What books?

Mostly I produce things that I'm interested in, which means that often they're things which other people aren't interested in! However, I'm not in it for the money, but to create publications about, and of, things that might otherwise be lost, or for whom there is a small and dedicated readership, but not enough people to justify a large publishing house taking an interest. I run a small not-for-profit publishing business, and have so far published books about the Siamese, Snowshoe, and Burmese breeds which were written about people with particular expertise or interest, and whose information needed to reach a wider public in a good quality format.

My main cat book is Inside Tonkinese, which you can read about here, and see many of the pictures in my Tonkinese photo album. Apart from that I'm very interested in historical texts and have published a number of things relating to the early Siamese.

Inside Tonkinese

Inside Tonkinese

This is a full-colour collection of photographs taken by me, mostly of my own Tonkinese, but with some belonging to other people who were visiting.

I've avoided the 'usual' cat book text about history or how to breed or look after a cat: you can get that anywhere. This is an attempt to capture some of the character of the Tonkinese breed in pictures and a very few, hopefully well-chosen, words.

54 full-colour pages. Available only from me, price £12

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The Siamese Standard of Points 1884-1999

The Siamese Standard of Points 1884-1999
A5 27 pages, b/w plates on every page

A compilation of the standards of points written for Siamese in the UK, showing the evolution of the cat and the standard; illustrated with contemporary photos and drawings by breeders and judges to demonstrate both desired and undesirable features.

£3.50 Available from me, or from Amazon (but you pay more and wait longer from Amazon!)

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Earliest Descriptions of the Siamese Cat

Earliest Descriptions of the Siamese Cat
A5, 76 pages, Text, drawings and photographs.

High-quality facsimile reproduction of the first published references to Siamese Cats in the UK from Mivart (1881) to Soame (1933), with an introduction by me. [The first book dedicated solely to the breed was published in 1934.]

£6.00 Available from me, or from Amazon (but you pay more and wait longer from Amazon!)

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Cat Gossip Vol. 1, Dec 8th 1926 to April 20th 1927

Cat Gossip Vol. 1, Dec 8th 1926 to April 20th 1927
A4, 132 pages, soft covers

Facsimile of one of the rarest of all cat archive items, a magazine published for members of the newly established Cat Fancy. Filled with fascinating insights into early breeding and husbandry, as well as show reports and announcements of kittens and cats at stud. Particularly important to Persian and Siamese Historians, but fun for anyone to read.

£8.00 Available from me, or from Amazon (but you pay more and wait longer from Amazon!)

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Frances Simpson: The Book of the Cat (1903)

Frances Simpson: The Book of the Cat (1903)
A4, 2 Vols, 380 pages, photographs on nearly every page. High-quality glossy b/w facsimile

This was the first book to go into cat owning and breeding in detail, and is a fund of information about the early bloodlines and late-Victorian life.

I got so frustrated by the price of this rare collectors' book on the open market (£250 to £450) that when I finally got hold of one I photographed it painstakingly and have reproduced it as a high-quality glossy b/w facsimile. Because of its thickness it is bound up into 2 volumes in soft covers.

£30.00 (complete) Available from me, or from Amazon (but you pay more and wait longer from Amazon!)
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