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Vintage Cats
A Guidebook and Matching Game
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Vintage Cats tests your memory with a 50-card matching card game featuring 25 pairs of the world’s most iconic cats, beautifully rendered in vintage illustrations. The accompanying 80-page illustrated guidebook is full of vintage full-color illustrations by Peter Warner, as well as descriptions of 25 of...
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Stunning box package with an 80-page illustrated guidebook full of vintage full-color illustrations and an accompanying memory card game.
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Description
Vintage Cats tests your memory with a 50-card matching card game featuring 25 pairs of the world’s most iconic cats, beautifully rendered in vintage illustrations.
The accompanying 80-page illustrated guidebook is full of vintage full-color illustrations by Peter Warner, as well as descriptions of 25 of the world’s most iconic cat breeds, their origins, physical characteristics, and temperaments, with information on 25 additional related cats, all illustrated. Memorize and learn about Maine Coons, Tortoiseshell Persians, Smoke Cameos and the sleek Chocolate Point Siamese.
Vintage Cats is an ideal gift for cat lovers, art enthusiasts, or anyone looking for a fun, educational game to play with their friends and family. Part of the beautiful, collectable series that includes Vintage Dogs and Vintage Birds.
A beautiful matching game for cat lovers: 50 cards featuring 25 pairs of iconic cat breeds in stunning vintage illustrations
An illustrated guide to 50 iconic cat breeds: Guide book covering breeds, origins, characteristics and temperaments
The perfect collectable gift: Part of the beloved Vintage series alongside Vintage Dogs and Vintage Birds. Great for kids and adults alike
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781964786520
Publisher: Hardie Grant US
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 05 November 2026
Country: United States
Imprint: Hardie Grant US
Illustration: Full colour throughout
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 39.0mm
Width: 145.0mm
Height: 195.0mm
Weight: 552g
Pages: 80
About the Author
David Alderton is a writer and podcaster specializing in dogs and other pets whose books have sold over 7 million copies worldwide in 31 languages. His previous publications include the best-selling Eyewitness Handbook: Dogs, The Dog Selector, The Dog Decoder, and Dogs. David has been awarded the prestigious Maxwell Medallion by the Dog Writers Association of America, and his television credits include Thank You, Mr. Cruft, celebrating the centenary of the world-famous dog show. He has also acted as a consultant on dog-related programs produced by Discovery and National Geographic.
Peter Warner (1939–2007) was an artist and illustrator who specialized in landscape and animal drawing, especially cat portraiture. He illustrated many books, including Perfect Cats. He is also known for creating the iconic cat portraits used to promote the cat food brands Whiskas and Friskies.
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