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I Wish That I Had Duck Feet
by Seuss, Dr. (Theo LeSieg)
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
- Seller
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SANDY, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Beginner Books/Random House, 1965. First Edition, First Printing. Decorative Boards. Near Fine/Very Good+. Barney Tobey (BTOBEY). A lovely First Edition, First printing of a playful and imaginative Dr. Seuss book written under the pen name LeSieg (backwards spelling of his first name). The book itself is in near fine condition with a solid and square construction. Decorative boards are bright and clean. Very light rubbing on the ends of the book with a minor nick on the lower spine. Extremely light bumping along the bottom edges. Front endpaper and front free end paper display exceptionally clean artwork. Pages throughout the book standout as clean and crisp with bright artwork and text. The dust jacket is complete with all first issue points [Younger & Hirsch, pps.105-107]. The dust jacket is in Very Good + condition and is protected by an archival jacket. The dust jacket displays light soiling and moderate blemishes, especially on the top edge of the front panel and the bottom of the back panel. There is some chipping including a chip on the bottom of spine measuring .50" and a chip along the bottom of the front panel measuring .25". The dust jacket shows minor tanning over all. Front and rear flaps are near flawless condition. Rear flap has a clear picture of a smiling Barney Tobey. The dust jacket shows some wear but is intact and has protected the book quite well. An overall well preserved piece of childhood nostalgia.
Synopsis
I Wish That I Had Duck Feet is a children's book written by Dr. Seuss and first published in 1965. "Theo. LeSieg" was a pen name of Theodor Geisel, who is more commonly known as Dr. Seuss. The story concerns a boy who wishes that he could have many different animal and mechanical body parts, finding fantastic uses for each. After he lists all the great things he can do with his new body part, he says why it would be problematic. At the end, he decides that he is happiest being himself.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Parrish Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3602
- Title
- I Wish That I Had Duck Feet
- Author
- Seuss, Dr. (Theo LeSieg)
- Illustrator
- Barney Tobey (BTOBEY)
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Beginner Books/Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1965
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About the Seller
Parrish Books
Biblio member since 2006
SANDY, Oregon
About Parrish Books
Parrish Books is a full-time on-line dealer in fine collectible books in business since 2002. With specialities in signed limited editions and many favorite authors including Ray Bradbury, Richard Bach, Tom Clancy, John Updike, Kurt Vonnegut, Edward Gorey and Maurice Sendak. We specialize in exceptional customer service and quality packaging of all orders.
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- First Edition
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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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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