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The Cat in the Hat

The Cat in the Hat

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The Cat in the Hat

by Seuss, Dr

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  • Hardcover
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About This Item

New York: Random House, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 61 pp. First edition, first printing. Unglazed, matte paper covered boards, with pages bound in single-signature, Near Fine, with light touches of rubbing at the tips. In a Very Good+ first issue dust jacket, with publisher's price of 200/200 intact, with light edge wear, light rubbing at the spine ends, a short closed tear to the bottom of the rear panel, and a small patch of wear to the front cover right of the title which looks like it was rubbed with an erasure. A rather lovely example--a sharp and bright copy in a very nice first issue dust jacket. Seuss wrote the landmark children's book using only 220 different words, a challenge and limitation set at the behest of his publisher.

Synopsis

The Cat in the Hat is a children's book written and illustrated by Theodor Geisel under the pen name Dr. Seuss and first published in 1957.  The story centers on a tall anthropomorphic cat who wears a red and white-striped hat and a red bow tie. The Cat shows up at the house of Sally and her brother on a rainy day while they are home alone. Despite the repeated objections of the children's fish, the Cat shows the children a few of his tricks in an attempt to entertain them. In the process, he and his companions, Thing One and Thing Two, wreck the house. The children and the fish become more and more alarmed until the Cat produces a machine that he uses to clean everything up and disappears just before the children's mother comes home. The Cat and the Hat  inaugerated the Beginner Books Series, promoting both the Dr. Seuss name and the cause of elementary literacy in the United States.

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Bookseller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
180715021
Title
The Cat in the Hat
Author
Seuss, Dr
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Random House
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1957

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About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA

Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.

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Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
First Edition
In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Rubbing
Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Good+
A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
Fine
A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....

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