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The Seven Lady Godivas.
by Seuss, Dr
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good,tight and unmarked, lower corner bumped, in a good plus dust jacket with some chipping to edges and short closed tear,
- Seller
-
Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
New York.: Random House., 1939. 1st Edition.. Pink cloth red spine title, red coat-of-arms on cover.. Very good,tight and unmarked, lower corner bumped, in a good plus dust jacket with some chipping to edges and short closed tear, a white paint spot to the front panel. $1.75 price on dust jacket flap.. 26x18.5 cm.. A nice first edition of Dr. Seuss’s adult book. Includes the original Godiva book mark. weight: 1.1 lb. Illustrated by the author.
Synopsis
The Seven Lady Godivas: The True Facts Concerning History's Barest Family is a picture book of the tale of Lady Godiva, written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss. One of Seuss's few books written for adults, its original 1939 publication by Random House was a failure and was eventually remaindered. However, it later gained popularity as Seuss himself grew in fame, and was republished in 1987.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355099
- Title
- The Seven Lady Godivas.
- Author
- Seuss, Dr
- Format/Binding
- Pink cloth red spine title, red coat-of-arms on cover.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good,tight and unmarked, lower corner bumped, in a good plus dust jacket with some chipping to edges and short closed tear,
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Random House.
- Place of Publication
- New York.
- Date Published
- 1939
- Pages
- [87] pp.
- Size
- 26x18.5 cm.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Humor;
Terms of Sale
Zephyr Books
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About the Seller
Zephyr Books
Biblio member since 2018
Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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