McElligot's Pool
by Seuss, Dr
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Random House, 1947 Variant state with fish mouth closed on front board. All other points are present. Front board has some soiling to the left bottom corner and a few dark dots. Interior is clean and tight. DJ is first state and has some rubbing, mostly to spine tips and minor soiling to back.Price is intact and on rear DJ. In fresh mylar. Pics available. Very collectible copy of this now banned book
Synopsis
In this colorful picture book, a boy named Marco goes fishing in a small pond called McElligot’s Pool. As he sits waiting for a bite, a farmer calls him a fool and says “You’ll never catch fish in McElligot’s Pool!” Marco, however, refuses to be discouraged and spends the rest of the story describing all the fish that could be coming to McElligot’s Pool from the ocean. The story ends with Marco still fishing and the farmer scratching his beard and looking confused. The use of color and illustrations blur the line between fantasy and reality during Marco’s story, creating one of the most interesting aspects of the book. The text is made up of catchy rhymes and intriguing fish descriptions. The pictures complement the text and make the fish descriptions seem real. Interestingly, Seuss illustrates every other page in black and white. At the beginning of the story when Marco sits by the pond, the black and white emphasizes the concrete reality of the Marco talking to the farmer. After page one, every other page is in color. The color magnifies Marco’s fantasy about all of the fish, making them seem beautiful and real. At the same time, the black and white pages make Marco’s fish descriptions seem realistic.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lindas Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001832
- Title
- McElligot's Pool
- Author
- Seuss, Dr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- seuss, banned books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lindas Rare Books
Biblio member since 2008
New York, New York
About Lindas Rare Books
I specialize in rare children's books, plays, poetry books, modern first editions, out of print and unusual books and signed books. If you cannot find what you are looking for, I will try and find it for you.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
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