The Cat Fancier; A Guide to Catland Postcards
by Silvester, John & Mobbs, Anne
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0582503124
- ISBN 13
- 9780582503120
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Longman, London & New York, 1982. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. foreword by authors, Introduction: The Cat at Home, and The Cat Away, acknowledgements list of illustrations, Catalogue Guide to Major Artists' Work and List of Cat Postcard Artists. The text is illustrated with black-and-white reproductions of Postcards and a section of eight double page coloured reproductions of Postcards. Illustrated front cover, showing a stylised black cat against a silver and red coloured background with black and yellow coloured decoration to the edge of the front panel. Black and red coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. Bumping and rubbing to the head and to the heel at the back strip and to the book corners. Fading of the back strip. A few marks to the laminate of the front and back book panels. Internally the book is clean and tight. " The Cat Fancier is primarily a book for the postcard collector, or perhaps more correctly, the aspiring postcard collector; who is only now just discovering the world of Mrs Tabitha or The Fluffykins Family. It is of course also book for the cat owner or fancier, as the name suggests." -- from foreword page 5. This is the first UK edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 128 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Reference; Collectables; ISBN: 0582503124. ISBN/EAN: 9780582503120. Inventory No: 0105686. . 9780582503120
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0105686
- Title
- The Cat Fancier; A Guide to Catland Postcards
- Author
- Silvester, John & Mobbs, Anne
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0582503124
- ISBN 13
- 9780582503120
- Publisher
- Longman
- Place of Publication
- London & New York
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Postal Cards -- Great Britain, Cats -- Pictorial, Reference, Guide -- Postcards Reference; Collectables; Photographic Unbranded ISBN: 0582503124 EAN: 9780582503120 Silvester, John & Mobbs, Anne The Cat Fancier; A Guide to Catland Postcards
- Bookseller catalogs
- Collectables; Reference;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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