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Sale 419: Seuss - and Fine Literature (#419) 01/07/2010 1:00 PM PST Closed
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Lot #17 The Cat in the Hat

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Estimate: $5,000 - $8,000

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Description

Title:

The Cat in the Hat

Author:

Seuss, Dr.

Place Published:

[New York]

Publisher:

Random House

Date Published:

[1957]

Description:

[2], 61, [1] pp. Illustrated throughout by Dr. Seuss. 9x6½, color pictorial unglazed boards; color pictorial jacket. First Edition, First Printing.

The classic icon of 20th-century children's literature. The first Dr. Seuss book specifically targeted for beginning readers. First printing, with jacket priced "200/200" on front flap; flat, unglazed covers; rear cover lists educators' reviews with no mention of the Beginner Books series. Younger & Hirsch 7.

Condition:

Jacket edges a bit rubbed, bit of creasing and very tiny chips to spine tips, very faint soiling; slight shelf wear to volume; near fine.

Item#:

205941

Headline:

Cat in the Hat 1st in a dust jacket Dr. Seuss
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