First Edition Identification
Dr. Seuss Beginner Books B-29
1963 Hop On Pop
1963 B-29 Hop On Pop
Dr. Seuss. Hop On Pop. New York. Beginner Books: 1963.
Pages#: 64 pages.
Book Description: Color illustrated boards wrapped in matching dust jacket. The 29th Beginner Books, and the 16th bestselling children's hardcover of all-time. Dr. Seuss's simplest vocabulary used to help young children to read with a simple rhyming scheme. One of the 'All-Time Bestselling Children's Books' according to Publisher's Weekly.One of the 'All-Time Bestselling Children's Books' according to Publisher's Weekly
Pagination: Front fixed and free endpapers illustrated in color; [i] title and copyright; 2-64 story; back free and fixed endpaper illustrated in color.
Collectibility Context
The first edition book in its original first edition DJ is a Prestige Collectible: Early book in ground breaking Beginner Books series, which changed the way children learned to read in America. Embraced by the public for 61 years with millions of copies sold. The 16th bestselling children's hardback of all-time. See 'All-Time Bestselling Children's Books'. Theodor Seuss Giesel is the most successful children's book author/illustrator of all-time and has a strong collector interest. Dr. Seuss, therefore some pop culture appeal.
The Collectibility of a first edition American picturebook is comprised of specific factors, as explained in detail at Factors Affecting Collectibility.
| Scarcity | Collect ibility | Illust. | 1st Early Late | Author | Awards | Pop Culture | Copies Sold | Fran chise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
Scarcity Context
The first edition book in its original first edition DJ is Uncommon: There were 16 first editions found in the March 2024 survey, with an average price of $209, ranging from $850 to $65.
First Edition Book & Dust Jacket Descriptions
Book Front: Bound in glossy white paper covered boards with color illustration. “Hop / [Beginner Book logo top right] / On / Pop / By Dr. Seuss / The SIMPLEST SEUSS / for / YOUNGEST AGE”
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Book Back: Bound in glossy white-blue banded paper covered boards. Blank with no illustration or text.
Book Spine: “[BB logo] BEGINNER BOOKS [black horizontal text] HOP ON POP . Seuss B-29 [black horizontal text]”
Title Page: “Hop / On / Pop / [illustration] / By Dr. Seuss / Illustrated by Dr. Seuss / BEGINNER BOOKS a division of Random House / [three-line copyright statement]”
Copyright: “(c) Copyright 1963 by Dr. Seuss. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. / Published in New York by Random House, Inc., and simultaneously in Toronto, / Canada, by Random House of Canada, Limited. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 63-9810. Manufactured in / the United States of America.”
DJ Front: Color illustration matching Book Front. “Hop / [Beginner Book logo top right] / On / Pop / By Dr. Seuss / The SIMPLEST SEUSS / for / YOUNGEST AGE”
DJ Back: Beginner Books DJ Back 'K': 1963 Unique
“About HOP ON POP, / educators say: / [White box with five HOP ON POP reviews] / [Beginner Books logo] / Beginner Books, Inc. / A DIVISION OF RANDOM HOUSE, INC / 457 MADISON AVE. NEW YORK 22, NEW YORK”
DJ Spine: “[BB logo] BEGINNER BOOKS [black horizontal text] HOP ON POP . Seuss B-29 [black horizontal text]”
DJ Price: 195/195
DJ Flap Front: “195/195 [top right] / [Jeanne Chall Quote] / Here is Dr. Seuss, the originator of … [… paragraph] / Here is Dr. Seuss making them laugh / Here is Dr. Seuss helping them to love / to learn to read. / Dr. Seuss's “Helping Methods” are … […paragraph] / All we want to say right here is this: / You could even help a goose / to read, with Dr. Seuss. / And, if you and your child and your … [… paragraph] / This book comes from / the home of / THE CAT IN THE HAT / Beginner Books / A DIVISION OF RANDOM HOUSE, INC”
DJ Flap Back: “How to select / Dr. Seuss books / for your children / THESE ARE THE DR. SEUSS / BEGINNER BOOKS. They are / written with a carefully controlled / vocabulary. / Feed them to your reading-learning / child in the following order: / [5 titles] / THESE ARE THE DR. SEUSS / BIGGER BOOKS. They are writ- / ten without vocabulary control. Feed / them to your children (or your grand- / parents) in any order imaginable: / [17 titles] /(c) Copyright 1962 by Dr. Seuss”
First Edition Identification
First edition book with states “Published in New York by Random House” on the title/copyright page and with a 'B-29' on the spine.
First edition dust jacket is Beginner Books 1963 DJ 'K' unique to BB-29 Hop On Pop with “About HOP ON POP” across the top followed by reviews of the book. DJ spine had 'B-29' at the bottom. See Beginner Books Dust Jacket Backs from Chapter 52 of the First Edition Identification Guide: Beginner Books.
Second Printings and Later
Second printing book is identical to first printing.
Second printing DJ is Beginner Books 1963 DJ 'L' with 33 titles listed.
See First Fifty Beginner Books for first edition identification of the first 50 Beginner Books.
See Beginner Books Dust Jacket Backs to see the chronological sequence of the Beginner Books dust jackets.
All of this information is sourced from the First Edition Identification Guide: Beginner Books (2024, Flying Moose Books), by Stan Zielinski.