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Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories
by Dr. Seuss
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Manlius, New York, United States
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About This Item
First Edition Hardcover Book in Dust Jacket. Book and Dust Jacket in Good Condition. Binding is square and tight and contents are clean and bright. Slight musty smell. Covers show light rubbing and wear along edges and at tips and spine ends. Jacket is whole and complete and shows rubbing, edge wear and chipping. I have enclosed the jacket in a removable Mylar sleeve to protect it from further wear. First Edition with $2.95 price on front Jacket flap, Copyright dates of 1950, 1951 and 1958 on Copyright Page, pictures of 14 previous Seuss titles on rear panel of Jacket, illustrated endpapers and 8 lines of text on Copyright page. Includes the stories Yertle the Turtle, Gertrude McFuzz and The Big Brag.
Synopsis
Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories is a picture book collection by Theodor Geisel, published under his more commonly-known pseudonym of Dr. Seuss. It was first released by Random House Books on April 12, 1958, and is written in Seuss's trademark style, using a type of meter called anapestic tetrameter.
Reviews
On Apr 19 2023, a reader said:
Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories is a delightful old favorite about an ambitious, self centered, fascistic turtle which was first published on my brother's 3rd birthday in the year that I became 2 years old. This imaginative illustrated collection of 3 stories starts with the famous story of Yertle the Turtle, who was 'king of all he could see', and logically concluded that, if he could see more, he could rule more. Illustrated by by Theodor Geisel, or 'Dr Seuss' in his black outline cartoon style, with selective highlights of color which imbues believable human emotion in his cast of characters. Children love the rhythmic rhymes read allowed to them with expressive vocal tones. With repeated readings, some kids memorize and recite portions of the story long before they can read it themselves. Acording th this websites synopsis of Yertle the Turtle and other stories, Seuss used "a type of meter called anapestic tetrameter." All I know is his use of it is well loved and wonderful to children of all ages!
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Details
- Bookseller
- Limestone Village Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1176
- Title
- Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories
- Author
- Dr. Seuss
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1958
- Size
- 32 cm
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Children's Literature; Classics; Books by Dr. Seuss; Illustrated Books; Turtles;
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- Copyright page
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- Tight
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- Jacket
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- Rubbing
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- Edges
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