916. Good condition.

Nister No. 2000. Red cloth spine. Pictorial front cover depicting cat with kittens. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations every page, mostly of cats. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers edge rubbed/worn. Some light scuffing to the covers. Inscription in ink (dated 1916) to front free-endpaper. Some foxing and fingering to pages. Some light page browning throughout. Some page corner tips lightly creased.

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ORLANDO (THE MARMALADE CAT) KEEPS A DOG
Written by Kathleen Hale. Illustrated by Kathleen Hale.
Stock no. 1325735
Published by Country Life. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Large format, purple pictorial boards, cloth spine. Delightful lithographed colour illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly edge rubbed. Stitching pulled causing contents to be slightly loose. Heavy foxing to endpapers, some slight foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped and torn with some slight loss.

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DADDY CAT
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 1325677
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1915. Fair condition.

Cloth spine, dark green paper boards with pictorial onlay to front. 35 colour illustrations including half-title page and title page. All about 'Daddy Cat'. Covers are worn with some creasing and some slight surface paper damage. Spine bumped and rubbed. Contents are well fingered with creases and some small tears. Tiny patch of surface paper damage to lower margin of frontis (doesn't actually affect the illustration). Overall a good reading copy of a scarce Wain book.

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OLD POSSUM'S BOOK OF PRACTICAL CATS
Written by T.S. Eliot. Illustrated by Julia Sarda.
Stock no. 1325605
Published by Faber & Faber Limited. 1st thus 2021. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial boards. 81 pages. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780571346134. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine.

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DAME WIGGINS OF LEE AND HER SEVEN WONDERFUL CATS
Written by John Ruskin. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1325425
Published by George Allen. 1st 1885. Good condition.

A Humorous Tale Written Principally by a Lady of Ninety. Brown cloth, gilt vignette & title to front. 22 woodcuts. With new illustrations by Greenaway. 3rd issue of first edition. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers scuffed and marked. Front joint is cracked, hinges pulled showing stitching beneath but binding still tight. This is a well loved edition and the pages are quite grubby in places.

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MR MISTOFFELEES WITH MUNGOJERRIE AND RUMPELTEAZER
Written by T.S. Eliot. Illustrated by Errol Le Cain.
Stock no. 1325036
Published by Faber & Faber Limited. 1st 1990. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

An exuberant interpretation of two poems from Eliot's classic "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats". Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 057115347X. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents bright and clean. Dustwrapper is complete and bright.

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GROWLTIGER'S LAST STAND AND OTHER POEMS
Written by T.S. Eliot. Illustrated by Errol Le Cain.
Stock no. 1325034
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1986. Very good 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. Foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is price-cut.

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ORLANDO (THE MARMALADE CAT) THE FRISKY HOUSEWIFE
Written by Kathleen Hale. Illustrated by Kathleen Hale.
Stock no. 1825178
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st thus 1972. Nearly fine condition.

Originally published in 1956 by Country Life. Red pictorial boards, colour illustrations throughout. 32 pages. 10.75 x 7.75". ISBN: 022400753X. Boards very slightly scuffed. Else a beautiful copy!

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MR MISTOFFELEES WITH MUNGOJERRIE AND RUMPELTEAZER
Written by T.S. Eliot. Illustrated by Errol Le Cain.
Stock no. 1324628
Published by Faber & Faber Limited. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An exuberant interpretation of two poems from Eliot's classic "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats". Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 057115347X. Minimal bumping/rubbing to corners. Foxing to endpapers. Some fingermarks to page margins. Dustwrapper is just a little rubbed at corners.

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CROW AND WALSHAW'S MANUAL OF CLINICAL PROCEDURES IN DOGS, CATS, RABBITS, AND RODENTS
Written by Jennifer E. Boyle. Illustrated by Cynthia Bronson Morton; Derek Fox; Steve Oerding.
Stock no. 1824756
Published by John Wiley & Sons. 4th 2016. Slightly better than very good condition.

Fourth Edition. A classic veterinary manual for small and exotic animal veterinians and veterinary technicians. Green pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781118985700. Corners lightly rubbed, rear cover lightly scuffed, previous bookseller's barcode label to rear cover. Contents clean.

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