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THE CAT IN THE HAT

THE CAT IN THE HAT

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THE CAT IN THE HAT

by Dr. Seuss

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  • Hardcover
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Random House, 1957. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+. Random House, c1957. First edition, second state; 1957/1958. Glossy covers. Bound with 3 signatures. 8vo. Rubbing on lower edges of covers, ends of spine, corner tips, interior pages clean and unmarked. The dust jacket has "195/195" upper edge of front flap, B-1, lwer edge of spine panel, blackboard design on rear panel. The corner tips and edges of the spine panel of the jacket are worn, but with only minimal loss of paper. Overall an attractive copy of the definitive Dr. Seuss book. Very Good+ in Very Good+ d/j.

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
Columbia Books, Inc. ABAA/ILAB US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
98761
Title
THE CAT IN THE HAT
Author
Dr. Seuss
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very good+
Jacket Condition
Very good+
Quantity Available
1
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
1957
Keywords
CHILDRENS PICTURE BOOKS

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Columbia Books, Inc. ABAA/ILAB

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About Columbia Books, Inc. ABAA/ILAB

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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...
Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Rubbing
Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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....
First Edition
In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Good+
A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.

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