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ROWSE**, A[lfred] L[eslie]: : PETER, the White Cat of Trenarren. [Author SIGNED copy.**]

LONDON.MICHAEL JOSEPH,1974.

ISBN 0718112288.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn. FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn,but author's neat,handwritten ink signature - without dedication to title page and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,clean,glossy laminated,navy blue background with black lettered title within an approx 4.6" x 3.5" rectangular,white panel,author's name in white letters beneath and below that,a smaller landscape rectangular b/w photograph of author and cat beneath the title,to front panel,white lettering to spine/backstrip,a white background with publisher advert for other assorted cat- related titles in black+navy blue letters to rear panel.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges generally clean considering books age; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright, crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original navy blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn,13-103pp [paginated] includes VII (7) chapters,8pp contemporary author and subject b/w autobiographical photographs in 1 block, between pp60/1; plus [unpaginated] half- title, title page with author's handwritten,ink signature - without dedication SIGNED title page,a dedication,2pp poem of the book's subject,separate contents+illustrations lists/ tables - each with a blank reverse. A highly uncommon SIGNED title from this author,and a desirable collectable in several fields. After the 'Dark Lady',the White Cat: A.L. Rowse follows his portrait of Shakespeare with a biography of Peter,a little Cornish cat. Many books have been written about cats,but hardly ever a straightforward biography.He began this book as a children's book,but found it quite a difficult thing to do - as difficult as drawing or painting a cat. Fortunately,like the historian he is,Dr. Rowse kept notes and has been helped by a researcher, his housekeeper,who looked after Peter in his absences in Oxford and America.The book has their original insight into the psychology of cats, lovingly observed and recorded. So this account of a cat is also an evocation of the beautiful place in Cornwall where he lived,as well as a revelation of an unknown side to the well- known historian,poet and Shakespeare scholar. A different,and an exceedingly Cornish book, this will appeal not only to friends of cats,but to lovers of Cornwall and of literature. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item, for correct, insured (where necessary) shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included. Available UK only, unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj, SIGNED,1st edn.
Author sIGNED - without dedication.

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