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The Cat in the Hat (Beginner Books)
by Dr. Seuss (Geisel, Theodor)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good-/G+
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Beginner Books/Random House, 1961. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-/G+. Dr. Seuss (Geisel, Theodor). Orig. published in 1957, this is a slightly later (1961) printing, with 3 signatures vs 1. DJ is in the Back H format, with the "I Can Read It By Myself" Beginner Books logo to front DJ, copyright notice to rear flap. Hardcover book with semi-glossy paper-covered decorative boards is in VG condition: very clean & bright, pages white, colors bright, binding strong & straight. Slight rubbing to extremities, including bumping at all corners & both ends of spine, & light soil along edges where endpapers are glued to boards. The price-clipped DJ is VG-/Good+, with mild edgewear, heavier at corners & both ends of spine: soiling to very center of front. Protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Synopsis
The Cat in the Hat is a children's book written and illustrated by Theodor Geisel under the pen name Dr. Seuss and first published in 1957. The story centers on a tall anthropomorphic cat who wears a red and white-striped hat and a red bow tie. The Cat shows up at the house of Sally and her brother on a rainy day while they are home alone. Despite the repeated objections of the children's fish, the Cat shows the children a few of his tricks in an attempt to entertain them. In the process, he and his companions, Thing One and Thing Two, wreck the house. The children and the fish become more and more alarmed until the Cat produces a machine that he uses to clean everything up and disappears just before the children's mother comes home. The Cat and the Hat inaugerated the Beginner Books Series, promoting both the Dr. Seuss name and the cause of elementary literacy in the United States.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018099
- Title
- The Cat in the Hat (Beginner Books)
- Author
- Dr. Seuss (Geisel, Theodor)
- Illustrator
- Dr. Seuss (Geisel, Theodor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-/G+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
- Publisher
- Beginner Books/Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- DR. SEUSS GEISEL THEODOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS PICTURE LEARN TO READ EASY READERS PRESCHOOL ILLUSTRATED ILLUSTRATIONS VOCABULARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children: Readers/ABCs/Mother Goose & Nursery Rhymes;
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La Mesa, California
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- First Edition
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- VG
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- Edges
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- Spine
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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