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It was a sad start to January for us at David Mason Books as our beloved cat, Henry, crossed the rainbow bridge in mid-January. He became very ill very quickly and while it is always a very difficult decision, it was apparent that the kindest thing that we could do was to put him to sleep. Like all our other shop cats, Henry was a rescue, who joined us in 2010 (though we had Sadleir, and I swore we would break the 2 cats at a time cycle). But one day, on my way to lunch I looked in the window of a local vet, and there he was -- a tabby who was just adorable. He had been dumped outside by people who moved house, and was surrendered to the vet by neighbours who saw him outside. He was about a year old. While I didn't get lunch that day, I bring back the an incredibly charming tabby, who we named Henry.

We had the great pleasure of sharing our shop and work lives with Henry until January. After he lost his pal Sadleir a few years ago, Henry took over the role of ‘official greeter.' Terminally charming, he meowed and ran to greet all who entered-- always getting out of his favourite roosting spot-- a file box on Norm's desk. He won a myriad of fans, many who would come and visit ‘just to see Henry.' He was described by all as ‘the nicest and most friendly cat in the world.'

Henry had a great 16 years, most of them spent with us at David Mason Books. His loss has left a massive hole in all our hearts. He will be especially missed by Norm, who shared both his desk and his lunch with Henry for the past 15 ½ years. While it is always so difficult to lose a furry family member, we are so grateful for the many years we had with Henry, who was adorable, lovable, and a bit of a goof— he was one of a kind.

This is a very sad day for all of us at David Mason Books as our beloved cat, Sadleir, crossed the rainbow bridge this morning. We had the great pleasure of sharing our shop and our lives with Sadleir for 14 of his 16 years. Coming to us in 2007 as a rescue from the THS, he was the last cat, in the last room, the last row, in the last cage that I looked at, and I knew immediately that this big grey and white boy was for us. Sadleir's nickname should have been ‘Mr. Mellow' (as Norm was fond of saying ‘Sadleir is the Perry Como of cats'). Sadleir became the official greeter, taking up his favourite position in a basket located on Norm's desk at the front door (at some 20 lbs, Sadleir was hard to miss). Sadleir endeared himself to all who met him. He will be missed by his feline pal, Henry and all of us at David Mason Books—but especially by his best buddy, Norm, whose desk he shared for so many years. While it is always so difficult to lose a furry family member, we are so grateful for the many years we had with Sadleir— he was one of a kind.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Get into the holiday mood with the festive books and postcards in our 2018 Christmas List:

https://www.davidmasonbooks.com/catalogues/DAVID_MASON_BOOKS-ChristmasList2018.pdf

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We'll be exhibiting at the Toronto Antiquarian Book Fair this weekend, starting at 5pm tomorrow at the Art Gallery of Ontario!

Five modern reasons to go to this weekend’s Antiquarian Book Fair | The Star From Harry Potter to a $600,000 text of the Catholicon, the annual event has some rare finds in store.

Our latest eList is online now!

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Catalogue 94: Science, is now online:

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We're so pleased that this beautiful collection found a home at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library!

Explore 200 years of Valentine’s Day cards with U of T library’s new collection At this time of year, when drugstore and stationery shop aisles are filled with red and pink cards, teddy bears and chocolates, it’s hard not to think of Valentine’s Day as a Hallmark Holiday – an occasion cooked up by corporations looking to sell more stuff.

Sadleir's holiday pick! First editions of Beverley Nichols' Cats' A. B. C. and Cats' X. Y. Z. (which is signed). C$85 and C$150 📷:

Throughout December we will be posting gift ideas under $300. Today we have a first edition of Best Short Stories 1991, signed by three contributors: Nadine Gordimer, A. S. Byatt, and Margaret Atwood. Other contributors include Julian Barnes, Alice Munro, and William Trevor. C$185 📷:

Get into the holiday spirit with some Christmas-y books and sheet music! Our holiday list can be viewed here:

http://www.davidmasonbooks.com/catalogues/DavidMasonChristmasList2017.pdf

Our latest catalogue, 60 Items Relating to Medicine, is online now!

View it here:http://www.davidmasonbooks.com/catalogues/DMBooks60ItemsRelatedMedicine.pdf