{"product_id":"1860-rare-first-edition-the-nine-lives-of-a-cat-illustrated-by-charles-bennett","title":"1860 Rare First Edition-The Nine Lives of a Cat, illustrated by Charles Bennett","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Charles Bennett.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle\u003c\/strong\u003e: The Nine Lives of a Cat: A Tale of Wonder.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: London, Griffith and Farran, Corner of St. Paul’s Churchyard, 1860. First Edition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Text in English.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: 7.5\" X 5.5\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e:[3], 21 leaves, printed on one side only; 16 pages of publisher's catalogue at the end.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: Attractive and good publisher’s original green pebbled cloth, richly decorated in blind with a striking gilt vignette of a cat to the upper cover and gilt title to the spine (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown, spine worn - as shown) under a protective, removable mylar cover.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContent\u003c\/strong\u003e: Very good content (bright, tight, some light foxing and toning - as shown, charming contemporary gift inscription to the front blank: “Master Robert Strover, Xmas 1860” - as shown). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrations\u003c\/strong\u003e: Complete with the frontispiece, illustrated title page, and 21 other wonderful cat illustrations by Charles Henry Bennett. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEstimate\u003c\/strong\u003e: (USD 450 -  USD 500)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe book\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003eFirst published in 1860, \u003cem data-start=\"1530\" data-end=\"1573\"\u003eThe Nine Lives of a Cat. A Tale of Wonder\u003c\/em\u003e is one of Charles Bennett’s most imaginative and playful Victorian picture books. Told in rhythmic verse and accompanied by his wonderfully animated drawings, the book recounts — with wit, mischief, and macabre humour — the legendary “nine lives” of a daring and resourceful cat who repeatedly escapes disaster by ingenuity, luck, or sheer feline resilience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1934\" data-end=\"2196\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eBennett’s clever integration of image and text, with rope-like borders, visual puns, and theatrical compositions, gives the book a distinctive narrative charm and makes it a delightful example of mid-19th-century British children’s illustration and storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe author and illustrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e Charles Bennett (1828–1867) was a gifted Victorian illustrator, caricaturist, and humorist, best known for his imaginative and often satirical illustrated books for children. A contributor to \u003cem data-start=\"2433\" data-end=\"2440\"\u003ePunch\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, Bennett brought to his work a lively sense of character and movement, blending fantasy, wit, and social observation. His books — including \u003cem data-start=\"2590\" data-end=\"2599\"\u003eShadows\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"2604\" data-end=\"2629\"\u003eThe Nine Lives of a Cat\u003c\/em\u003e — are today admired both as treasures of Victorian book art and as early milestones in the evolution of narrative illustration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"mflibra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47143623688441,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20251226NineLives-000_2b5c0373-7c14-4198-b557-02d3815f0626.jpg?v=1766788259","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1860-rare-first-edition-the-nine-lives-of-a-cat-illustrated-by-charles-bennett","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}