£100 - £150
Cats. Mary Dunnill, pedigree breeder and author of the canonical 'Siamese Cat Owner's Encyclopaedia' (1974), a series of books by and presented to her, including Mackenzie (Compton), Cats' Company, signed and autograph inscribed presentation copy from the author, with loosely-inserted autographed b/w portrait photograph, first edition, Elek Books, 1960, b/w plates, original dustjacket over grey cloth, 4to; idem & Boswell (James, illustrator), Little Cat Lost, tipped-in autograph compliments slip from the author, first edition, Barrie and Rockliff, 1965, original pictorial dustjacket over blue cloth, 4to; idem & Wade (Phyl), The Siamese Cat, signed by Mackenzie, first edition, 1934, partial dustjacket, tacked-on Hessian cover, 8vo; another Compton Mackenzie title; correspondence to her from Scottish author Sir Compton Mackenzie (1883–1972) and Brigadier Sir John George Smyth, 1st Baronet, VC, MC, PC (1893-1983), both fellow devoted breeders, comprising 2 ALS of 1pp, one with envelope, and 11 TLS from Mackenzie, with a couple from his wife and one from his secretary, and a b/w press photograph of him presenting awards at The Siamese Cat Club Show, 1963, with Mary Dunnill; 5 TLS from Smyth; further typed correspondence, including from a solicitor's office viz. a legacy for adopting a cat; Dunnill's The Siamese Cat Owner's Encyclopaedia (1974), signed, dj, hb, 8vo, & Siamese Cats (1983), 4to; galley proofs for and letters to Dunnill regarding the encyclopaedia, her magnum opus; printed and manuscript ephemera, including Siamese cat pedigrees and their breeding; Denham's bibliography, inscribed by the author; etc; and an unassociated 2pp ALS from Robert Harbin, the magician, retaining original envelope
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