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A man comes to a shop to sell a fish to a woman who sells poultry, fish and vegetables, watched by a cat. Engraving by J. Burnet after W. Mieris.

Caring for your pet / Seven Seas Veterinary Division.

A monster representing an influenza virus hitting a man over the head as he sits in his armchair. Pen and ink drawing by E. Noble, c. 1918.

Farm cats : the farmers friends / The Cats Protection League.

Junior cat care manual / Cats Protection League.

A tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from a fashionable and rich lady, while his black assistant and her white maid attend. Etching.

The noses and mouths of two cats with protruding tongues. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1973.

A monkey physician examining a cat patient for fleas. Coloured lithograph.

A woman doctor examining a girl's finger. Engraving after J. Northcote.

A mother, her son, and their cat watching a storm through the window of a cottage. Engraving.

A cat standing on its hind legs, formed by patterns supposed to be in the "Early Greek" style. Gouache by Louis Wain, 1925/1939.

A boy and his cat are on a pirate ship. Coloured lithograph.

Physiology practicums : explicit directions for examining portions of the cat, and the heart, eye, and brain of the sheep, as an aid in the study of elementary physiology.

Cats are not peas : a calico history of genetics / Laura Gould.

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A mother, her son, and their cat watching a storm through the window of a cottage. Engraving.

A cat standing on its hind legs, formed by patterns supposed to be in the "Early Greek" style. Gouache by Louis Wain, 1925/1939.

A boy and his cat are on a pirate ship. Coloured lithograph.

Physiology practicums : explicit directions for examining portions of the cat, and the heart, eye, and brain of the sheep, as an aid in the study of elementary physiology.

Cats are not peas : a calico history of genetics / Laura Gould.