Search Results: thidwick the big hearted moose by dr seuss theodor

New York, NY: Random House (1948) Original blue cloth covers w/ faint yellow spotting to binding. Light foxing to top edge of text block. DJ has mild wear to edges w/ light chipping to spine ends and significant piece missing from bottom edge of front cover. Contents very nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

NY:: Random House,. Very Good. 1948. Hardcover. Illustrated by the author. Taiwanese knockoff edition. Moderate edge wear to the spine and corners, clear tape repair to the upper portion of the spine, old sale price on front free endpaper, else very good in illustrated boards. No dust jacket. .

New York: Random House. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket. (1948). Later Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards, black lettering and illustration of Thidwick, illustrated in colors. This copy inscribed opposite title page: For Tommy, with best wishes and signed Dr. Seuss. ; 8-1/4" x 11"; Signed by Author; Boards lightly edgeworn, small stained areas to rear board, prior owner name inked inside front cover, clean text block. Dust jacket worn at spine ends with small losses, front board with small toned area, spine toned, rear board with larger toned areas and soiled along outside edge, price clipped, in clear protective cover. .

New York: Random House, 1948. First edition, early printing of one of the more elusive Seuss titles. Quarto, original blue cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated by the author. Very good in a good second state price-clipped just jacket with tape repairs to the front panel. A hilarious burlesque on hospitality taken too far, Thidwick follows the story of a friendly moose whose sense of decency compels him to forgo the comforts of herd life in favor of indulging the comfort of a growing guests residing on his antlers. An exploration of the limits of hospitality and sharing, the work has been examined as a parable of immigration issues and the social welfare state and as an exemplification of the idea of property rights, and particularly of John Locke's formulation of property rights. "A man of less consistency than Seuss would have let Thidwick be rescued by the creatures he is befriending ... but Seuss' logic is rooted in principle, rather than sentiment, and the sponging animals get… Read More

New York: Random House, 1948. First edition, later printing of one of the more elusive Seuss titles. Quarto, original blue cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated by the author. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, "[Extra Moose Moss for Helen] And some Extra Moose Moss for Blair... from Dr. Seuss WHAT..? No Moose Moss? Here's some more Dr. Seuss." Seuss has added an original drawing of moose moss. Very good in a very good price-clipped second state dust jacket. Loss to the dedication page and inscription. Rare signed and inscribed by Seuss. A hilarious burlesque on hospitality taken too far, Thidwick follows the story of a friendly moose whose sense of decency compels him to forgo the comforts of herd life in favor of indulging the comfort of a growing guests residing on his antlers. An exploration of the limits of hospitality and sharing, the work has been examined as a parable of immigration issues and the social welfare state and as an exemplification of the idea of… Read More