Parlor Cats: A Victorian Celebration
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Book Overview
Victoriana and cats-it's a natural marriage. Celebrating the era when mousers, tabbies, and toms were swept off the farm and cherished with a passion unrivaled since ancient Egypt, "Parlor Cats" is a dazzling collaboration from the creators of "A Victorian Scrapbook," "Forget-Me-Nots," "Joy to the World: A Victorian Book of LoveFor the Love of Lace," " Nonsense & Common Sense," "We Wish You a Merry Christmas: A Victorian Caroling Kit," and the bestselling "Victoriana Calendar." Originally adorning antique greeting cards and cut-out dolls, matchboxes and advertising trade cards, stationery and calendars, the endearing faces of Victorian cats live anew in Cynthia Hart's distinctive collages. Mixing paper ephemera from John Grossman's museum-quality" Collection of Antique Images" with fresh flowers, collectibles, lace and brocade, each lushly layered composition evokes a time that personified the cat as the epitome of domestic virtue. Generously quoting from poetry, nursing rhymes, Godey's Lady's Book, and popular authors, Josephine Banks recounts the love affair between the Victorians and their cats. It's no accident that the cat is America's most popular pet-here is how it all got started. A selection of the Literary Guild. 126,000 copies in print.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1563051184
ISBN13:9781563051180
Release Date:January 1992
Publisher:Workman Publishing
Length:96 Pages
Weight:0.91 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 7.3" x 7.4"
Customer Reviews
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Really Cute Little Book!!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Really cute little book just packed with pictures!!Was the purrrrfect gift for my wife who really loves her cat babies!!
The PURRfect Book for Cat Lovers!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This has to be the most eye appealing book for anyone who loves cats, especially if the cat lover is also into antiques. The antique "scrap" images are so numerous and varied that everytime you look at this book you find things you missed the time before. The design is very decorative and colorful and is a beautiful coffee table book. I recommend it highly!
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