The King's Stilts by Dr. Seuss - 1939: An early book written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss

New York: Random House, 1939. 1939 on copyright page - later pirnting. Hardcover. Poor. " When King Birtram, of the low lands Kingdom of Binn worked, he really worked, and his stilts stood forgotten in the stilt closet in the castle's front hallway....Working steadily caring for the mighty Dike trees with tasty roots favored by hordes of giant blackbird-like " Nizzards " with sharp and pointed beaks. To protect the trees, King Brrtram had gatered together the largest and smartest cats in the world, " Patrol Cats " , 500 by day and 500 by night, with badges to scare the Nizzards away. Feding and caring for the Patrol cats was the responsibility of theChief-In-Charge-of-Fish. The King liked fun and used his stilt for play. Lord Droon dislked fun, and the King acting playfully. He stole the King's stilts, commanded the King's Page Boy, Eric to bury the stilts and disappear !. Things went from bad to worse with the Nizzards threatening the Kingdom's submersion until Eric outwits the guards and Lord Droon. The Patrol Cats under command of the King restored the Kingdom , dining on Nizzards three time a day, and placing Lord Droon under the guard of Patrol Cats. With bold, whimsical, and colorfully illustrated action pictures by Dr, Seuss. " To Danny, A Merry Christmas from Grandma and Grandpa , and crown and stilts decoration, on red front end page. Pictorial of happy King on stilts , in color, on blue cloth book with bold white lettering. Spine surface covering worn away. Front end page lower corner clipped. no dust jacket. Cover corners worn. Scarce, early, 71 year old, 3 rd book by Dr. Seuss. Book weighs 1 pound

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