The Book of Jones: A Tribute to the Mercurial, Manic, and Utterly Seductive Cat

by Ralph Steadman

Book Overview

The author of The Grapes of Ralph has produced an irresistible combination of words and images that brings Jones the cat vividly to life. In The Book of Jones, Steadman captures the special grace of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0151003092
• ISBN13: 9780151003099
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Awesome book

This book is great. It is so beautiful. I think this book is sweet. I am fond of the author/artist.

A great cat, a great artist

Jones was the cat of Hunter S. Thompson. Ralph Steadman, the artist for many of Thompson's books, was at his house on numorous occasions and made various scetches of the cat. After jones had been dead for some time and Ralph famous, this slim volume was published as a tribute.What can I say? I like cats and I like Ralph Steadman's art. It works for me.

It was a very enjoyable and easy book to read.

This was a very enjoyable book, especially for cat lovers. As a person who has nine inside cats, I really understand the personality of Jones and can see how he got under Ralph's skin. The drawings are wonderful, and even though I personally didn't know Jones, I felt like I did. I give this book 5 stars and recommend it to anyone who likes cats.

"JONES IS DEAD!!!" - Hunter S Thompson on his cat's death

This book was given to me for my birthday by my wife after we had seen it in a bookstore. I've always found Steadman's work to be amazing, and he doesn't disappoint this time. From all accounts, Jones was a typical cat: supremely disdainful of everyone around him, and yet more than willing to take advantage of Hunter, et. al., when necessary. The bond between a cat and a person is never easy to describe, and yet Ralph does so with surprising ease. Those of us who are familiar with Dr Thompson and his works can easily see how he and Jones were perfect for each other. A must read for cat lovers and Hunter fans alike.