I doesn't need to be a 'catch-all'-book.
But I'm sure, even if only those cats here that contributed already, are willing to do HQ-scans of All they have (even if only as copies), we'd make a book out of it that has the size and feel of a brick.
And we could still try to get the "high-end-collectors" into the boat for it. They could decide themselves if they want credit for it or prefer to remain anonymous. This shoulen't be the prob.
It would be fun, it would show the big variety, it would show all the big similarities, it would look great at the crapper.
It might be a question of copyright: do we have to ask anybody else to publish drawings, when the owner of the book/paper gives permission?