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THE BOOK OF THE CAT
Written by Mabel Humphrey. Illustrated by Elisabeth F. Bonsall.
Stock no. 626069
Published by Lawrence and Bullen. Circa 1901. Fair condition.

Very large format. 15 x 14". Blue cloth spine, pictorial boards. Beautiful full-page colour illustrations plus b/w chapter headers. Covers worn and grubby. Front joint broken, rear joint holding (just) - would benefit from being reattached to covers. Staples rusty. A few small grubby marks to margins but overall contents are lovely. REDUCED FROM £240.

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WHISKERS AT THE ZOO
Written by E.H.W. Wingfield King.
Stock no. 625940
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1924. Good condition.

As Told by Uncle Teddie. A little girl takes her kitten to the zoo where he has a strange adventure. Small format. Blue cloth, black title to spine & vignette of young girl & boy reading in a wreath. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. Covers marked. Neat inscription in ink to front endpaper. First gathering pulled exposing binding. Else contents clean.

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CATONINETALES A DOMESTIC EPIC
Written by Hattie Brown; W.J. Linton. Illustrated by Hattie Brown; W.J. Linton.
Stock no. 577749
Published by Lawrence and Bullen. 1st 1891. Almost very good condition.

A Domestic Epic. Natural hessian binding. W.J. Linton writing under the pseudonym of Hattie Brown. Edition limited to 330 copies. Poetry about cats. B/w end-of-chapter drawings. Copy no. 27. Covers soiled. Endpapers browned. Pages unopened at top. One page has a closed margin tear.

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THE TABBY-FUR FAMILY
Written by Tracey May. Illustrated by Hilda Boswell.
Stock no. 577738
Published by R.A. Publishing Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps, 9.5 x 7.5". Delightful full-page colour illustrations. Covers browned. Small green sticker to top of front cover. Slight browning to page margins. Colour pictures beautifully bright.

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PETER A CAT O' ONE TAIL AND TEUFEL THE TERRIER
Written by Charles Morley. Illustrated by Louis Wain; J. Yates Carrington.
Stock no. 577477
Published by Pall Mall Gazette. 1st 1892. Almost very good condition.

Two books bound in one. Peter is the story of Louis Wain's own cat with b/w illustrations. Teufel is Carrington's dog and is illustrated in b/w by Carrington. Pages: 88 (Peter) + 90 (Teufel). Blue cloth. Gilt title on spine is 'Peter - Teufel'. REDUCED FROM £480. Peter is 1st edition 1892. Teufel is 4th edition 1891. Covers unevenly faded. Corners bumped and worn. One inch split to top of spine. Small marks to covers. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. A few margin marks and scattered foxing. Contents generally clean. A decent copy of this scarce early Wain, rare with additional title.

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CATS
Written by Tabitha Grimalkin. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 577483
Published by Sands and Co.. Circa 1901. Good condition.

Large format. Blue pictorial cloth, red title to front. Verses by Grimalkin. Full-page super b/w illustrations by Wain. 47 pages. REDUCED FROM £580. Corners rubbed. A few marks to covers. Name in ink to front endpaper. Rear joint starting to crack. Some hinges pulled. Page 37 has 2.25 inch loss from lower edge, not affecting text or illustration. A few grubby marks to contents but generally a bright clean copy.

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PETER A CAT O' ONE TAIL
Written by Charles Morley. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 577486
Published by Pall Mall Gazette. 1st 1892. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Pale blue pictorial cloth. A story based on Louis Wain's beloved cat Peter. Delightful b/w illustrations throughout, but not in Wain's usual anthropomorphic style - these are real cats! 88 pages. Spine browned, covers grubby. Corners worn. Small bookplate and inscription in red ink to front pastedown. Front endpaper missing. Rear endpaper torn with no loss. A few faint margin marks else contents clean and bright. A nice copy of this early Wain title.

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KITTEN DAY
Written by Jan Ormerod. Illustrated by Jan Ormerod.
Stock no. 732277
Published by Walker Books. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition.

The day when the new Burmese kitten arrives is an extra-special day for one little girl... Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0744512174. SIGNED by author with inscription on title page. Minimal bumping to spine.

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WHITEY AND BLONDY'S ADVENTURE
No author listed.
Stock no. 620281
Published by Modern Promotions. Very good condition.

Whitey and Blondy are two friendly, adventurous kittens who wanted to visit different places in the forest... Shaped pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. Ruby Series. Edges rubbed & lightly worn. First picture has few faint marks. One page has small closed tear.

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CARBONEL AND CALIDOR
Written by Barbara Sleigh. Illustrated by Charles Front.
Stock no. 684608
Published by Penguin Books. 1st thus 1980. Almost very good condition.

3rd title in the series. Pictorial cardwraps show Rosemary, Carbonel & Calidor with glowing ring to front, red spine & rear. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0140311874. Corners creased. Spine worn with 1cm split to base. Damp mark to 1st 2 pagesand inside front cover. Binding tight.

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THE ADVENTURES OF TIMMY AND LUCY
Written by Mark Ramsay. Illustrated by Barbara Lewis.
Stock no. 572036
Published by Aurora Publications Limited. 1st 1970. Very good condition.

The tale of Timmy, a boy no bigger than a doll and the family cat, Lucy. Oblong format card wraps. Light corner crease to front cover.

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