Helena Sanders and the Cats of Venice. The Story of a Remarkable Woman by Wintle, Frank - 1989

souvenir press, London, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: photographs. a clean copy, no damage to describe. In 1985 an elderly English woman was admitted to the select band of the Knights of Saint Mark – the highest honour but the city of Venice can bestow. The reward for 20 years, of working in the city of Venice, during which she and her helpers were subjected to vilification, mockery, even violence, as she succeeded in reducing Venice's cat population from a miserable and sickly multitude numbering 68,000, to a stable and healthy population of around 6000. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 208 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Italy; Travel & Places. ISBN: 028562895X. ISBN/EAN: 9780285628953. Inventory No: 0252969. . 9780285628953

Hardback. Very Good.

London: Souvenir Press, 1989. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Inspiring book of a great lady, and her work. Also a humanitarian champion for the poor of Bermondsey and Jewish Refugees from Nazi Germany, she is best known for her dramatic achivement in transforming the emaciated and suffering cat population of Venice to a stable population, sleek and well fed, cherished for their rat-catching ability. Illustrated with B&W and Colour Photos. 207 Pages, 860g, 10" Tall. Black cloth cover with silver lettering to spine. Gift inscription on ffep. Very slight edge wear to jacket, not clipped. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London, England: Souvenir Press Ltd, 1989. Book. Good. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover with black boards and pictorial dust jacket, first edition, 872gms, 208 pages. The is the story of English born, Helen Sanders, and her crusade to help the thousands of emaciated cats in Venice. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout. Dust Jacket is in good condition with mild shelf wear, otherwise no other pre-loved markings..

London: Souvenir Press, 1989. 208pp., b/white photographic frontispiece, unpaginated colour plate sections, plus numerous, intext, b/white halftone plates throughout. Book clean and square. Vivid silver title over lightly bumped spine. A surface abrasion on front plain black board, else undamaged. Leaves unmarked. Illustrated, nominally edgeworn dustjacket has glue-attached (verso side) plastic cover, the glue of which has partially adhered to front board. The story of a woman who worked tirelessly to reduce the numbers of the multitudes of miserable and sickly cats which populated the city of Venice. From an estimated 68,000, Helena Sanders and her helpers attained a healthy population of around 6000 cats, and was awarded the city's highest honour for her work . . . Contents include: Prelims., 12 chapters. Book weight approx. 590g.. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Good+/Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.