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If I Ran the Zoo
by Dr. Seuss
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable/Acceptable
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Random House , 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. Early printing of the first edition (circa late 1950s) with eight lines on copyright page (including reference to Redbook Magazine) and original price of 2.95 printed on dust jacket. Boards show minor soiling to front cover, moderate edge wear to extremities and an inconspicuous 2" split to cloth near head of spine. Binding is unaffected and remains tight. Very minimal soiling present throughout text (likely finger smudging). Illustrations and endpapers are vivid and bright. The dust jacket shows significant areas of loss (see photos), small tears, chips, creases, and light soiling. Foxing to underside of jacket and small stain to front flap. DJ now in a protective mylar cover.
Synopsis
If I Ran the Zoo is a children's book written by Dr. Seuss in 1950. The book is written in anapestic tetrameter, Seuss's usual verse type, and illustrated in Seuss's trademark pen and ink style. The book is likely a tribute to a child's imagination, because it ends with a reminder that all of the extraordinary creatures exist only in McGrew's head.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Chaparral Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CHAPseuZOO
- Title
- If I Ran the Zoo
- Author
- Dr. Seuss
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Jacket Condition
- Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Date Published
- 1950
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Chaparral Books
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
Chaparral Books
Biblio member since 2015
Portland, Oregon
About Chaparral Books
Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
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