How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
by Seuss, Dr. (Theodor Geisel)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1957. First Edition / First Printing. Mylar protected pictorial dust-jacket over glossy pictorial boards. Meets points called for in "Younger & Hirsch" [item 33], including 14 titles on rear flap, 13 titles at rear and correct price of "Cat In The Hat" on rear of jacket (note jacket price is not the first printing point on this title). Internally clean with neat owner's inscription. In price-clipped jacket, with light wear to edges and associated soft creasing, light rubbing to board extremites. Size: Quarto. First Edition.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Dr. Seuss.
Synopsis
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is a children's story by Dr. Seuss written in rhymed verse with illustrations by the author. It was published as a book by Random House in 1957, and at approximately the same time in an issue of Redbook Magazine. The book criticizes the commercialization of Christmas and satirizes those who profit from exploiting the holiday.
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- Bookseller
- Books & Bidders, Antiquarian Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002557
- Title
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
- Author
- Seuss, Dr. (Theodor Geisel)
- Illustrator
- Dr. Seuss
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- CHILDREN'S BOOKS, DR. SEUSS
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Rubbing
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