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Horton Hatches the Egg
by Dr. Seuss
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- ISBN 10
- 039480077X
- ISBN 13
- 9780394800776
- Seller
-
Foster, Rhode Island, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Random House Books for Young Readers, 2004-10-12. Hardcover. Acceptable. 8x0x11. Random House; New York, 1940. Hardcover. NOT a First Edition. Acceptable, binding sturdy and intact, some discoloration to boards, abrasions to board corners and spine edges, some scattered foxing/discoloration to pastedowns/endpapers, moderate rubbing to board/spine edges, tear to joint at top spine edge, moisture stain front board near fore-edge, moisture stain at fore-edge and partially on pages in front and rear, some scattered foxing to text block edges, in an Acceptable, moderate handling/rub marks to panels, scattered foxing and discoloration to panels/flaps and verso, moisture stain at front turn and verso, chipped top and bottom front panel, couple of small soiled spots rear panel and verso, 295/295 DJ price intact and present, chipped spine edges and bottom rear panel, moisture stain rear flap and verso, Dust wrapper. 4to[quarto or approx. 11.5 x 13.5 inches], unpaginated [64pp.], color illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1030407
- Title
- Horton Hatches the Egg
- Author
- Dr. Seuss
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 039480077X
- ISBN 13
- 9780394800776
- Publisher
- Random House Books for Young Readers
- Place of Publication
- Westminister, Maryland, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2004-10-12
- Size
- 8x0x11
- X weight
- 13 oz
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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- Rubbing
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- Acceptable
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- Verso
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- Text Block
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- New
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- First Edition
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