Values For Dr. Seuss First Edition Books
The following table is an excerpt from the Children's Picturebook Price Guide. The estimated values are for first edition books, with dust jackets.
Any person seriously in the market for Dr. Seuss books should also own a copy of First Editions of Dr. Seuss Books (2002), by Helen Younger, Marc Younger, and Dan Hirsch. Within the hobby, this book is considered the definitive guide to correctly identifying Dr. Seuss first edition books, providing detailed information on each book, along with full color examples of books and dust jackets. Given the cost of making a mistake with Dr. Seuss first editions, the Younger/Hirsch guide is an invaluable resource.
We had been collecting Dr. Seuss first edition books for many years prior to the publication of the
Younger/Hirsch book, and in the process had compiled our own list of points to help us identify many of
the older first edition books. This list is included in the
Children's Picturebook Price Guide
In all cases, we either own, or have had in our possession, the first edition book with the identifying points listed. The information differs in several cases from that presented in Younger/Hirsch, since it is a result of our own research.
We have been posting identification points (points of issue) for Dr. Seuss first edition books on the Identifying Dr. Seuss First Edition Books. In the table below, the book's title is a link to the identification points for the first edition book.
Values for Dr. Seuss First Edition Books
The values are for first edition books, with dust jackets.
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Values For Dr. Seuss Books
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Year
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Title
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| 1937 | And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street |
$5,000
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$6,800
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$8,400
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| 1938 | The 500 Hats Of Bartholomew Cubbins |
$3,800
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$5,000
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$6,200
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| 1939 | The Seven Lady Godivas |
$320
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$440
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$540
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| 1939 | The King’s Stilts |
$3,200
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$4,200
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$5,200
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| 1940 | Horton Hatches The Egg |
$4,400
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$6,000
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$7,400
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| 1947 | McElligot’s Pool |
$1,800
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$2,400
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$3,000
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| 1948 | Thidwick: The Big-Hearted Moose |
$1,800
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$2,400
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$3,000
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| 1949 | Bartholomew And The Oobleck |
$1,400
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$1,800
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$2,200
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| 1950 | If I Ran The Zoo |
$960
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$1,200
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$1,600
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| 1953 | Scrambled Eggs Super |
$960
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$1,200
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$1,600
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| 1954 | Horton Hears A Who |
$1,200
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$1,600
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$2,000
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| 1955 | On Beyond Zebra |
$840
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$1,200
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$1,400
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| 1956 | If I Ran The Circus |
$840
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$1,200
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$1,400
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| 1957 | The Cat In The Hat |
$2,400
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$3,200
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$4,000
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| 1957 | How The Grinch Stole Christmas |
$1,200
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$1,600
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$2,000
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| 1958 | Cat In The Hat Comes Back |
$180
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$240
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$300
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| 1958 | Yertle The Turtle And Other Stories |
$140
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$180
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$220
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| 1959 | Happy Birthday To You |
$160
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$200
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$260
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| 1960 | One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish |
$380
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$520
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$640
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| 1960 | Green Eggs And Ham |
$2,800
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$3,800
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$4,800
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| 1961 | The Sneetches And Other Stories |
$160
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$200
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$260
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| 1962 | Dr. Seuss’s Sleep Book |
$120
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$160
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$200
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| 1963 | Hop On Pop |
$320
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$420
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$520
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| 1963 | Dr. Seuss’s ABC |
$320
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$420
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$520
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| 1965 | Fox In Socks |
$160
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$200
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$260
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| 1965 | I Had Trouble In Getting To Solla Sollew |
$160
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$210
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$260
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| 1967 | The Cat In The Hat Song Book |
$70
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$90
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$120
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| 1968 | Foot Book |
$960
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$1,200
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$1,600
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