If I Ran the Circus
by Seuss, Dr
If I Ran the Circus is a children's book by Dr. Seuss, published in 1956 by Random House. Although it is perhaps not the best known of Seuss's books, its title is often used in North American English as a saying for introducing an opinion. Like The Cat in the Hat, or the more political Yertle the Turtle, If I Ran the Circus develops a theme of cumulative fantasy leading to excess. The overt social commentary found in the Sneetches and the Zax demonstrates that Dr.
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IF I RAN THE CIRCUS
by DR SEUSS
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- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
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- 1956
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- Hard Cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Leicester, GBR
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$2,838.38
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New York: Random House, 1956. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. First US Edition. Original glazed paper-covered boards. Light wear to corners of the boards otherwise a VG+ copy in like D/W with light fading to the spine thereof and a small closed tear (with accompanying crease) to the foot of the front… Read more about this item Item Price
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If I Ran the Circus
by Seuss, Dr.
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- Used - Good+
- Published
- 1956
- Binding
- Hardcover
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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$40.00
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Random House. Good+. 1956. Hardcover. First edition. Binding solid. Pages unmarked and barely aged. Cover has mild soiling and some wear to edges, especially corners and spine tips. Front board slightly warped. No dustjacket. . Item Price
$40.00
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IF I RAN THE CIRCUS
by Dr. Seuss
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- Used - Very Good-
- Edition
- Later Printing
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- 1956
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- Pictorial Boards
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- 1
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Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CAN
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$100.00
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This item is in very good- condition. Some wear at the top of the spine on the left front cover. The pages are clean and the binding is tight. 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
$100.00
If I Ran the Circus
by Seuss, Dr
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- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First UK Edition
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- 1969-09-01
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780001953512
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- 1
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Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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$208.50
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HarperCollins Distribution Services, 1969-09-01. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 0x0x0. Book shows wear. Still very serviceable copy. Item Price
$208.50
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If I Ran the Circus
by Seuss, Dr
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1956
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394800806
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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$3,500.00
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New York: Random House, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, first printing with all issue points present as per Younger and Hirsch. Very Good, in a Very Good first issue dust jacket with price of 250/250 intact. Signed by Dr. Seuss on the verso of the front free end paper, in his usual spot at the… Read more about this item Item Price
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If I Ran the Circus
by Seuss, Dr.
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Edition
- Early Reprint
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- 1956
- Binding
- Hardcover Book in Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Manlius, New York, USA
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$99.99
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Hardcover Book in Dust Jacket. Early Reprint. Book in Very Good Condition with a square and tight binding. Light foxing to end papers and previous owner's name on half title page otherwise contents clean, bright and unmarked. Jacket is in Good+ Condition, is whole and complete and shows light edge wear and soiling. I have enclosed the jacket in a… Read more about this item Item Price
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IF I RAN THE CIRCUS
by Seuss, Dr.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Published
- 1956
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394800806
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Livonia, Michigan, USA
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$600.00
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Random House. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1956. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 039480080X . ; Pictorial cover has light wear to corners and spine caps and modest scuffing on back cover but clean, bright, and in very good+ condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Three pages appear to have a printing defect… Read more about this item Item Price
$600.00
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If I Ran the Circus
by Seuss, Dr
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1956
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Beverly Hills, California, USA
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$500.00
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Random House, 1956. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very good first edition in a very good dust jacket, with some fading to the spine, which is usual for this title. Price 250/250 on front flap of jacket and list of only 12 titles on back panel. First printing according to the Younger Guide. Item Price
$500.00
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If I Ran the Circus.
by SEUSS, Dr. [pseud. GEISEL, Theodor Seuss].
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London, London, GBR
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$693.82
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New York, Random House, 1956. . First edition, first printing; small folio (285 x 200 mm.); colour illustrations and endpapers by Dr Seuss, ownership stamps on front endpapers; publisher's glossy pictorial boards, a little rubbed at extremities, dust-jacket, slightly rubbed, small repair to head of spine.
First edition, first printing of this ever-popular Dr Seuss title, scarce… Read more about this item Item Price
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IF I RAN THE CIRCUS [Custom Clamshell case only - Not a book]
by Seuss, Dr
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- Used
- Edition
- 1st Edition Clamshell Collector's Case
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- 1956
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- 1
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Montreal, Quebec, CAN
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$250.00
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New York: Random House, 1956. 1st Edition Clamshell Collector's Case. 1st Edition Clamshell Collector's Case. COLLECTOR'S CLAMSHELL CASES, FEATURE CLAMSHELL, FeatureClamshell. Seuss, Dr. IF I RAN THE CIRCUS. [Custom Clamshell case only - Not a book]. New York: Random House, [1957. Book Date]. A colorful Custom Clamshell Case [Not A Book] For The First Edition of this Dr. Seuss… Read more about this item Item Price
$250.00
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If I Ran the Circus
by Seuss, Dr
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1956
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Beverly Hills, California, USA
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$800.00
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Random House, 1956. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A near fine first edition in a near fine dust jacket, with almost no fading to the spine, which is unusual for this title. Price 250/250 on front flap of jacket and list of only 12 titles on back panel. First printing according to the Younger Guide. Item Price
$800.00
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If I Ran the Circus
by Dr Seuss
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- Book Club Edition (later reprint)
- Published
- 1984
- Binding
- Hardcover (Printed Boards)
- ISBN
- 9780394800806
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Traralgon, Victoria, AUS
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$15.94
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Random House, USA, 1984. Book Club Edition (later reprint). Hardcover (Printed Boards). Fine. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Size: 28cm x 21cm. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Random House, USA, 1984. Book Club Edition (later reprint). *** CONDITION: This book is in fine condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Corners of covers are lightly bumped. Pages are clean… Read more about this item Item Price
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If I Ran the Circus
by Dr. Seuss
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- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Published
- 1956
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Berkeley, California, USA
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$450.00
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Random House, 1956. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. long case. First printing, with unclipped dust jacket and all points met. Covers edgeworn. Bookplate inside front cover. Dust jacket faded along spine. Item Price
$450.00
If I Ran the Circus
by Dr Seuss
- Condition
- Used - Very good. No dust jacket. Near fine. Back cover has minor soil blemishing. Else clean.
- Edition
- Book Club Edition. "C" in print line, also "1&quo
- Published
- 1956
- Binding
- Hard cover
- ISBN
- 9780394800806
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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$15.00
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New York.: Random House Books for Young Readers., 1956. Book Club Edition. "C" in print line, also "1".. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Near fine. Back cover has minor soil blemishing. Else clean.. 1 Textured paper over boards. 72 p. 28 cm. Colorful Illustrations in primary colors. Classic Seuss. Audience: Children/juvenile. Wild and wonderful. Meet Morris… Read more about this item Item Price
$15.00
If I Ran the Circus
by Seuss, Dr.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1956
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394800806
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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$50.00
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Random House. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. 039480080X . Heavy rubbing and toning overall, bumps and tears to the spine ends and corners, wear to the edges, and is signed by a previous owner on the front endpaper. Interior pages are clean and unmarked. Photos upon request. International shipping billed at cost.;… Read more about this item Item Price
$50.00
If I Ran the Circus
by Seuss, Dr
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1956
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Beverly Hills, California, USA
- Item Price
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$1,500.00
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Random House, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Published in New York by Random House in 1956. First Edition according to the Younger Bibliography and with no indication of later printing. Glazed pictorial boards. Book very good+. DJ very good. DJ price reads 250/250. Book comes in specially-made cloth slipcase. Item Price
$1,500.00
If I Ran the Circus
by Seuss, Dr.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1956
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394800806
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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El Cajon, California, USA
- Item Price
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$200.00
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New York: Random House. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. 039480080x . Glossy pictorial boards. Light wear to the corners and spine ends. A bump to the upper spine. Without names or bookplates. A number of light-colored water marks to the front free endpaper. The dust jacket has some creasing along the… Read more about this item Item Price
$200.00
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If I Ran the Circus
by Seuss, Dr
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1956
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Beverly Hills, California, USA
- Item Price
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$950.00
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Random House, 1956. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A near fine first edition in a near fine dust jacket. Meets all first edition points of Younger Guide. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase. Item Price
$950.00
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If I Ran The Circus.
by SEUSS, Dr.
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- Used
- Published
- 1956
- Quantity Available
- 1
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London, GBR
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$819.98
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New York: Random House,, 1956. First edition, first printing, with the requisite advertisements at the rear. Quarto. Original pictorial boards, illustrated endpapers. With dust jacket. Illustrated throughout by the author. A near-fine copy, spine a little faded and bumped at foot, tips faintly rubbed, in the jacket, price-clipped, spine faded, extremities nicked and creased, panels slightly marked, a very… Read more about this item Item Price
$819.98
If I Ran the Circus
by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)
- Condition
- Used - Poor with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1956
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
- Item Price
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$45.00
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New York: Random House. Poor with no dust jacket. 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Pictorial pink board binding ex-library with card pocket on front paste-down; binding frayed at extremities; broken spine heavily repaired with masking tape; boards soiled; front hinge cracked & separating, rear hinge starting; leaf edges browned; many leaves soiled, but hey. No dust jacket.… Read more about this item Item Price
$45.00