Bartholomew and the Oobleck (1949)

Dr. Seuss First Edition Identification

 Bartholomew and the Oobleck; written and illustrated by Theodor Seuss Geisel; Random House; 1949.

1950 Caldecott Honor Award 

Children’s Picturebook Price Guide Value – $2,200 VG+

Essential First Edition Identifying Points

Blue boards and blue dust jacket. 

Oobleck is similar to Seuss’ Thidwick The Big-Hearted Moose and If I Ran The Circus, in that the book and dust jacket are unique to the first edition.  Later states have orange boards and dust jacket.

 

 

 It is difficult to find a first edition dust jacket in VG condition, since the paper stock was so thin on the first state DJ.

 The dust jacket price is $2.00, "200/200" at top right of front flap, however this is not necessary to identify the first state book.

 

The rear flaps gives a short review of the first six Seuss books.