Doubleday of Canada, 2002. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Unmarked copy. DJ bright, clipped. Black cloth with gilt on spine, headband, illustrated endpapers, 144 pages with photos and illustrations by author, "Pierre Berton is a master story-teller, and his sense of pacing & adventure enliven this collection - illustrated with line drawings by the author, photographs, and the cartoon cats, such as Felix and Krazy Kat, who inspired Pierre as a young boy in the Yukon. Turn the pages of this book & meet the stray cats & "hobo cats," purebred Siamese cats, and the cats who sleep on Pierre Berton's desk while he writes."

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Pierre Berton was one of Canada’s most popular and prolific authors. From narrative histories and popular culture, to picture and coffee table books to anthologies, to stories for children to readable, historical works for youth, many of his fifty books are now Canadian classics. Born in 1920 and raised in the Yukon, Pierre Berton worked in Klondike mining camps during his university years. He spent four years in the army, rising from private to captain/instructor at the Royal Military College in Kingston. He spent his early newspaper career in Vancouver, where at 21 he was the youngest city editor on any Canadian daily. He wrote columns for and was editor of Maclean’s magazine, appeared on CBC’s public affairs program “Close-Up” and was a permanent fixture on “Front Page Challenge” for 39 years. He was a columnist and editor for the Toronto Star and was a writer and host of a series of CBC programs. Pierre Berton received over 30 literary awards including the Governor-General’s Award for Creative Non-Fiction (three times), the Stephen Leacock Medal of Humour, and the Gabrielle Leger National Heritage Award. He received two Nellies for his work in broadcasting, two National Newspaper awards, and the National History Society’s first award for “distinguished achievement in popularizing Canadian history.” For his immense contribution to Canadian literature and history, he was awarded more than a dozen honourary degrees, is a member of the Newsman’s Hall of Fame, and is a Companion of the Order of Canada. Pierre Berton passed away in Toronto on November 30, 2004.

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Bookseller: MAD HATTER BOOKSTORE (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005260
Title: Cats I Have Known and Loved
Author: Berton, Pierre
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Printing
ISBN 10: 0385659385
ISBN 13: 9780385659383
Publisher: Doubleday of Canada
Place of Publication: Garden City, New York, U.s.a.
Date Published: 2002
Pages: 176
Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall

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