The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins by Dr. Seuss [Theodor Seuss Geisel] - 1938

New York: Vanguard Press, 1938. Early Printing. Pictorial cover. Very good/good +. A very good early printing from Dr. Seuss! Black paper pictorial cover over red quarter cloth spine. Shelf wear and rubbing to front and back boards (bottom edge). Cover shows red feathered hat pointing left. Back cover shows hat pointing right. Copyright date is 1938. End papers show hats going from small to large in front and large to small in back. Title page states "Author of 'And to Think That I saw It on Mulberry Street.'" In a good plus dust jacket, showing boy holding 2 hats, and words: "Author of 'And to Think That I saw It on Mulberry Street.'" Dust jacket is price-clipped bottom left front flap. Dust jacket mentions ...Mulberry Street on front flap, and lists reviews of ...Mulberry Street on back flap. Two small closed tears to front of jacket; large closed tear on back of dust jacket. Illustrated throughout in b/w with hats in red ink. [48] pp.