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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.

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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.

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SHAKESPEARE WITH THE PETS
Written by William Shakespeare. Illustrated by Persis Kirmse.
Stock no. 1328686
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1935. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, black titles. Wonderful b/w illustrations of cats and dogs with quotations from Shakespeare. Spine slightly bumped. Name and address in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to contents else clean. Dustwrapper is foxed and browned (particularly to spine) and worn at top and tail of spine.

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CATKIN
Written by Antonia Barber. Illustrated by P.J. Lynch.
Stock no. 1328681
Published by Walker Books. 1st 1994. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Catkin is a cat so small that he can sit on the palm of a man's hand. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Large format. ISBN: 074452573X. Bump to top of spine of book and wrapper.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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METROPOLITAN CATS
Written by John P. O'Neill.
Stock no. 1328653
Published by Metropolitan Museum Of Art (Harry & Abrama). 1st 1981. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Black cloth with white title to spine and square vignette to front cover. The cats of The Metropolitan Museum of Art speak for themselves, proudly displaying their dominance over their human companions, through 50 centuries of paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, book illustrations, needlework, lacquers and ceramics. Design by Alvin Grossman. ISBN: 0870992767. A fine copy in dustwrapper which is very slightly edge rubbed and faded to spine.

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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.

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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.

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