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| Book Number | B0015393 |
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| Title | Scratch & Co: The Great Cat Expedition |
| Author(s) | Author: Lefebure, Molly Illustrator: Alfred Wainwright Molly Lefebure—A British writer, best known for her books about the English Lake District, and two children's book which include illustrations by the famous Lakeland author, hill walker and illustrator Alfred Wainwright: Scratch and Co - The Great Cat Expedition and The Hunting of Wilberforce Pike and Alfred Wainwright (1907 to 1991)—British fell walker, guidebook author and illustrator, best known for his seven-volume Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, the standard reference work to the 214 fells of the English Lake District, which are now known as 'Wainwrights'. He also wrote and illustrated numerous other books on the Lake District, Scotland, Northern England and Wales including two of his other major works, Westmorland Heritage and Wainwright in Lakeland |
| Edition and Format | First Edition, [First Printing] —Book edition identified by: '1968' on the foot of the title page and no later editions or printings stated in the publisher's imprint information. Dust jacket edition identified by: Blurb and priced '18/- net' on the front flap. [References: Alfred Wainwright Illustrated Guide to First Editions by Linden Burke, reference 62 and Mountaineering Literature: A Bibliography of Works Published in English by Jill Neate, reference X205] Hardcover, Octavo 225 mm (8 7/8 inches) by 135 mm (5 3/8 inches). [ix] and 10 to 158 printed pages in publisher's original red cloth with gilt 'Molly Lefebure' on the spine, 'Scratch & Co' and 'Gollancz' on the spine, in dust jacket. Contains black and white illustrations by Alfred Wainwright. ISBN 0575001240 [9780575001244] |
| Publisher(s) | Victor Gollancz Limited, London, 1968 Victor Gollancz Limited—(Founded in 1927) A twentieth century British publishing house founded by Victor Gollancz whose famous authors and include George Orwell, Alfred Ayer, A. J. Cronin, Daphne du Maurier, Kingsley Amis, E. P. Thompson and Anthony Price. [Zempel and Verkler page 173] . |
| Series | No |
| Content | Content A children's story of ascent of Mount Felciia or Scaur Fell [Scafell Pike] by the Royal Feline Society, told in the style of an expedition book. |
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