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The Cat in the Hat
by Dr. Seuss [Theodor S. Geisel]
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good +
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1957. First edition. Near Fine/Very Good +. First printing in matte boards with a single signature and original dust jacket, priced at 200/200. A Near Fine copy of the book with trivial bumping, soiling and wear to board edges. Small bump to the top of the spine. No previous ownership markings or soiling to any pages. Dust jacket is Very Good+ with some minor soiling and rubbing, a small closed one inch tear to rear panel.
Dr. Seuss' renowned children's classic. The book, which follows the visit of a clever top hat ensconced cat to a suburban home, was written by Dr. Seuss in response to John Hersey's challenge that he come up with a more entertaining and engaging basic reader. The book sold over a million copies in its first three years in print and would make Dr. Seuss a household name. The Cat in the Hat appears on the School Library Journal's list of the Top 100 Picture Books of all time in addition to the National Education Association's list of Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children. "Parents and teachers will bless Mr. Geisel for this amusing reader with its ridiculous and lively drawings, for their children are going to have the exciting experience of learning that they can read after all" (Contemporary Saturday Review). Near Fine in Very Good + dust jacket.
Dr. Seuss' renowned children's classic. The book, which follows the visit of a clever top hat ensconced cat to a suburban home, was written by Dr. Seuss in response to John Hersey's challenge that he come up with a more entertaining and engaging basic reader. The book sold over a million copies in its first three years in print and would make Dr. Seuss a household name. The Cat in the Hat appears on the School Library Journal's list of the Top 100 Picture Books of all time in addition to the National Education Association's list of Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children. "Parents and teachers will bless Mr. Geisel for this amusing reader with its ridiculous and lively drawings, for their children are going to have the exciting experience of learning that they can read after all" (Contemporary Saturday Review). Near Fine in Very Good + dust jacket.
Synopsis
The Cat in the Hat is a children's book written and illustrated by Theodor Geisel under the pen name Dr. Seuss and first published in 1957. The story centers on a tall anthropomorphic cat who wears a red and white-striped hat and a red bow tie. The Cat shows up at the house of Sally and her brother on a rainy day while they are home alone. Despite the repeated objections of the children's fish, the Cat shows the children a few of his tricks in an attempt to entertain them. In the process, he and his companions, Thing One and Thing Two, wreck the house. The children and the fish become more and more alarmed until the Cat produces a machine that he uses to clean everything up and disappears just before the children's mother comes home. The Cat and the Hat inaugerated the Beginner Books Series, promoting both the Dr. Seuss name and the cause of elementary literacy in the United States.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Whitmore Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4927
- Title
- The Cat in the Hat
- Author
- Dr. Seuss [Theodor S. Geisel]
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
Terms of Sale
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Pasadena, California
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We operate a retail shop in "Old Town" Pasadena open normal business hours Tuesday through Saturday.
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- First Edition
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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