Horton Hatches the Egg

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Horton Hatches the Egg

$850.00

Dr. Seuss. NY: Random House, 1940. 4to. First edition. Grey cloth stamped in red. DJ.

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Sure to remain in print, Horton Hatches the Egg is one of the only titles by the good Doctor to be a stated "first printing." And while today's offering is a true first, it has been married to a very early (but not a first) dust jacket (priced at $2.00 rather than $1.50 and lacking the Mayzie on the front cover). In About Fine condition with a small bump to the lower corner and a previous owner's bookplate in an About Fine dust jacket. True firsts in original djs are priced between 6-10K; here's an opportunity to acquire a first printing of this 20th century favorite at a fraction of that price.