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New York, New York: Random House, 1987. First Thus . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Dr. Seuss; Geisel, Theodore. Author's first book for adults, it purports to relate "the true facts concerning history's barest family." Orig. published in 1939, this is the FIRST PRINTING of the commemorative trade edition from Sept. 1987, "reissued by multitudinous demand" (First, thus). Hardcover small 4to has brown cloth-wrapped spine with lighter tan paper over boards stamped in darker brown with the family crest to center, lettered in bright gilt to spine. Condition of both book & unclipped DJ is Fine: just a tad less crisp & bright than Brand New! Completely clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure, pages creamy white & unmarked. The DJ is equally pristine & protected in new clear mylar cover to stay that way! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2… Read More

New York: Random House, 1939. First Edition, first printing. Written and Illustrated by Dr. Seuss. 1 vols. 4to. Orginal cloth. Fine copy in soiled and worn pictorial dust jacketunclipped. Seuss, Dr. First Edition, first printing. Written and Illustrated by Dr. Seuss. 1 vols. 4to. A Most Un-Juvenile Seuss. Dr. Seuss's third book, preceded by his highly successful juveniles, To Think that I Saw iIt on Mulberry Street and The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins. As the publisher's blurb on the inside front jacket has it, "we hope that it is unnecessary to point out to you that The Seven Lady Godivas belongs in a very different category"; or, one of the Horse Truths (Gussie Godiva's)revealed in the course of this hilarious book points out, it is "a horse of a different color.

NY: Random House, 1939. Seuss, Dr. (Theodore Geisel). First edition. Inscribed by Seuss "For Lulu Godiva, II / with lots of thanks for / nice things done." Illustrated throughout in red and black, with one three-color page. In this version of an old tale, the seven Godiva sisters (Arabella, Dorcas, Mitzi et al.), "who were simply themselves and chose not to disguise it," are betrothed to the seven Peeping bothers (Peeping Tom, Peeping Jack, Peeping Frelinghuysen, et al.). As to the genre, the publisher states "Dr. Seuss is the author of two tremendously successful juveniles... We hope it is unnecessary to point out to you that The Seven Lady Godivas belongs in a very different category." Some soiling to cloth-covered boards, else very good in a shabby original dust wrapper.

New York: Random House, 1987. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to (Pages unnumbered). This is a virtually mint copy of the Signed Limited Commemorative edition reissued on the 50th Anniversary of the book’s publication, in the publisher’s original slipcase, number 30 of 300 copies produced. SIGNED by the author in ink on the colophon page.