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Horton Hatches the Egg
by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Random House, 1940. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Good/Fair. Geisel, Theodor. A First Edition, First State, but later printing (c. 1958,14 titles listed on rear + 2 Beginning Readers books). With tan cloth-covered boards with black embossed lettering to front cover, this hardcover book is in VG condition: colors bright, no fading; edges & corners crisp, no rubbing, else unmarked. Interior is clean, binding secure. Old gift inscription dated 1962 on ffep. Unclipped DJ (with 295/295 at top flap) is downgraded to only Fair-Good due to a large chip missing from front cover & missing lower part of spine, smaller creases & tears & chips all around. Looks lovely protected in new mylar cover. Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Synopsis
Horton Hatches the Egg is a children's book by Dr. Seuss, first published in 1940. The book, along with Horton Hears a Who later provided the thrust of the plot for the Broadway musical Seussical. The character Horton appeared again in Horton Hears a Who!, published in 1954. Plot summary The book concerns an elephant named Horton, who is convinced by an irresponsible bird named Mayzie to sit on her egg while she takes a short "break", which proves to last for months.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017148
- Title
- Horton Hatches the Egg
- Author
- Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)
- Illustrator
- Geisel, Theodor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1940
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- CIRCUS FANTASY FICTION CHILDREN PICTURE ILLUSTRATED BOOKS ILLUSTRATORS EASY READER SEUSS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Illustrated & Picture Books;
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Spine
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- Edges
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- First Edition
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- First State
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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