Dr Seuss Theodor S Geisel (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Book Club Edition (BCE). The ultimate graduation gift, designed "for out-starting upstarts of all ages," the very last book written by the good Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel). Orig. published in 1990, this is a Book Club Edition (BCE), identical in all aspects but with no price on DJ. Quarto (8.25" x 11.25") has glossy paper-covered brightly colored decorative boards with an image matched on the accompanying DJ. Book condition is Near Fine condition: exceptionally clean & bright, pages white & unmarked, colors bright, binding strong with a hint of warp to text block. & straight. The unclipped DJ is VG+, with light discoloration & slight wrinkling/edgewear to top edge of back cover. Nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. Dr. Seuss (Geisel, Theodor); Geisel, Audrey S. (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: As new. Random House, c1993. Special Deluxe Edition. unpaginated, color illustrations throughout. 4to. As new unread hardcover, as new slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition Later Printing. With the recommendation that you buy this book for your child now & give it to them on their 70th birthday, this book by the perpetual child Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) takes on the "aches & pains of growing old." Unpaginated, approximately 46 pages of story. The Fourth Printing of the 1986 FIRST EDITION, this copy was SIGNED by him (in his usual place), with a personalized inscription. Hardcover book has green paper over quarter beige linen-covered boards, blindstamped with "Dr. Seuss" to front cover & lettered in shiny green to spine. Condition is VG+: completely clean save for very faint, tiny spot to bottom edge of text block. Upper edges of both boards show faint rubbing & a thin strip of fading. Else, completely clean & unmarked, but heavy offsetting to front (& less so to rear) endpapers where a collection of death notices & editorial tributes & cartoons from the local San Diego papers (Sept 25/26, 1991) celebrating this local hero has been laid in, along with 3 glossy 5" x 8" glossy photos of Geisel from the San Diego Museum of Art (2 of same image). The unclipped DJ is Near Fine, with mild toning & faint rubbing/soil; nicely protected in clear mylar cover by original owner. We are also offering a later printing of the first edition of this title, not signed, for very cheap; please see our listing #025861. Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. Dr. Seuss (Geisel, Theodor); Geisel, Audrey S. (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dustjacket. 1st Edition. First edition/first printing with full number line, hardcover, has a previous owner's name written in slightly sloppy black marker to head of verso of first free endpage and just starts to continue to head of title page, a tiny lean to the binding, slight bumps to spine ends and cover corners, faint rubbing with a few very small smudges, and a hint of shelfwear to case edges, otherwise a solid, tight VG copy. Frith, Michael (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. New York: Random House, 1953. First edition, 1953. One of the books that will no longer be published by the author's estate. Pictorial hardcover with dustjacket. Some very very faint cigarette odor that should disappear over time, modest rubbing to the spine ends and lower edge, good hinges, firm text block, very clean pages with a tiny spot at the upper corner of the title page, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped [2.50] and has very minor chipping to the spine ends, a few modest closed tears and accompanying creases, very little paper loss, unfaded spine. Includes eight titles on back of book and rear panel of dustjacket. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - 12" - 15" Tall.…

Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First edition. First printing, with pink boards and matching unclipped pink jacket priced 250/250. Inscribed by Dr. Seuss on the verso of front free endpaper: "For Lynne / Dr. Seuss." A Very Good+ copy in like dust jacket. Some soiling and edgewear to boards, but internally a clean copy with just the faintest foxing to the final two pages and the rear pastedown. Jacket with some fading to spine, some rubbing to spine ends and corners, and some foxing mostly visible from the verso. If I Ran the Circus is a delightful rhyming adventure with all of Dr. Seuss' signature quirk. Young Morris McGurk has dreams of overseeing an exotic circus that does more than feature lions and tigers - his big top would feature a wink-hooded Hoodwink, a Spotted Atrocious, and a great Sneelock. "Once again, Seuss tells a story through a young boy's wild imagination.playing with the sound of words" (Strebor). Seuss' silly circus story makes a charming read at any age. Very Good + in Very Good + dust jacket. Signed.…

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. A Near Fine copy of the book in like dust jacket. Book without any signs of previous ownership, a bright, clean copy. Book with a faint musty odor. Jacket with only slight rubbing and wear at the spine ends and extremities. First issue dust jacket retaining original price and fourteen titles on the rear flap, as well as the advertisement for The Cat in the Hat at $2.00 on the rear panel. A Christmas classic for all ages. Named one of the Top 100 Picture Books of all time by School Library Journal, How the Grinch Stole Christmas is a time-honored story of discovering the true joy of Christmas. Considered one of his best, Dr. Seuss wrote the book in just a few weeks, with his wife, Audrey Geisel, acting as editor. The book would be adapted into a fondly remembered television special in 1966 and a feature film in 2000. "His peculiar and original genius in line and word is always the same, yet, so rich are the variations he plays on his themes, always fresh and amusing" (contemporary New York Herald Tribune review). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.…