Happy Birthday To You!
by Dr. Seuss
- Used
- good
- first
- Condition
- Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1959. Good/Very Good. New York: Random House, 1959. First Edition, First Printing with white dots present on p. [38]. Slim quarto; publisher's boards in pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ("295/295"); unpaginated; color illus. throughout.
Jacket rubbed with a number of closed tears to extremities occasionally touching text, light dust-soil, spine cocked, binding stitching partly perished with several gatherings separated but present, previous owner has numbered pages in black ink at bottom fore-edge corners; overall a Good copy in Very Good jacket. The first book by Dr. Seuss to be published "entirely in full color" (front jacket flap).
[Younger & Hirsch 28].
Jacket rubbed with a number of closed tears to extremities occasionally touching text, light dust-soil, spine cocked, binding stitching partly perished with several gatherings separated but present, previous owner has numbered pages in black ink at bottom fore-edge corners; overall a Good copy in Very Good jacket. The first book by Dr. Seuss to be published "entirely in full color" (front jacket flap).
[Younger & Hirsch 28].
Synopsis
"Happy Birthday to You", also known more simply as "Happy Birthday", is a song that is traditionally sung to celebrate the anniversary of a person's birth. According to the 1998 Guinness Book of World Records, "Happy Birthday to You" is the most recognized song in the English language, followed by "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" and "Auld Lang Syne". The song's base lyrics have been translated into at least 18 languages.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13101
- Title
- Happy Birthday To You!
- Author
- Dr. Seuss
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1959
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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