The Cat by A B Paterson - 1986

Lansdowne Press, Sydney, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Lorraine Hannay. Peach coloured end pages. The text is illustrated with full colour drawings by Lorraine Hannay. Peach coloured boards with brown coloured titles to the backstrip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper, again by Lorraine Hannay, with brown coloured titles to the front panel and strip. In this book the author details the life of the domestic cat. For, quoting the front fold over panel blurb " ... This far from being the idle, unintelligent animal he is considered to be by many people, the cat is actually a knowing, complex character and lives are dashing and dangerous life in his feline world." Rubbing of the backstrip edges and to the book corners. Some fading to the top book edges and marks to the lower book edges. Age toning of the text block edges and pages. Foxing to the end pages, first few and last few pages of the book and a couple of faint spots in the pages. Creasing of… Read More

Sydney: Lansdowne Press, 1986. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Lorraine Hannay. Hardback: illustrated in colour by LORRAINE HANNAY, dj is a little faded and slightly foxed on the reverse, covers faded on the spine, some foxing on endpapers and foredges, else vg. square 4to, 32pp. A gently humorous story which reveals the secret life of the domestic cat.

Sydney, Dee Why: Lansdowne Press, 1986. 1st ed.. Hardback wide octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), colour drawings, minor edgewear jacket (spine faded), base spine little rubbed. 31 pp. =.