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THE ALMOST ALL-WHITE RABBITY CAT
Written by Meindert Dejong. Illustrated by H.B. Vestal.
Stock no. 1328689
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A story about a remarkable cat and the remarkable people who lived in her apartment building; a happy book written by a master storyteller. Orange boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. Full page b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0718819985. Spine bumped. Foxing to endpapers and a musty smell to contents. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and foxed on verso.

THE EASTER CAT
Written by Meindert Dejong. Illustrated by Mary Dinsdale.
Stock no. 1328688
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st UK 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 110 pages. Family tensions interwoven with Millicent's longing for a cat of her own. ISBN: 0718818776. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to prelims and to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, grubby to rear panel and has a "Lutterworth Children's Author" sticker to front panel.

THE CAT WHO CAME TO STAY
Written by Lesley Fotherby. Illustrated by Lesley Fotherby.
Stock no. 1328675
Published by Michael O'Mara books Limited. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Glazed pictorial boards. Delightful colour illustrations. ISBN: 1854791060. Foxspots to last couple of pages. Dustwrapper is slightly worn at top of spine with some foxing on verso.

THE TREASURE OF COSY COVE
Written by Tony Ross. Illustrated by Tony Ross.
Stock no. 1328668
Published by Andersen Press Ltd.. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition.

Or The Voyage Of The Kipper. Cap'n Claws the Pirate Cat takes Smudge and Kitty on a thrilling voyage. Green glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0862642566. Foxint to top edge of textblock. Spine is slightly cocked and slightly faded.

IT'S A SECRET!
Written by John Burningham. Illustrated by John Burningham.
Stock no. 1328667
Published by Walker Books Ltd. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Where do cats go when they go out at night? ISBN: 9781406314472. Base of spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly grubby.

CATS AND CAROLS
Written by Lesley Anne Ivory. Illustrated by Lesley Anne Ivory.
Stock no. 1328665
Published by Little, Brown & Co.. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A Bulfinch Press Book. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Stunning full page colour illustrations. A delightful book! 8.5 x 11.5". ISBN: 0821221361. A couple of tiny dents to cover edges. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is a tiny bit rubbed at spine and corners.

A KITTEN CALLED MOONLIGHT
Written by Martin Waddell. Illustrated by Christian Birmingham.
Stock no. 1328660
Published by Walker Books. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition.

A story about a lost kitten and how a little girl and her mummy rescued him from the sea. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 9.5 x 11" ISBN: 0744561833. Slight rubbing to corners.

CATS AMONG THE TOYS
Written by Lesley Anne Ivory. Illustrated by Lesley Anne Ivory.
Stock no. 1328659
Published by Harper Collins Publishers Ltd. 1st 1993. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Oblong format. Red pictorial glazed boards. Delightful colour illustrations of cats throughout. A treasure trove of toys through the ages. ISBN: 0001936433. A couple of tiny indentations to top cover edges.

PUSS IN BOOTS
Written by Christopher Logue. Illustrated by Nicola Bayley.
Stock no. 1328650
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1976. Very good condition.

Wonderful full-colour pop-ups. Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 0224013009. Spine and corners slightly rubbed. Foxing else contents clean. Pop-ups in excellent working order.

TWELVE CATS FOR CHRISTMAS
Written by Martin Leman. Illustrated by Martin Leman.
Stock no. 1328628
Published by Pelham Books. 1st 1982. Very good condition.

The Twelve Days of Christmas for cats. Glazed pictorial boards. Pictorial endpapers. Beautiful colour pictures of kitties. ISBN: 0720714036. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Child's name in pencil to top margin of publication page (opposite title-page). Some faint foxing to contents.

THE CAT NEXT DOOR
Written by Birsa Shepard. Illustrated by Pelagie Doane.
Stock no. 1328601
Published by The Children's Book Club. 1946. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth spine, blue boards with black titles. B/w illustrations. 64 pages. Mollie rescues some kittens! Spine slightly bumped. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is grubby and foxed, wear with minimal loss to spine and some fading.

THE LOUIS WAIN NURSERY BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 1328533
Published by James Clarke & Co.. 1st 1902. Good condition.

Cream paper boards with red title to front, illustration of cat holding a kitten and rocking three kittens in cradle to front. Many b/w illustrations on Wain's anthropomorphic animals especially cats. Boards are edge worn with some slight loss of surface paper. Inscription in ink to top margin of title-page (dated 1902). Some small margin tears and one page has a large repaired tear (very neat repair). Small patch of surface paper loss to lower edge of one full-page b/w illustration. Light vertical crease to one page. Generally a very decent copy of a scarce book.