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Book Description: The image is 5 x 9 inches and is clean and fresh. This drawing was given to his longtime cook and housekeeper (Alberta Fouts) where it was treasured for many years. The image is classic Seuss with an outrageous character with a great tail and marvelous, gentle antennae. It is very hard to find color paintings by Dr. Seuss and this is a wonderful execution that had personal meaning and significance to him. He was a giant of children's art in his century and we are excited to offer it. Bookseller Inventory # 8000527

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Book Description: The image is 6 x 10? inches and is signed; there is a printing note in the margin of the front of the board. We have seen this (or a similar) character in many Seuss works but to have an original is something quite special. Dr. Seuss had the kind of career that we all hear about but rarely get to fulfill. He was born in 1904 and his motherÕs maiden name was Seuss; ah ha! He went to Dartmouth where he and some buddies were caught drinking ginÑsuch a crimeÑand he was forced to give up his extra-curricular events. So, to continue contributing to the school publication, Jack-O-Lantern, he started using Seuss as a pen-name. He then went to Oxford University where his major success was meeting his future wife, Helen Palmer. And so it goes and we all know the restÉ Signed by Author. Bookseller Inventory # 8300576

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Book Description: 1937, 1937. SEUSS, Dr. And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street. New York: Vanguard, 1937. Quarto, original pictorial paper boards, pictorial endpapers, original dust jacket. Housed in a custom clamshell box. $20,000. Rare first edition of Dr. Seuss' first book, an irrepressible celebration of child-like imagination, signed by Dr. Seuss. "Despite the luxury and renown of the [Swedish liner] Kungsholm, the aspect of the ship that made the most memorable impression on Ted [during his 1936 European cruise aboard the vessel] was the rhythm of the ship's engines The dum de dum, dum de dum of the engines bored its way into Ted's mind. Consumed by it to the point of distraction, he noticed that it had the same rhythm as the poem 'The Night Before Christmas' Unable to get the rhythm out of his head upon returning home, Ted tried to pass it on by beginning to write a book Once he finished [it], Ted had a difficult time finding a publisher willing to take a chance with the unusual book This was a book that the unsaintly could appreciate. In comparison with some of the rule-enforcing books that Ted read as a child, which taught young readers how to behave and improve their manners, this was a book that reveled in allowing a child's imagination to run wild and remain at odds with grown-ups who would never be able to appreciate a child's sense of wonder and creativity" (Cohen, 181-85). Later state of first issue. Younger & Hirsch 1. Cotsen 10053. Stamped "Horn Book," referring to Horn Book Magazine and implying that this was most likely a review copy. Book bright and extremely good, with paper clip mark to first few leaves and light wear to extremities of boards. Bright dust jacket with expert restoration. A desirable copy of the notoriously fragile first Seuss title, exceptionally rare signed by him. Bookseller Inventory # 67178

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Book Description: Collins SKU-112B-000403-PGS. Board book. Book Condition: Good. 0007169469 If the book is very heavy we may contact you about additional shipping costs. Bookseller Inventory # SKU-112B-000403-PGS

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Book Description: [c. 1960–80], 1960. From the Book I had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew. Original artwork in black felt tip. Approx. 10.5 x 13.5 inches. A fine drawing of a Creature being attacked by a Skritz at his neck and a Skrink to his toe from the book I had Touble in Getting to Solla Sollew. Inscribed Ouch! Dr. Seuss. Mounted, glazed and framed. Bookseller Inventory # 20179

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Book Description: [c. 1960–80], 1960. From the book I had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew. Original artwork in black felt tip and blue and orange crayon. Approx. 12 x 10 inches. A fine drawing of a bee otherwise known as a Skritz from the book I had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew. Inscribed "B" bee Dr. Seuss. Mounted, glazed and framed. All Original Artwork sold by Peter Harrington Antiquarian Books is guaranteed to be genuine and authentic. We issue a certificate of authenticity with all artwork sold. Bookseller Inventory # 20177

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Book Description: [c. 1960–80], 1960. From the Book I had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew Original artwork in black wax crayon. Approx. 10.5 x 13.5 inches. A fine drawing of a Chap on a One-Wheeler Wubble being drawn by a camel from the book I had Touble in Getting to Solla Sollew. Inscribed Best Wishes! Dr. Seuss. Mounted, glazed and framed. All Original Artwork sold by Peter Harrington Antiquarian Books is guaranteed to be genuine and authentic. We issue a certificate of authenticity with all artwork sold. Bookseller Inventory # 20178

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Book Description: New York, Random House, 1957, 1957. First edition, first printing, first issue, with the price code on the jacket 200/200 and the boards not laminated as in later issues. Small quarto. Original unlaminated pictorial paper-covered boards. With the pictorial dust jacket. Custom blue morocco-backed solander box by The Chelsea Bindery. Illustrated throughout by the author in two colours. Jacket very slightly worn at spine ends, a fine copy. Bookseller Inventory # 44681

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Book Description: 1957, 1957. SEUSS, Dr. The Cat in the Hat. New York: Random House, (1957). Octavo, original pictorial paper boards, pictorial endpapers, original pictorial dust jacket. Housed in a custom clamshell box. $14,000. First edition of this rare and important children's classic. An exceptionally beautiful copy. "A turning point, not only in the career of Dr. Seuss but in the reading habits of American children, occurred in the late 1950's. Inspired by a thoughtful article by John Hersey in Life magazine, entitled 'Why do Students Bog Down on the First R?,' Seuss began to address the problem, which has since entered the popular parlance as the why-Johnny-can't-read syndrome. Hersey's contention was that the schools were filled with 'pallid primers' such as Fun with Dick and Jane, featuring 'abnormally courteous, unnaturally clean boys and girls,' that real children found them uninspiring, and that many bookstores displayed more attractive alternatives, the 'jaunty juveniles' with 'strange and wonderful animals and children who behave naturally, i.e., sometimes misbehave.' Seuss' answer was The Cat in the Hat. By enhancing everyday situations with irresistible imaginary characters and telling the tales with cleverly rhymed, easily recognizable words, Seuss gave control of learning to read back to children, while providing wit, charm, comic verse, and a surprise on every page. 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). First edition, with 200/200 on the inside flap of dust jacket and all other first edition points. Younger & Hirsch 7. Small contemporary price sticker to rear panel of dust jacket. Book beautiful and fine; very bright original dust jacket with only minute rubbing to edges. An exceptionally beautiful copy, quite elusive and most desirable in such fine condition. An essential addition to any collection of children's literature. Bookseller Inventory # 68192

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Book Description: New York, Random House, 1957, 1957. First Edition, First Issue. The boards are not laminated and the price on the dustjacket is 200/200 as called for. A lovely copy of one of the all time great children’s books, Seuss’s masterpiece. 4to. Original pictorial paper covered boards. With the dustjacket and housed in a blue quarter morocco solander box by The Chelsea Bindery. Illustrated throughout by the author. An extremely bright copy of this book, head and foot of spine bumped. Dustjacket has very minor rubbing to corners but is otherwise fine. Bookseller Inventory # 25791

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Book Description: Random House, New York, 1957. Paper Covered Hardcover. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Seuss, Dr. (illustrator). First Edition, First Issue. 4to. An uncommonly fine copy of this rare children's classic. Unlaminated paper-covered boards with correct price of 200/200 as called for in Younger & Hirsch. A stunning copy with just the lightest signs of wear to the extremities; otherwise exceptionally clean and fresh. The dust jacket is bright, with virtually no wear save for some unobtrusive denting on the back that has translated lightly to the cover beneath. Both copy and jacket are in extraordinary condition for this most desirable book. In a half-leather custom clam-shell box. (CHI SH). Bookseller Inventory # 10975

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Book Description: [c. 1960–80], 1960. A similar image is used for the front cover of Dr Seuss’s A Wocket in my Pocket. Original artwork in black, felt tip. Approx. 7.25 x 9.75 inches. A fine drawing of a boy with a wocket in his back pocket, taken from the cover of the book. Inscribed "a Wocket in my Pocket Dr. Seuss. for the kids at St. Catherines." Mounted, glazed and framed. All Original Artwork sold by Peter Harrington Antiquarian Books is guaranteed to be genuine and authentic. We issue a certificate of authenticity with all artwork sold. Bookseller Inventory # 20188

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Book Description: SEUSS,DR. AND TO THINK THAT I SAW IT ON MULBERRY STREET. NY: Vanguard Press 1937 (1937). 4to (8 1/2 x 11"), pictorial boards, white spine, owner bookplate on endpaper, except for a touch of soil on the top of the spine, this is a Fine copy in a great dust wrapper with a 1/4" chip off top edge and two inconspicuous closed margin tears. FIRST EDITION OF SEUSS'S FIRST BOOK FOR CHILDREN! First state with boy's shorts white instead of blue on dust wrapper Brightly illustrated in color throughout. This is a great copy of a high spot in children's literature. Bookseller Inventory # 22806

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Book Description: Vanguard Press, New York, 1937. Hard Covers. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 4to - 11 Inches. One of the greatest Seuss rarities - the first issue of the author's first book, signed by the author. The first NY edition, with the boy's shorts in white on the jacket and the front board. The book itself bound in original pictorial boards with professionally restored spine and some colour touching up to the extremities. Bookplate of Martha M Phelan to front pastedown. Further ink gift inscription 'For Martha from "Os" Skinner January 8, 1938' to free front endpaper verso. Above this in fountain pen is the author's inscription 'Cordially - Dr Seuss' (autograph verified by Bloomsbury Auctions). Some brown spotting to title page verso and first page of text. 16 pages. Some fingering towards the bottom of the pages, and one small 1 inch closed tear to one margin, but otherwise very clean. Rear pastedown showing some minor toning. The fragile jacket (with price of $1 and description of Seuss to rear return) separated along spine and with several creases and closed tears. Small area of loss to front of jacket near bottom right corner. the whole book housed in a custom made blue cloth solander box with blue morocco spine labels with gilt titles. Extremely rare to find signed by the author. We can send images of this book on request. Signed by Author. Bookseller Inventory # 029207

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Book Description: SEUSS,DR. AND TO THINK THAT I SAW IT ON MULBERRY STREET. NY: Vanguard Press 1937 (1937). 4to, pictorial boards, Fine in VG+ dw with a few repairs to chips on edges and old tape residue on 2 areas. FIRST EDITION OF SEUSS'S FIRST BOOK FOR CHILDREN. (earliest issue with boys pants on cover and on dw white instead of blue). Brightly illustrated in color throughout - very scarce and a great copy. Younger/Hirsch #1. Bookseller Inventory # 32585

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Book Description: New York, Random House, 1957, 1957. First edition, first impression. With the advert for The Cat in the Hat to lower board, the dust jacket priced 250/250 and listing 14 titles on the back flap. Inscribed on the front free endpaper "For Stephanie - Best wishes - Dr. Seuss". Quarto. Original pictorial boards, titles to upper board and spine in white and green, pictorial endpapers. With the dust jacket. Housed in a red half morocco clamshell box. Illustrated throughout by Dr. Seuss. Edges lightly rubbed, soft creasing to front free endpaper, corners of dust jacket rubbed with a couple of small closed tears. A bright copy. Bookseller Inventory # 47462

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Book Description: 1957, 1957. SEUSS, Dr. The Cat in the Hat. New York: Random House, (1957). Octavo, original pictorial paper boards, pictorial endpapers, original pictorial dust jacket. Housed in a custom clamshell box. $9000. First edition of this rare and important children's classic. "A turning point, not only in the career of Dr. Seuss but in the reading habits of American children, occurred in the late 1950's. Inspired by a thoughtful article by John Hersey in Life magazine, entitled 'Why do Students Bog Down on the First R?,' Seuss began to address the problem, which has since entered the popular parlance as the why-Johnny-can't-read syndrome. Hersey's contention was that the schools were filled with 'pallid primers' such as Fun with Dick and Jane, featuring 'abnormally courteous, unnaturally clean boys and girls,' that real children found them uninspiring, and that many bookstores displayed more attractive alternatives, the 'jaunty juveniles' with 'strange and wonderful animals and children who behave naturally, i.e., sometimes misbehave.' Seuss' answer was The Cat in the Hat. By enhancing everyday situations with irresistible imaginary characters and telling the tales with cleverly rhymed, easily recognizable words, Seuss gave control of learning to read back to children, while providing wit, charm, comic verse, and a surprise on every page. 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). First edition, with 200/200 on the inside flap of dust jacket and all other first edition points. Younger & Hirsch 7. Contemporary gift inscription and child's signature. Notation on rear flap of dust jacket. Bright book with only a tiny bit of rubbing to spine ends. Very bright, price-clipped dust jacket with light wear to extremities. A near-fine copy. Bookseller Inventory # 68757

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Book Description: SEUSS,DR. THE 500 HATS OF BARTHOLOMEW CUBBINS. NY: Vanguard (1938). Large 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards, slight edge rubbing else near Fine in very slightly chipped price clipped dw. 1st ed. of Dr. Seuss's second book with correct endpaper configuration. Illustrated throughout in black and white with Bartholomew's red hat being the only color (besides the red pictorial endpapers). Bader (p. 304) calls it "folkloric fantasy of a spoofing sort with a happy open end." One of the rarest Seuss first editions. See Younger/Hirsch 22. Bookseller Inventory # 18653

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Book Description: Vanguard Press, New York, 1937. First edition. Thin quarto: pictorial paper-covered boards with the boy in white shirts on the front cover. .A near fine copy with light wear to the extremities. In a very good dust jacket which has some insect damage to the front cover and light chipping to the spine tips and extremities. Very scarce in the first edition. Bookseller Inventory # 1655

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Book Description: Vanguard Press, 1937. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The Vanguard Press: New York, 1937. First Edition, Second Issue of Dr. Seuss's first children¿s book. Large 8vo. Second issue as boy on front cover has blue shorts (First Edition, First Issue boy has white shorts). Original decorated boards, decorated endpapers. With the pictorial dustjacket. Book near fine, with slight creasing on spine, minor wear at corner, slight darkening along top and bottom edges of boards, very slight discoloration from glue on end-papers. DJ very good, with tiny pieces missing at spine ends and corners, slight rubbing, nicking along edges of covers, tear across bottom 1/3 of front near corner; tear at bottom of back flap, tiny stain at middle of back cover. DJ price reads $1. Comes in specially made custom slipcase. Bookseller Inventory # 005712

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Book Description: SEUSS,DR. THE CAT IN THE HAT. NY:Random Hse. (1957). 8vo, flat paper over boards (not glazed paper), 61p., no owner signatures or bookplates, near fine in dustwrapper lightly worn at spine ends. 1st edition of Seuss's first reader (correct binding paper and price). Illustrated in bright color throughout. In addition to becoming a household name, the Cat In The Hat is extremely important in the history of education and children's literature. At the same time that it was amusing, it was bringing the basic concepts of reading to tens of thousands of little children who were learning without being "taught". It was a marked departure from the boring Dick and Jane type reader. The challenge of writing an entire book using only 220 different words and making the book enjoyable was enormous. Teachers began to use this book in their classrooms and it was not long before the Cat In The Hat became an American icon. Beautiful first editions of this title are extremely scarce. Bookseller Inventory # 24324

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Book Description: SEUSS,DR. IF I RAN THE ZOO. NY: Random House (1950). Folio (9 1/4 x 12 1/8"), red glazed pictorial boards, Fine in dust wrapper with price intact, a few closed tears and tape ghost marks, but really remarkably nice. 1st ed. CALDECOTT HONOR book. Illustrated in color. You've never been to a zoo like this one! THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED BY SEUSS WITH A MARVELOUS 4 3/4 " HIGH PEN DRAWING OF A SEUSSIAN CHARACTER CARRYING A SIGN! Younger / Hirsch 44. Bookseller Inventory # 26429

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Book Description: The Vanguard Press. New York: 1937, 1937. First Edition. Quarto, original illustrated boards and publisher's dustjacket. Dr. Seuss's extremely scarce first children's book. Near Fine in Very Good to Near Fine dustjacket with boy in blue shorts at front panel and correct blurbs at flaps, lower front flap price-clipped (price is not needed to determine first issue jacket), some shallow loss at spine ends, few small chips and short closed tears at top rear panel. Bookseller Inventory # 16077

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Book Description: 1938, 1938. SEUSS, Dr. The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins. New York: The Vanguard Press, (1938). Thin quarto, original half red cloth, pictorial boards and endpapers, original dust jacket. $6800. Scarce first edition of Dr. Seuss' second book, a comical and insightful fantasy with numerous black, white and red illustrations by the author. By the time Geisel wrote this book, he "already had a substantial hat collection of his own. His sister, Marnie, reported, 'Ted has another peculiar hobby. That of collecting hats of every description. Why, he must have several hundred and he is using them as the foundation of his next book I have seen him put on an impromptu show for guests, using the hats as costumes ' The 500 Hats touched a sore spot for children-trying to do the right thing and arousing an adult's anger through no fault of their own [It is a book for children] created by someone who had not lost his memory of the fantasies and injustices of childhood. [Its] magic lies in Ted's ability to honestly address the injustices while ameliorating them with the sense of wonder established by the fantasies" (Cohen, 193-94). First issue, with larger hats on pastedowns. Younger & Hirsch 22. Bookplate to front free endpaper. Interior with slight marginal soiling; rear inner paper hinge split, binding sound. Slight fading to spine, moderate edge-wear to boards. Price-clipped dust jacket with spine largely split but holding, modest loss to spine ends, a few short closed tears. A very good copy of an extraordinarily scarce Seuss first edition, difficult to obtain in any condition. Bookseller Inventory # 62133

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Book Description: Random House, 1957, 1957. as nearly perfect a copy as I’;ve seen; binding so tight it appears never to have been opened: includes all points: dull finish instead of lamination on cloth, no mention of Beginner’s Book Series on back, "200/200" for price. Bookseller Inventory # NL-1224

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Book Description: SEUSS,DR. THE CAT IN THE HAT. NY:Random Hse. (1957). 8vo, flat paper over boards (not glazed paper), 61p., small bump on top edge and fore edge else near fine in VG dw that has faint tape mark on on edge and very slight fraying to spine ends. 1st ed. of Seuss's first reader (correct binding paper and price). Illustrated in bright color throughout. The importance of this book cannot be overstated. In addition to becoming a household name, the Cat In The Hat is extremely important in the history of education and children's literature. At the same time that it was amusing, it was bringing the basic concepts of reading to tens of thousands of little children who were learning without being "taught". It was a marked departure from the boring Dick and Jane type reader. The challenge of writing an entire book using only 220 different words and making the book enjoyable was enormous. Teachers began to use this book in their classrooms and it was not long before the Cat In The Hat became an American icon. First editions of this title are extremely scarce. Bookseller Inventory # 17916

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Book Description: New York: Random House, 1957. First Edition, in the Rare First Issue Dust JacketSEUSS, Dr. (pseudonym of Theodor Seuss Geisel). The Cat in the Hat. [New York]: Random House, [1957].First edition, first issue. Octavo (8 15/16 x 6 3/8 inches; 227 x 163 mm.). [2], 61, [1] pp. Color illustrations throughout.Original unglazed color pictorial boards. Color pictorial endpapers. Tiny area of slight discoloration on front board, small stain on back board, the bare minimum of rubbing to spine extremities. Small erasure at top corner of front free endpaper. A near fine copy, far better than is usually seen. In the rare original first issue color pictorial dust jacket, with the price "200/200" on the front flap and with no mention of the "Beginner Books" series on the rear panel. Jacket with the bare minimum of rubbing at folds."Dr Seuss’s best-known picturebook epitomises the concept of instruction through delight. The Cat in the Hat was composed as a controlled vocabulary book with only 223 different words. Seuss created the book as a response to a 1954 article in Life magazine by John Hersey which speculated that the decline in children’s reading abilities in the United States was due to the dull basal readers used in school.and suggested that children’s writers, such as Seuss, might try to write a school primer. Seuss found the limited vocabulary a challenge and, after a period of frustration, simply chose the first two words that rhymed-‘cat’ and ‘hat’-from the list of approved words and created his most memorable character.The popularity of The Cat in the Hat led to the founding of the Beginner Book division of Random House in 1957 with Dr Seuss as president. The image of the Cat in the Hat became the logo for this controlled vocabulary series, which included the sequel The Cat in the Hat Comes Back (1958) as well as Green Eggs and Ham (1960). The Cat reappears in The Cat in the Hat Songbook (1967), The Cat’s Quizzer (1976) and I Can Read with My Eyes Shut (1978)" (The Cambridge Guide to Children’s Books in English).Younger & Hirsch 7. Bookseller Inventory # 00381

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Book Description: Random House, New York, 1957. Flat Paper Over Boards. Book Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. Seuss, Dr. (illustrator). First Edition, First Issue. 8vo - 6-3/4" x 9-1/4". Dr. Seuss. THE CAT IN THE HAT. [New York]: Random House, (1957). First edition, first issue. 8vo - 6-3/4" x 9-1/4". Full color pictorial flat paper (not glazed or shiny paper) over boards with minor rubbing to the corners and spine extremities and a tiny area of abrasion consisting of approximately six minute spots, 1/16" in length each, along the bottom of the inside of the front cover to the paper covering the board. Full color pictorial dust wrapper with the correct first issue point, i.e. the price of 200/200 on the front flap of the wrapper with some minor wear to edges and rubbing to folds but with no loss. Sixty-one numbered pages with full color illustrations on every page by Dr. Seuss. Dr. Seuss wrote this book by choosing just over 220 different words that any child in the first or second grade should be able to read and combining them into the wonderful rhymed nonsense that is THE CAT IN THE HAT. Dr. Seuss had one specific purpose when he wrote this book . . . to make young beginning readers more eager and anxious to read. The pages of the book are fine with the exception of a few scattered light stains to a couple of the pages. The condition of the book is NEAR FINE. The condition of the dust wrapper is VERY GOOD +. Rare in this condition. Dr. Seuss Picture Book. Bookseller Inventory # 000201

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Book Description: 1955, 1955. SIGNED. SEUSS, Dr. On Beyond Zebra. New York: Random House, (1955). Quarto, original pictorial boards, original dust jacket. $6500. First edition of Seuss' paean to free thinking, warmly inscribed by him on the verso of the front free endpaper to the children of Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn, "For Cris and Tandy whose parents I admire so much. Best wishes—Dr. Seuss." "The story of the boy whose philosophy is 'most people stop with the Z but not me!' encapsulates all that has made Dr. Seuss so important and endearing. Fundamentally, the book posits the empowerment of children through the use of their imagination. Instead of rote memorization of that which has been given to them, there is excitement to be found in what has come to be known as 'thinking outside the box' This kind of thinking was, for the times, downright radical" (Cohen, 316). Younger & Hirsch 63. Inscribed to Cris and Tandy Cronyn, son and daughter of legendary stage and screen actors Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn. Interior bright and clean, minor tape residue to pastedowns. Boards with light wear to extremities. Dust jacket slightly soiled with light wear to spine ends, a few short closed tears. A lovely copy in near-fine condition, desirable and scarce inscribed by Seuss, with a notable provenance. Bookseller Inventory # 69409

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Book Description: [c. 1960–80], 1960. Inscribed by the artist "Two Life Size Green Eggs! Dr. Seuss." Original artwork in black and green felt tip. Approx. 21 x 27 cm. A fine drawing of two large green eggs. Mounted, glazed and framed. All Original Artwork sold by Peter Harrington Antiquarian Books is guaranteed to be genuine and authentic. We issue a certificate of authenticity with all artwork sold. Bookseller Inventory # 42296

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