The Owl & the Pussycat Card
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This charming letterpress card draws inspiration from the opening lines and illustration of Edward Lear’s beloved nonsense poem, The Owl and the Pussycat, featured in A Book of Nonsense, 1910. It showcases a delightful blue illustration of an owl and a cat cozily seated together in a little rowboat floating on water.
The text reads 'The owl and the pussy-cat went to sea, in a beautiful pea-green boat, they took some honey and plenty of money, wrapped up in a five-point note.'
Archivist's Letterpress greeting cards are large, bold – and proud of it. Often pairing witty words with theirr signature colourful inks, these cards are designed to make a statement and raise a smile the moment they drop through the letterbox.
Dimensions: 178 x 127 mm
Need to Know: Blank Inside | White Envelope
How It Is Made: Letterpress Printed in the UK.
Sustainability: Printed on 100% recycled card | Wrapped in a compostable cello
International availability - Europe and the United States.
We have resumed some European and US shipping in line with new EU GPSR regulations and recent changes to US tariffs. British Library Publications, including our subscriptions, are now available for order for customers across Europe and the United States.
We will continue rolling out our most popular products to these regions in stages. If you are browsing from Europe or the US, you can now see the products that are available for you to order.
We’re working hard to expand the offering, so the selection you see online will continue to grow as products are cleared for shipping.
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Our deliveries are now carbon neutral.
| Timescale | ||
| UK Standard* | £5.00 | 3 - 5 working days |
Please allow 7 working days from the time you place your order to contact us about undelivered orders.
*does not include custom prints or custom clothing.
Local pick up
Local pick up is free and allows you to buy online and collect your items from our shop in St. Pancras (London) or from Reception in Boston Spa.
London
Orders placed before 3pm will be ready to collect from noon the following day (including weekends). Please ensure you check our opening times before coming to collect.
Boston Spa
Orders placed before 3pm will be ready to collect between 2 - 4 working days, though this is usually quicker.
EU and Europe orders
Due to the new EU Regulation 2023/988 (GPSR), not all of our products will be available for you to order yet, we are working on rolling out a wider product range.
| Order value | Under £25 | £25 - £50 | £50 - £100* | Over £100* | Timescale |
| Airmail | £ 15 | £ 25 | £ 36 | £ 45 | Usually 2 - 4 weeks |
Rest of the World orders
| Order value | Under £25 | £25 - £50 | £50 - £100* | Over £100* | Timescale |
| Airmail | £ 20 | £ 30 | £ 40 | £ 50 | Usually 2 - 4 weeks |
International orders are shipped on a Delivered at Place (DAP) basis. Import duties and taxes are payable by the customer upon delivery. Orders returned due to non-payment of duties will be refunded for the product cost only, less any shipping fees incurred.
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