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A Quartet of Cornish Cats A.L. Rowse. 1st Ed. Vintage Book for Cat Lady Sweet Kitty Tales.

A Quartet of Cornish Cats A.L. Rowse. 1st Ed. Vintage Book for Cat Lady Sweet Kitty Tales.

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Super Vintage Cat Book 'A Quartet of Cornish Cats' four endearing Stories for Cat Lovers.

Pristine vintage book about the life of the author's pet cats. Written by A.L. Rowse who was a genuine cat lover himself being patron of the Cornish Cat Society and Benson Medallist of the Royal Society of Literature.

A very sweet book that all cat lovers would enjoy as Mr Rowse details his own personal biography, along with that of the very important cats he has loved throughout his life.

The book is full of whimsical detail that any cat lover will recognise such as the deep affection that a cat and its 'owner' can have for each other. A must have gift for the Cat Lady or any cat lover in your life with this delightful collection of kitty cat tales.

The true life stories are very sweet and would melt the heart of any animal lover.

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  • USED BOOK: Vintage & Sustainable

Condition Notes: EXCELLENT

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This is fresh from the attic in excellent vintage condition .

The emerald green cloth covered boards are excellent with little sign of any wear.

All the pages are clean with no messy graffiti of any kind.

Spine Intact with gilt titles visible and good

Lovely fresh vintage book dating from the 1980's.

Some very light tanning to the pages and occasionally very, very slight age freckling (foxing) to the outer edge of the text block.

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SIZE: Height 22 cms x Width 14 cms.
FORMAT: Hardback
PAGES: 132

Kittys Reader Notes & Book Snippet

The author suggests that it is more difficult to write the biography of a cat than of a queen. But, if Virginia Woolf could write a biography of Mrs Browning's dog 'Flush', Why shouldn't Rowse write that of his cat Peter and others.

I am sure all cat lovers everywhere can identify with the wish to immortalise our pets and Rowse has made a fitting book to honour his noble cats that is a pleasure to read.

Perfect gift for Cat Lady, Cat Man or any cat lover!

Contents: Peter, The White Cat of Trenarren Chalky Jenkins A Little Cat Lost Tommer, The Black Farm Cat Flip My Last Cat

ILLUSTRATED: Black and White (Line drawn illustrations)

BOOK HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Hardback
  • Illustrated
  • First Edition
  • Vintage Book

BOOK ERA:

  • 1980's Vintage Books

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Author Bio & Publication

A. L. Rowse.

Rowse was the patron of the Cornish Cat Society and Benson Medallist of the Royal Society of Literature.

Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicholson
Date: 1986
Edition: First Thus (First edition in this format)
Binding: Hardback
Dust Jacket: Yes ( Full Colour)

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