Description: Guide to the care of cats, including cat health, behavior, nutrition, and breeding. Presumed first edition, first printing (no later printings noted). Black-and-white photo illustrations of cats. Bound in full green cloth over boards, stamped with maroon lettering. In original unclipped pictorial dust jacket. 8.25 x 5.75 inches; xvi, [4], 259, [1] pages, [8] pages of plates. Laid in is a typed letter signed from the author on her letterhead to the former owner of the book, in which she expresses sympathy for her cat's kidney and bladder issues and provides the names of recommended veterinarians. Book with light wear at spine ends, dampstain at bottom of text, hint of musty smell, and underlining by former owner; dust jacket with significant chipping and moderate sunning and soiling. Good in a Fair jacket. A worn copy, but accompanied by a heartfelt letter from the author.
