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McElligot's Pool
by Dr. Seuss
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine-
- Seller
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ROYAL OAK, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
NY: Random House, 1947. F/NF-. 1st edition, 1st printing. This copy is the fourth state of the 1st edition, with 250/250 price on the front flap and no pricing info on the back flap, closed mouth fish on cover, longer Random House imprint on the spine and four lines copyright notice.. Book has lightly rubbed extremities. Jacket has chipping at spine and flap folds.
Synopsis
In this colorful picture book, a boy named Marco goes fishing in a small pond called McElligot’s Pool. As he sits waiting for a bite, a farmer calls him a fool and says “You’ll never catch fish in McElligot’s Pool!” Marco, however, refuses to be discouraged and spends the rest of the story describing all the fish that could be coming to McElligot’s Pool from the ocean. The story ends with Marco still fishing and the farmer scratching his beard and looking confused. The use of color and illustrations blur the line between fantasy and reality during Marco’s story, creating one of the most interesting aspects of the book. The text is made up of catchy rhymes and intriguing fish descriptions. The pictures complement the text and make the fish descriptions seem real. Interestingly, Seuss illustrates every other page in black and white. At the beginning of the story when Marco sits by the pond, the black and white emphasizes the concrete reality of the Marco talking to the farmer. After page one, every other page is in color. The color magnifies Marco’s fantasy about all of the fish, making them seem beautiful and real. At the same time, the black and white pages make Marco’s fish descriptions seem realistic.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Friends of Royal Oak Library
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28923
- Title
- McElligot's Pool
- Author
- Dr. Seuss
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1947
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Friends of Royal Oak Library
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Friends of Royal Oak Library
Biblio member since 2023
ROYAL OAK, Michigan
About Friends of Royal Oak Library
The Friends of the Royal Oak Public Library accepts donations from the public and sells them in the Friends shop. Profits are used to support the library. Collectible, interesting and/or valuable books are listed online to reach a broader range of potential buyers.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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