Vintage 1947 Book How to Live with a Cat by Margaret Cooper Gay

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Vintage 1947 Book by Margaret Cooper Gay  HOW TO LIVE WITH A CAT with dustcover --- Illustrated by Roberta MacDonald
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This wonderful vintage book from 1947 is a must have for any collection of cat collectibles.  It was published by Simon & Schuster in New York (it is the third printing).  The subtitle is A PRACTICAL MANUAL COVERING FOOD, HEALTH, KITTENS, FIRST AID.  It is illustrated by ROBERTA MACDONALD.  There are forewords by Dr. Norman H. Johnson, former assistant Chief Surgeon, New York City Hospital, A.S.P.C.A. and Sydney H. Coleman, Executive Vice[President, A.S.P.C.A., and National Humane Association.
On the back of the dust jacket it reads:
About the Author
MARGARET COOPER GARY has lived with cats most of her life, having brought home her first kitten before she learned to talk.  "I also like dogs," she writes, "and have always had animals, from bears to honey bears, from toucans to titmice, from horses to marmosets."  Miss Gay has owned a pet shop for six years.  Her stories and articles, on varied subjects, have been published in American and English magazines.
About the Illustrator
ROBERTA MACDONALD is known chiefly as a regular contributor to the gaiety of
The New Yorker
, but her cartoons have appeared in many other magazines.  Last year she drew the illustrations for Margaret Fishback's lighthearted book,
Look Who's a Mother
.
The dust jacket is a bit raggedy, but it has served to protect the book for 65 years.  The cover (pale gray with orange/red printing) and the inside of the book are in good condition.  There is some writing (letters and numbers) in pencil inside the back cover.
Each of the wonderful eighteen illustrations by Roberta MacDonald has an amusing caption.
The following are the main highlights from the table of contents:
WHO KEEPS CATS AND WHY
A CAT'S-EYE VIEW OF HISTORY
NINE WAYS TO GET A CAT
HOW TO BUY A CAT
HOW TO FEED A CAT
HOW TO FEED A KITTEN
HOW TO RAISE KITTENS FROM SCRATCH
HOW TO HELP A CAT RAISE KITTENS
ON CARING FOR A CAT
ACCIDENTS AND AILMENTS
DAT OLE DEBBIL SEX
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
HOW SMART IS A CAT?
AN END AND A BEGINNING
APPENDIX:  STORIES, SAYINGS AND SUPERSTITIONS, SENSIBLE AND SILLY
INDEX
This hardback book has 267 numbered pages; it is     " x    " x     ".
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