From Stony Hill Books, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 20 March 1999
About this Item
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+. Seller Inventory # 14540
Bibliographic Details
Title: THE CAT IN THE HAT First Issue
Publisher: Random House (1957)
Publication Date: 1957
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: 1st Edition
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