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Title: The King of the Cats Title Record # 69746
Author:
Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet

Date: 1929-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Translations
Year Language Title
1947Translated by Pierre Javet, first in Benét's collection Le roi des chats, Paris, Julliard, "Sequana", 1947.
French Le roi des chats
1990 Italian Il re dei gatti
2016Translated by an unknown translator
French Le roi des chats

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Harper's Bazar, February 1929 1929-02-00 ed. Editors of Harper's Bazaar        
octavo?5.5" by 8.5" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
mag  
Creeps by Night: Chills and Thrills 1931-09-00 ed. Dashiell Hammett John Day  
$2.50?$: US dollar
525
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Modern Tales of Horror 1932-07-00 ed. Dashiell Hammett Gollancz  
5/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
448
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Thirteen O'Clock: Stories of Several Worlds 1937-10-11
Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet
Farrar & Rinehart  
$2.50?$: US dollar
viii+
305
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Thirteen O'Clock: Stories of Several Worlds 1938-02-00
Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet
William Heinemann  
7/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
344
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Thirteen O'Clock 1939-00-00
Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet
William Heinemann  
3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
344
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Selected Works of Stephen Vincent Benét 1942-00-00
Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet
Farrar & Rinehart  
$5.00?$: US dollar
xiv+
487+
483
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Selected Works of Stephen Vincent Benét: Volume Two, Prose 1942-06-00
Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet
Farrar & Rinehart     483
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Short Stories of Stephen Vincent Benét - A Selection 1943-00-00
Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet
Editions for the Armed Services C-77
$0.00?$: US dollar
319
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
Twenty-Five Short Stories 1943-00-00
Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet
Sun Dial Press  
$1.49?$: US dollar
xiii+
305+
274
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Creeps by Night: Chills and Thrills 1944-01-00 ed. Dashiell Hammett Forum Books / World Publishing Co.  
$1.00?$: US dollar
525
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Out of This World 1944-05-00 ed. Julius Fast Penguin Books (US) 537
$0.25?$: US dollar
viii+
245
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Checkmark
Out of This World 1944-08-00 ed. Julius Fast Penguin Books (US) 537
$0.25?$: US dollar
viii+
245
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Checkmark
Out of This World 1945-04-00 ed. Julius Fast Penguin Books (US) 537
$0.25?$: US dollar
245
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth  
Out of This World 1946-03-00 ed. Julius Fast Penguin Books (US) 537
$0.25?$: US dollar
232
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Checkmark
The Stephen Vincent Benét Pocket Book 1946-12-00
Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet
Pocket Books 360
$0.25?$: US dollar
x+
414
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
Man Into Beast: Strange Tales of Transformation 1947-00-00 ed. A. C. Spectorsky Doubleday  
$3.75?$: US dollar
xii+
368
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Vera Bock  
Creeps by Night 1961-00-00 ed. Dashiell Hammett Belmont Books 230
$0.35?$: US dollar
141
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Alfred Hitchcock's Monster Museum 1965-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Random House  
$3.95?$: US dollar
207
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Earl E. Mayan  
Creeps by Night 1966-02-00 ed. Dashiell Hammett Four Square Books  
3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
141
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Michael Leonard (I) Checkmark
Terribly Strange Tales 1967-11-00 ed. Elizabeth Hough Sechrist, Janette Woolsey Macrae-Smith Company     253
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth H. Tom Hall  
Terribly Strange Tales 1967-11-00 ed. Elizabeth Hough Sechrist, Janette Woolsey Macrae-Smith Company  
$4.95?$: US dollar
253
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth H. Tom Hall  
Breakdown and Other Thrillers 1968-01-00 ed. Dashiell Hammett Four Square Books 1784
3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
128
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth  
Thirteen O'Clock: Stories of Several Worlds 1971-00-00
Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet
Books for Libraries Press 0-8369-3793-7   viii+
305
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Beware of the Cat 1972-11-00 ed. Michel Parry Gollancz 0-575-01413-X
£1.80?£: UK pound
191
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Supernatural Cats 1972-11-03 ed. Claire Necker Doubleday (Doubleday Science Fiction) 0-385-07561-8
$6.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
439
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Margo Herr Checkmark
Alfred Hitchcock's Monster Museum 1973-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Armada Lions 0-00-670696-7
£0.45?£: UK pound
190
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth  
Beware of the Cat 1973-00-00 ed. Michel Parry Taplinger 0-8008-0730-8
$6.50?$: US dollar
192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Rus Anderson Checkmark
Beware of the Cat 1974-00-00 ed. Michel Parry Arrow Books 0-09-909450-9
£0.40?£: UK pound
191
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Checkmark
Supernatural Cats 1974-01-00 ed. Claire Necker Warner Paperback Library 0-446-59370-2 / 59-370
$1.75?$: US dollar
446
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Tony Ruta Checkmark
The Golden Road 1974-01-00 ed. Damon Knight Simon & Schuster 0-671-21554-X
$8.95?$: US dollar
447
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Joel Avirom Checkmark
The Golden Road 1974-11-00 ed. Damon Knight Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) 0-575-01900-X
£3.00?£: UK pound
342
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Alfred Hitchcock's Monster Museum 1981-08-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Fontana Lions 0-00-671873-6
£1.00?£: UK pound
190
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Julek Heller Checkmark
Alfred Hitchcock's Monster Museum 1982-00-00 ed. Alfred Hitchcock Random House 0-394-84899-3
$2.50?$: US dollar
x+
213
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Hector Garrido  
Roger Caras' Treasury of Great Cat Stories 1987-00-00 ed. Roger Caras Truman Talley Books / Dutton 0-525-24398-4   xiii+
495
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Masterpieces of Fantasy and Enchantment 1988-05-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell Nelson Doubleday / SFBC 10513
$6.98?$: US dollar
xvi+
622
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Tom Canty Checkmark
Masterpieces of Fantasy and Enchantment 1988-12-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell St. Martin's Press 0-312-02250-6
$19.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
622
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Tom Canty Checkmark
Roger Caras' Treasury of Great Cat Stories 1990-00-00 ed. Roger Caras Galahad Books 0-88365-763-5   xiii+
495
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Masterpieces of Fantasy and Enchantment 1996-02-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell GuildAmerica Books / SFBC 1-56865-174-0 / 10703
$10.98?$: US dollar
xvi+
622
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Tom Canty Checkmark
American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny from Poe to the Pulps 2009-00-00 ed. Peter Straub The Library of America (The Library of America #196) 978-1-59853-047-6
$35.00?$: US dollar
xv+
746
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Andy Kerry , MIchelle Kerry Checkmark
By the Waters of Babylon, and Other Fantasies and Prophecies 2014-11-09
Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet
Hythloday Press 978-0-692-33019-7
$9.85?$: US dollar
138
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
The King of the Cats 2023-03-09
Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet
Faded Page 20110209
C$0.00?C$: Canadian dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap Checkmark
Alfred Hitchcock's Monster Museum date unknown ed. Alfred Hitchcock Random House 0-394-91230-6   207
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Earl E. Mayan Checkmark
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