BARTHOLOMEW AND THE OOBLECK

Seuss, Dr

Published by Random House, New York, 1949

First edition, first printing of this early Seuss tale of sticky precipitation and the importance of saying you're sorry winner of a 1950 Caldecott Honor. BARTHOLOMEW AND THE OOBLECK sees the return of the titular hero of THE 500 HATS OF BARTHOLOMEW CUBBINS, this time tasked with saving the kingdom from a sticky green substance. The science-class favorite non-Newtonian fluid made from water and corn starch takes its name from the disruptive precipitation in this title. 12'' x 9''. Original color pictorial boards. Original price-clipped color pictorial dust jacket. Green and black pictorial endpapers of oobleck falling on heads. Illustrated in green and black. [24] leaves. Gift inscription to front flyleaf dated June 1956. Tiny drawing of a girl in a dress to rear flap of jacket. Jacket with various edgewear including shallow creasing and closed tears, two large chips. Binding with some edgewear and careful color in-fills, endpapers with light toning. Leaves with scattered soil to margins. A solid copy. Very good in original dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 45130

Bibliographic Details

Title: BARTHOLOMEW AND THE OOBLECK
Publisher: Random House, New York
Publication Date: 1949
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: 1st Edition