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Price: US$4000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This is the true first edition, first printing (with all first issue points for the book per Younger/Hirsch - including 13 titles on the last textual page of the book, with "The Cat in the Hat" listed first, and with "The Cat in the Hat" advertisement on the back cover with the $2.00 price). The dust jacket is the true first issue jacket (with the 14 titles listed on the rear inner jacket flap). ***** This book is SIGNED by the author (Dr. Seuss) on the page opposite the title page (and with his usual squiggle/flourish beneath his signature). Dr. Seuss did not inscribe this book to anyone; it is just signed by him. ***** Signed examples of this important title are RARE. This is one of the key books by Dr. Seuss. ***** Nice hardcover with the original dust jacket. There is NO writing, NO bookplates, and NO remainder marks. It is NOT a book club edition and NOT a former library book. The dust jacket IS price-clipped ($ price-clipped). ***** CONDITION: The book is in VERY GOOD condition (mild rubbing to covers). The price-clipped dust jacket is in GOOD condition (with edgewear, creasing, small tears, small chips - about 1/4 inch or less). ****** OUR GUARANTEE TO YOU: All books are guaranteed to be as described. We believe that no sale is complete until you are happy. Any book is returnable for a full refund (including postage) if you're not 100% satisfied. All books are packaged very carefully and shipped via USPS Mail with Delivery Confirmation. Thank you! Richard Vick, Modern First Editions (Buying and Selling Modern First Editions since 1982).
Seller: Richard Vick, Modern First Editions, Coral Springs, FL, U.S.A.
Seuss, Dr.. How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. Random House, New York, 1957.
Price: US$4500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Dr. Seuss on a laid in signature. A beautiful copy. This First Issue dustjacket has the printed price of 250/250 present on the front flap and 14 titles printed on the rear inside flap. This ORIGINAL dustjacket is rich in color with minor wear and repair. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp with minor wear. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a wonderful copy SIGNED by the author in collector's condition. We buy Seuss First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Seuss, Dr. [Theodor Geisel]. The Cat in the Hat.. Random House, New York, 1957.
Price: US$12000.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first issue of Dr. Seussâ classic work. Octavo, original illustrated unlaminated boards. All issue points present: price of 200/200 on the dust jacket, no mention of the âBeginner Booksâ series on the rear panel, and has four paragraphs of educatorâs reviews on rear panel. Book contains a single signature and 61 pages with a message on final page before end paper contained in an outline of the catâs hat & head. Boldly signed by Dr. Seuss opposite the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear. An exceptional example. "A person's a person, no matter how small," Theodor Seuss Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss, would say. "Children want the same things we want. To laugh, to be challenged, to be entertained and delighted." "The Cat in the Hat was so successful that Random House, publisher of all the Dr. Seuss books since 1937, created a special division, Beginner Books, with the Cat in the Hat as the logo and Dr. Seuss as president of the division" (Dr. Seuss from Then to Now, 45). "This extraordinary writer has done more to foster literacy in children than most because he manages to combine lunacy with sanity, fun with learning, and quality with exuberant readability" (Joseph Connolly). It was the basis for the 2003 film starring Mike Myers in the title role of the Cat in the Hat, and Dakota Fanning as Sally.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Seuss, Dr. [Theodor Geisel]. The Cat in the Hat.. Random House, New York, 1957.
Price: US$14000.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first issue of Dr. Seuss' classic work. Octavo, original illustrated unlaminated boards. Inscribed by the author, "For Ruth Dr. Seuss." Fine in an excellent dust jacket with light wear. All issue points present: price of 200/200 on the dust jacket, no mention of the "Beginner Books" series on the rear panel, and has four paragraphs of educator's reviews on rear panel. Book contains a single signature and 61 pages with a message on final page before end paper contained in an outline of the cat's hat & head. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A very nice example. "A person's a person, no matter how small," Theodor Seuss Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss, would say. "Children want the same things we want. To laugh, to be challenged, to be entertained and delighted." "The Cat in the Hat was so successful that Random House, publisher of all the Dr. Seuss books since 1937, created a special division, Beginner Books, with the Cat in the Hat as the logo and Dr. Seuss as president of the division" (Dr. Seuss from Then to Now, 45). "This extraordinary writer has done more to foster literacy in children than most because he manages to combine lunacy with sanity, fun with learning, and quality with exuberant readability" (Joseph Connolly). It was the basis for the 2003 film starring Mike Myers in the title role of the Cat in the Hat, and Dakota Fanning as Sally.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.