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Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: No date but circa 1934, one sheet fold twice (six panels), blue and red illustrated 'wrappers'. Rare brochure advertising Essomarine Oils and Greases as well as the booklet Dr. Seuss illustrated for the company titled "Secrets of the Deep". The first inside 'page' of brochure duplicates the forward of 'Secrets of the Deep' and Seuss's illustration with copy that includes "To secure one of these laugh-makers, fill in the enclosed card and drop it in the box at the Essomarine booth." unfortunately this card is no longer with the brochure. In lovely condition.
Seller: Babylon Revisited Rare Books, Northampton, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Seuss, Dr. SECRETS OF THE DEEP OR THE PERFECT YACHTSMAN by Old Captain Taylor. No Place: The Makers and Marketers of Essomarine Oils & Greases, 1934. First Edition. 8vo - 5-15/16" x 9". Color pictorial paper wrappers with light toning and signs of handling including a 1" x 3" light crease to the upper right hand corner effecting the front cover and the first three pages of the book. Thirty-four numbered pages of humorous text (which never fails to tout Essomarine products) and red, white and blue illustrations by Dr. Seuss illustrating various aspects of sailing a ship (with tongue always firmly in cheek). Also included are two pages of advertising for Essomarine oils and greases and a handy reference chart specifying which Essomarine product to use in specific makes and models of inboard engines in use in 1934. This publication is a good example of Dr. Seuss's ability to combine his artistic and literary abilities in a commercial endeavor with the end product being an advertising piece like no other. The condition of this book is VERY GOOD +.
Seller: Wallace & Clark, Booksellers, Houston, TX, U.S.A.