New York:: Random House,, [1956].. First edition, but in a price-clipped jacket.. original illustrated boards in dust jacket.. A fine copy with the slightest of shelf wear to the bottom edge, but in a price-clipped jacket (which may indicate a later printing).. Folio,. Hirsch & Younger 43.

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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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Bookseller: Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 18179
Title: If I Ran the Circus.
Author: SEUSS, Dr
Format/Binding: Original illustrated boards in dust jacket.
Book Condition: Used - A fine copy with the slightest of shelf wear to the bottom edge, but in a price-clipped jacket (which may indicate a later print
Edition: First edition, but in a price-clipped jacket.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House,
Place of Publication: New York:
Date Published: [1956].
Size: Folio,

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