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The BIG BOOK OF J.C. Suarès’ best-selling series of feline-inspired books have charmed and delighted cat lovers through the past decade. From funny cats to fat cats; from cool cats to cats in love; from cats in the city to cats in Hollywood, readers have adored them all. The Big Book of Cats presents the favorites and the best from Suarès’ series of books. This 384-page compendium includes over 230 duotone images by well-known animal photographers Eve Arnold, Tanya Braganti, John Drysdale, Elliot Erwitt, Martine Franck, Herbert List, and Robin Schwartz. The photographs are paired with excerpts from such diverse writers as Anne Morrow Lindbergh and Mark Twain, as well as personal stories and anecdotes.
From Himmy, the 46-pounder, to famous glamour pusses; from the cat who falls in love with a parrot to the kitten that loves to walk around with a bag over his head, The Big Book of Cats is filled with the loveable and the famous, the hilarious and the beautiful. Enlivened with Suarès’ whimsical drawings, The Big Book of Cats is fitting tribute to our remarkable feline friends and is sure to warm the hearts of cat lovers everywhere. J.C. Suarès is a consultant to various publications including Prevention, Runner's World, Variety, Discover and Heart and Soul. He has designed dozens of art books, drawn covers for the New Yorker, and edited 19 books on cats and nine on dogs. He has two cats, Spookie and Lucy, who avoid each other at all cost, and eight polo ponies, all addicted to carrots.
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The BIG BOOK OF Published by Welcome Books® An imprint of Welcome Enterprises, Inc. 6 West 18th Street, New York, NY 10011 (212) 989-3200; Fax (212) 989-3205 www.welcomebooks.biz Distributed to the trade in the U.S. and Canada by Andrews McMeel Distribution Service; Order Department and Customer Service Toll-free: (800) 943-9839; Orders-only Fax: (800) 943-9831; Sales and Marketing Department: (800) 851-8923 • • • • • •
384 pages, 7 1/2" x 7 1/2" More than 230 duotone photographs Pet/Gift ISBN 1-932183-20-5 Hardcover, $24.95 ($38.95 Canada) Publication date: May 2004
c ats Cover: Courtesty Harry Lambert/Archive; Page 2, clockwise from top left: © Donna Ruskin; © Walter Chandoha; courtesy R.P. Kingston; © Walter Chandoha; © David McEnery; © Joan Baron; © Walter Chandoha; © Walter Chandoha; © Express Newspapers/Archive Photos; © David McEnery; Page 3: illustration © J.C. Suarès; Back cover: Courtesy Archive Photos. Design copyright © 2004 Welcome Enterprises, Inc.
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