[CHILDREN] AND TO THINK THAT I SAW IT ON MULBERRY STREET by Dr. Seuss [Theodor Seuss Geisel] - 1937

New York: Vanguard Press, 1937. First Edition, First State. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Good dust jacket. First Edition, First State of Dr. Seuss's first children's book, And to Think that I Saw it on Mulberry Street. Theodor Seuss Geisel's career in children's literature nearly never happened; at least 20 publisher's rejected the manuscript, which was saved when Geisel happened upon an old college classmate, recently editor at the Vanguard Press, who agreed to publish the critically acclaimed work. With all points of the first state: the white pants on the front cover of the dustjacket; front flap priced at $1.00; and no further printings noted on the copyright page. Previous owner's name on the front endpaper and childish initial at top of the title page. Shelfwear to the spine and corners of the boards. Small chips and tears to the dustjacket. Pictorial paper boards. Very Good with Good dustjacket. (Younger and Hirsch First Editions of Dr. Seuss Books 1.). Very Good binding / Good dust jacket.