Horton Hatches the Egg
by Seuss, Dr
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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HORTON HATCHES THE EGG
by Dr. Seuss
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- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket
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- First Edition; Second Printing
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- 1940
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- Hardcover
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Livonia, Michigan, USA
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NZ$3,378.40
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Random House. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1940. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. ****Spring Sale! The current price reflects a 20% discount off the regular price, while the item lasts. Sale ends April 2, 2024*****; Tan/brown cover has modest wear to corners and spine caps but clean, bright, and in very good+ condition. End sheets… Read more about this item Item Price
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Horton Hatches the Egg.
by Dr. Seuss. [Geisel, Theodor Seuss]
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- 1940
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Palm Beach, Florida, USA
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NZ$591.22
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New York: Random House, 1940. Early printing of this Seuss classic. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated, second state dust jacket with $2.50 price to back flap and description of The King's Stilts. Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Child's ownership inscriptions to the front free endpaper and rear panel of the dust jacket. Written and illustrated by… Read more about this item Item Price
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Horton Hatches the Egg
by Dr. Seuss
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- Used - Very Good +
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- Very Good +
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- 1940
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- Cloth
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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NZ$844.60
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New York: Random House, 1940. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. Dr. Seuss. The presumed 1940 1st edition, 2nd state (with the 200/200 price, the Madison Avenue address, the absence of the bird to the dustjacket's front cover and the absence of the first printing statement). Nonetheless, a sharp, very serviceable copy of this earliest possible state other… Read more about this item Item Price
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Horton Hatches the Egg
by Dr. Seuss [Theodor Geisel]
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- Used - Near fine
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- very good
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- First Edition
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- 1940
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- Hardcover
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Walnut Creek, California, USA
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NZ$27,871.80
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New York: Random House, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. First printing, quarto size, [55 pp.], with publisher's dust jacket. Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904-1991) will forever be remembered as the beloved "Dr. Seuss", creator of numerous stories for children. Often written as nonsensical lines in the tradition of the great Edward Lear, his stories resonate with both… Read more about this item Item Price
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Horton Hatches the Egg
by Dr. Seuss; (Geisel, Theodor)
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- First Edition
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- 1940
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- Hardcover
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Maplewood, Missouri, USA
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NZ$76.01
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Random House, 1940. Good Hardcover, early printing, possible first, worn with wear to front and back cover, markings by previous owner, front endpaper removed. . First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Cover. Item Price
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Horton Hatches the Egg
by Seuss, Dr.
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- Used - Very Good
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- Fair
- Published
- 1940
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- Hardcover
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Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA
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NZ$760.14
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Random House, 1940. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Brown cloth over boards with black lettering. Clean throughout. DJ not price clipped. A large segment of front panel is torn with loss. Some chipping on edges. Early printing with $2.00 price. In archival cover.
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Horton hatches the Egg
by SEUSS, Dr. [Theodor GEISEL]
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1942
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- Hardcover
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Adelaide, South Australia, AUS
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NZ$440.28
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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1942. Hardcover. Very Good. London, Hamish Hamilton, 1942 (first Australian edition)/ 1940. Quarto, [47] pages with numerous illustrations (many of them double-page) printed in red, blue and black. Flush-cut quarter cloth and colour-pictorial papered boards slightly rubbed at the extremities; top corners slightly bumped; rear board slightly marked; front hinge partially split but firm; contemporary… Read more about this item Item Price
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Horton Hatches The Egg
by Dr. Seuss
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- Used - Good in Fair dust jacket
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- First Edition
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- (1942)
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- Hardcover
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Dunedin, New Zealand, NZL
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NZ$422.30
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London: Hamish Hamilton. Good in Fair dust jacket. (1942). First Edition. Hardcover. Owner's signature. Rubbing to ends of spine. 1 1/2" split at head of front gutter. 1" x 1 1/2" chip at head of dust wrapper spine. 1/2" x 1/2" chip at head of rear panel of dust wrapper. 3/8" x 3/8" chip at tail of dust… Read more about this item Item Price
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Horton Hatches the Egg
by Dr. Seuss
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- Used - Acceptable
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- 2004-10-12
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 039480077X
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Foster, Rhode Island, USA
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NZ$211.15
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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… Read more about this item Item Price
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Horton Hatches the Egg
by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)
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- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
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- 1940
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- Hardcover
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La Mesa, California, USA
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NZ$59.12
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Random House, 1940. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Good/Fair. Geisel, Theodor. A First Edition, First State, but later printing (c. 1958,14 titles listed on rear + 2 Beginning Readers books). With tan cloth-covered boards with black embossed lettering to front cover, this hardcover book is in VG condition: colors bright, no fading;… Read more about this item Item Price
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Horton Hatches the Egg
by Seuss, Dr
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
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- 1942
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- Hardcover
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Beverly Hills, California, USA
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NZ$844.60
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Hamish Hamilton London, 1942. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very good first Australian edition in a very good dust jacket with a square inch chip from the top of the front panel of the jacket. Australian Edition 1942 stated on copyright page and original price of 6s. net still on front flap of the jacket. Like the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Horton Hatches the Egg
by Dr Seuss
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- Used - Very Good+
- Published
- 1969
- Binding
- Illustrated covers Horton
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Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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NZ$54.05
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Horton Hatches the Egg Promotional book by crest, dr seuss, 1968 Random House, New York, 1968. Softcover. Condition: Very Good +. Later printing. Small mark from sticker removal, All pages clean and unmarked Item Price
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Horton Hatches the Egg
by Seuss, Dr.
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- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Published
- 1940
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- Hardcover
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Northridge, California, USA
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NZ$506.74
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New York: Random House. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1940. Hardcover. Early printing with green boards, black lettering. Board edges are rubbed, thin black line around the board extremities, and tape ghosts to endpages. Minor staining to inner board edges. Tight and square. Unmarked but for pencilled price at rear. The DJ in mylar has… Read more about this item Item Price
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HORTON HATCHES THE EGG
by Dr. Seuss
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Thus
- Published
- 1968
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- Pictorial Boards
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Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CAN
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NZ$168.92
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This item is in very good condition. The pages are clean and the binding is tight. Slight wear at the corners. Unpaginated. Large format in size 11" X 8.25". I will pay the extra shipping costs for expedited shipping to Canada and the United States. Item Price
NZ$168.92
Horton Hatches the Egg
by SEUSS, Dr
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1968
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- Softcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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NZ$33.78
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New York: Random House, 1968. Softcover. Very Good. Later printing. Quarto wrappers. Glue-repaired tear on top edge of rear panel, spine and edges sunned and rubbed, very good. Item Price
NZ$33.78
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Horton Hatches the Egg
by Seuss, Dr., LeSieg, Theo
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
- Edition
- 5th or later Edition
- Published
- 1940
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
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Beverly Hills, California, USA
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NZ$12,669.00
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Random House, 1940. 5th or later Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very good early printing in a very good early dust jacket ($2.00 price on dust jacket), inscribed by Dr. Seuss with a drawing. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase. Item Price
NZ$12,669.00
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Horton Hatches the Egg
by Seuss, Dr
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- Used - Very good
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- Very good
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1940
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Beverly Hills, California, USA
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NZ$10,135.20
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New York: Random House, 1940. First. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. A very good first edition (stated on copyright page) in a very good dust jacket, first issue jacket with Mayzie bird on front panel (removed from all later printings of the jacket), and $1.50 price and discussion of The King's Stilts on the back flap of the jacket.… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$10,135.20
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Horton Hatches the Egg
by Seuss, Dr., LeSieg, Theo
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1940
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Beverly Hills, California, USA
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NZ$6,756.80
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Random House, 1940. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very good first printing (First Printing stated on the copyright page) in a very good, early dust jacket (with $1.50 on the back flap, but no bird on the front panel; front flap price clipped). Housed in a custom-made cloth collector's slipcase. Item Price
NZ$6,756.80
Horton Hatches the Egg
by Seuss, Dr
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- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1940
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- Hardcover
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Beverly Hills, California, USA
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NZ$1,520.28
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New York: Random House, 1940, 1940. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. New York: Random House, 1940. First edition with a later dj. States "First Printing" on copyright page. 4to. Book is VG- with worn edges and spine, as well as loosened cloth. Some marks on front board and owners name on front pastedown. Dj has worn corners… Read more about this item Item Price
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Horton Hatches the Egg
by Seuss, Dr
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1940
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
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Beverly Hills, California, USA
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NZ$5,067.60
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Random House, 1940. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. A very good first printing (so stated on the copyright page) in a good only later printing dust jacket with the original price 200/200 still on the front flap, spine of jacket missing. Item Price
NZ$5,067.60