first edition
1948 · New York
by Seuss, Dr
New York: Random House, 1948. Near fine in very good jacket.. First edition, first issue of this early Seuss title, a beautiful copy directly from the stock of Aleph-Bet Books, the firm of Seuss bibliographers Helen Younger and Marc Younger. Despite the Junior Literary Guild imprint, this is a first edition, first issue with the 8-line copyright notice that includes the lithographer's name and with the background of the dust jacket in a striped design as opposed to solid blue. An early Seuss title in excellent condition and with great color illustrations on every page, with notable provenance. Original blue pictorial boards. In original unclipped (200/200) (truncated)