London: Cape, 1961. Advance copy. Light blue plain cloth-patterned card covers in the published jacket. Small tan spot on front cover; yellowing to page edges, light spine sunning, one edge of removed label on front free endpaper, VG otherwise. Dust jacket has a small dark brown spot on front panel, spine has a bit of darkening and slight rubbing, creases to front flap, tan spots to rear flap, VG otherwise, flap price intact. A follow-up to his CATS' A.B.C. Scarce cat book in this advance format. The published issue was half an inch taller and in pictorial boards.