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New York: Harper & Row, 1990. . Large print book club edition. . Fine in fine dust jacket. . An account of the 21 years the author spent with Miss Willow, her elegant, haughty and sage cat. ... more information

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New York: Simon & Schuster, (1994.) . First printing. . Near fine in a near fine dust jacket (price-clipped, a tight copy which appears unread, but upper edge of a few pages bumped). . Intrigued by the hunting behavior of her pet cats and those in the neighborhood, particularly since they did not need to hunt in order to survive, Thomas wrote this fascinating study of the cat family, both wild, in captivity and domestic - including a pride of lines, her own pets, and a domesticated puma named Ruby. ... more information

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Boston & London: Faber & Faber, (1993.) . Trade paperback. . Fine in illustrated wrappers. . A collection of 36 fairy tales from around the world which celebrate feline intelligence, intuition, and ingenuity, collected and with an introduction by Stephens. Grouped by themes - Dick Whittington, Puss in Boots, etc - with a significant number of "less known" stories. Stories from 15 countries, dating back to 1256, and possibly earlier and includes tales collected by Andrew Lang, Washin... more information

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New York: Simon & Schuster, (1994.) . First printing. . Fine in fine dust jacket. . Intrigued by the hunting behavior of her pet cats and those in the neighborhood, particularly since they did not need to hunt in order to survive, Thomas wrote this fascinating study of the cat family, both wild, in captivity and domestic - including a pride of lines, her own pets, and a domesticated puma named Ruby. Focuses especially on how cats communicate with each other and with us. Illustrated with drawings b... more information

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Tavares, Florida: Lifestyles Press, (1996.) . First printing. . Fine in fine dust jacket. . The Dogs of the Cariboo were "an almost wild, mixed breed pack which roamed the streets of Wells, British Columbia, and the mountains roundabout. Their leader, Bruce, was a great, pewter dusted feral dog who, after their proper introduction, became Mary Genry's foremost native companion in a strange land." Other animals whose stories are told in this book include Popcorn, a young Dalmatian who shar... more information

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New York: Pantheon, 1965. . First printing. . Near fine in illustrated boards in a very good dust jacket ('H' stamped on front endpaper, some edgewear to dj, fading to spine.) . A rather uncommon book for children by this prolific author: the animals observed on the author's Maryland farm include a cigarette- eating donkey, a rabbit, bantams, turtle, squrrel, cat and 4 year old boy. Illustrated with black and white drawings by Joseph Bartolli. 116pp. ... more information

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London: Collins, (1969.) . First printing. . Fine in a near fine dust jacket. (price-clipped.) . A collection of short stories based on the author's personal experience and observations, from his home outside Salisbury, Rhodesia - a home shared with some of the animals that have been the inspiration for this memorable collection of stories - from a guinea-fowl to a Siamese cat - and in the bush country where the wild animals featured in other stories - a wounded leopard, a ghost elephant - live. Il... more information

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Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1955. . First printing. . Very near fine in a very good dustjacket. (some rubbing and minor edgewear to rather fragile dustjacket, but overall unusually good condition for this inexpensively produced book.) . From the dust jacket: "It all started when a scientist named Paget performed some interesting experiments on dogs, cats, rats, and mice in an attempt to heighten animal intelligence. He was only too successful. When a few of the speciments escaped their cages, people... more information

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Indianapolis: Midwest Publishing Co., 1946. . Hardcover. . Near fine condition - an appealing vintage children's book. . Stories of Cricket the cat, Buster the bull pup and many other animals. Color frontispiece by George King and black and white illustrations throughout. Slightly oversized format; bound in olive green cloth with gilt lettering on front cover. ... more information

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New York: Putnam, (2000.) . First printing. . SIGNED on the title page by BOTH the author, Gary Soto, and the illustrator, Susan Guevara. Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.) Promotional book mark laid in. . The second children's book collaboration between this award winning author and artist featuring Chato,'the coolest cat in el barrio.' Includes a glossary of Spanish terms. Brilliantly illustrated in full color (in acrylic on scratchboard) by Guevara, large format bound in glossy ill... more information

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