Four Centuries of Cat Books: A Bibliography, 1570-1970 by Editor-Claire Necker - 1972-11-18

Scarecrow Press, Incorporated, 1972. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Metuchen, New Jersey: The Scarecrow Press, 1972. Very Good condition. Square and tight. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1972. First Edition. This bibliography of cat books has nearly 3,000 fiction and nonfiction entries. Provided for each are the author, title, publisher, city and date of issue, pagination, number of illustrations, and size. Many titles are also briefly annotated. Good subject and title indices. Bound in the original green cloth, stamped in black.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No jacket, as issued. 8vo. vii, 511pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Metuchen : Scarecrow Press, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: vii,511 p. ; 23 cm. Notes: Includes index. Subjects: Cats ; Bibliography; Cats; Katten; Pets Cats.

Scarecrow Press, Metuchen, first edition, 1972. Cloth, small 8vo,. vii, 480 pp. Over 2,200 entries. The most substantial bibliography of books about cats. The bibliography claims to include: "1) All known separately published items in the English language (including translations) which deal exclusively or predominantly with cats; 2) A selection of books covering Felidae the cat family; 3) Books with outstanding cat illustrations, regardless of text; 4) All 'cheap' old items that could be found, providing they offer something feline- -this because they afford a background to the cat's rise in literature; 5) Satirical tirades which used cats in a comparative fashion; 6) Fiction in which cats play an essential role in the plot, as in Masefield's The midnight folk; 7) The contents of prose anthologies. These follow the main entry of each anthology; 8) Authors represented in anthologies, with the titles of the inclusions. They are listed in the main-entry author index and the… Read More

Scarecrow Press. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. (cats, bibliographies)

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Scarecrow Press, Metuchen, first edition, 1972. Cloth, small 8vo,. vii, 480 pp. Over 2,200 entries. The most substantial bibliography of books about cats. The bibliography claims to include: "1) All known separately published items in the English language (including translations) which deal exclusively or predominantly with cats; 2) A selection of books covering Felidae the cat family; 3) Books with outstanding cat illustrations, regardless of text; 4) All 'cheap' old items that could be found, providing they offer something feline- -this because they afford a background to the cat's rise in literature; 5) Satirical tirades which used cats in a comparative fashion; 6) Fiction in which cats play an essential role in the plot, as in Masefield's The midnight folk; 7) The contents of prose anthologies. These follow the main entry of each anthology; 8) Authors represented in anthologies, with the titles of the inclusions. They are listed in the main-entry author index and the… Read More

Scarecrow Press, Metuchen, first edition, 1972. Cloth, small 8vo,. vii, 480 pp. Over 2,200 entries. The most substantial bibliography of books about cats. The bibliography claims to include: "1) All known separately published items in the English language (including translations) which deal exclusively or predominantly with cats; 2) A selection of books covering Felidae the cat family; 3) Books with outstanding cat illustrations, regardless of text; 4) All 'cheap' old items that could be found, providing they offer something feline- -this because they afford a background to the cat's rise in literature; 5) Satirical tirades which used cats in a comparative fashion; 6) Fiction in which cats play an essential role in the plot, as in Masefield's The midnight folk; 7) The contents of prose anthologies. These follow the main entry of each anthology; 8) Authors represented in anthologies, with the titles of the inclusions. They are listed in the main-entry author index and the… Read More