Cat Hat First Issue by Seuss (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This is the true first edition, first printing (with "FIRST PRINTING" stated on the copyright page). This is also the tue first issue of both the book and the dust jacket, with all first issue points (the cat's tie is white, there is a white snowball, etc.) as required (see Younger & Hirsch 11). ***** 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 title are rare. ***** The book and dust jacket are in nice condition. There is NO writing, NO bookplates, and NO remainder marks. It is NOT a book club edition and NOT a former library book. ***** CONDITION: The book and the dust jacket are in VERYGOOD condition. ***** We include new mylar (clear) dust jacket covers with each dust jacket at no extra charge. ****** 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). Dr. Seuss (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. This is the true first edition, first printing (with "FIRST PRINTING" stated on the copyright page). This is also the tue first issue of both the book and the dust jacket, with all first issue points (the cat's tie is white, there is a white snowball, etc.) as required (see Younger & Hirsch 11). ***** 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 title are rare. ***** The book and dust jacket are in nice condition. There is NO writing, NO bookplates, and NO remainder marks. It is NOT a book club edition and NOT a former library book. ***** CONDITION: The book and the dust jacket are in NEAR FINE condition. ***** We include new mylar (clear) dust jacket covers with each dust jacket at no extra charge. ****** 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). Dr. Seuss (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Printing / First issue with following characteristics: Matte finish boards not glazed, (2) + 61 + (1) pages, pictorial endpapers; last unnumbered page features an outline of the Cat in the Hat with an explanation of the educational aspects of the text; "For Beginning Readers" in a circle on the front board; no mention of Beginner Book Series on the back panel; single signature binding; some light rubbing and age toning to edges of boards, internally clean and totally unmarked except for previous owner name printed in pencil on front free endpaper; overall condition of book is VG+. Description of the dust jacket, which is guaranteed to be original to the book since it belonged to my wife as a child: color of the book is clear sky or powder blue, the color of the jacket is slightly greener; jacket is price-clipped; does not have "Printed in the U.S.A." on the back flap, NO B-1 code on the jacket spine, NO Zip code in the address on the back flap, NO mention of Beginner Book Series on back panel; some edge rubbing and overall light abrasion to the jacket with no other loss or tears to the jacket other than the price-clip; the inside of the jacket shows light age toning, as from humidity, but there are no other indicators of such in the book itself or on the cover, which is clean and bright; overall jacket condition Good+.…

[New York:] Random House (1957). 61 numbered pages [verso of last page of text has the story of the Cat in the Hat enclosed within a blue hat-shaped figure]. Hardcover. Fine in a near fine dust jacket: price 195/195 ($1.95) on front flap, tiny tear at top of spine panel and rear panel faintly soiled. Per the most definitive Dr. Seuss bibliography to date, the present copy is a first edition, later issue, third state: "Glazed paper boards with 195/195 price [on dust jacket] but still with no mention of [Beginner Book] series on dust wrapper." (Younger & Hirsch, p. 28, Note 3).…