SKU: BBB-0330
PETS - CATS - ANTHOLOGY - ILLUSTRATED - VINTAGE
The Cat Book
| Author | Richard Shaw (compiler & editor) |
| Publisher | Frederick Warne and Company, Inc. |
| Year Published | 1973 |
| Edition | First Edition — Frederick Warne 1973 |
| Binding | Hardcover with dust jacket |
| Condition | Good |
| Genre | PETS / Cats / Anthology / Illustrated / Vintage |
| BriteBound SKU | BBB-0330 |
About This Book
The Cat Book. Compiled and edited by Richard Shaw. Illustrated. Frederick Warne and Company, Inc., New York and London. Copyright © Frederick Warne & Co. Inc. 1973. All Rights Reserved. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 73-83101. ISBN: 0-7232-6127-X. Acknowledgements include permissions from The New Yorker Magazine, J.R.R. Tolkien (The Adventures of Tom Bombadil — a cat poem), Eleanor Farjeon, John Ciardi, Ogden Nash, George Meredith, and others. Illustrated anthology of cat poems, stories, and art. Notable J.R.R. Tolkien content adds collector interest. Bold graphic pop-art cover with stylized purple cat on yellow circle. Dust jacket shows wear and some edge tears; interior clean.