First Edition Identification
Dr. Seuss Beginner Books B-38
1965 Fox In Socks
1965 B-38 Fox In Socks
Dr. Seuss. Fox In Socks. New York. Beginner Books: 1965.
Pages#: 64 pages.
Book Description: Color illustrated boards wrapped in matching dust jacket. The 38th Beginner Books where Dr. Seuss creates a series of tongue twisters in a bustling rhyming scheme. Actor Marvin Miller won a Grammy Award for Best Album for Children in 1966 for recording the Dr. Seuss story. [FN Grammy Awards. BEST RECORDING FOR CHILDREN. Marvin Miller. “Dr. Seuss Presents 'Fox In Sox' And 'Green Eggs And Ham'” – {https://www.grammy.com/awards/8th-annual-grammy-awards}]
Pagination: Front fixed and free endpapers illustrated in color; [i] title and copyright; [ii] dedication; [iii] half-title; [iv] blank; 3-61 story; [64] small color illustration; 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 59 years with millions of copies sold. The 31st 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 15 first editions found in the March 2024 survey, with an average price of $702, ranging from $7,500 to $100.
First Edition Book & Dust Jacket Descriptions
Book Front: Bound in glossy paper covered boards with color illustration. “Fox / [Beginner Books logo top right] / in / Socks / A Tongue Twister / for Super Children/ By Dr. Seuss”
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Book Back: Bound in glossy yellow paper covered boards. Blank with no illustration or text.
Book Spine: “[BB logo] BEGINNER BOOKS [black horizontal text] Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss B-38 [black horizontal text]”
Title Page: “[illustration] / Fox In / Socks / By / Dr. Seuss / BEGINNER BOOKS A Division of Random House, Inc. / [three-line copyright statement]”
Copyright: “(c) Copyright 1965 by Dr. Seuss. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Pub- / lished in New York by Beginner Books, a division of Random House, Inc., and simultaneously in Toronto, Canada, by Random / House of Canada, Limited. / Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 65-10484. Manufactured in / the United States of America.”
DJ Front: Color illustration matching Book Front. “Fox / [Beginner Books logo top right] / in / Socks / A Tongue Twister / for Super Children/ By Dr. Seuss”
DJ Back: Beginner Books DJ Back 'N': 1965 36 Titles
“If you're learning to read … / FIRST learn the alphabet / with DR. SEUSS'S ABC / [BB logo] / THEN discover the excitement of words / and sounds with Dr. Seuss's HOP ON POP / and ONE FISH TWO FISH RED FISH BLUE FISH / THEN you're ready to read these simple stories: / (50-100 Word Vocabularies) / [list of 8 BB titles in two columns starting with 'GREEN EGGS AND HAM' to 'THE BIKE LESSON'] / THEN up you go in the number of words / These books are listed in order of reading easiness (175-300 Word Vocabularies) / [list of 25 BB titles in two columns starting with 'THE CAT IN THE HAT' to 'LITTLE BLACK GOES TO THE CIRCUS'] / THEN you won't quite yet be ready for college. / But, as a child of 5-8, you'll be on your way.”
DJ Spine: “[BB logo] BEGINNER BOOKS [black horizontal text] Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss B-38 [black horizontal text]”
DJ Price: 195/195
DJ Flap Front: “195/195 [top right] / [Illustration] / Do you think / Beginner Books / are too easy? … / Well, here's one that's hard enough / for your grandfather / * * * / This one is a Tongue Twister / It's a book you READ ALOUD / to find out just how smart your tongue is. / The first time you read it, don't … [… paragraph] / Good luck to you and your … [… paragraph] / This book comes from / the home of / THE CAT IN THE HAT / Beginner Books / A DIVISION OF RANDOM HOUSE, INC./ (c)Copyright, 1965 by Dr. Seuss.”
DJ Flap Back: “About / FOX IN SOCKS / by DR. SEUSS / Bergen Evans / writes from / Northwestern University: / “Not since the Hottentot taught a … […paragraph] / “Peter Piper has picked his last … […paragraph] / [illustration]”
First Edition Identification
First edition book states “Published in New York by Beginner Books, a division of Random House” on the copyright page and has 'B-38' on the spine.
First edition dust jacket is Beginner Books 1965 DJ 'N' with 37 titles listed on the back DJ. 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 1965 DJ 'P' with 37 titles listed.
This is a favorite book-DJ combination, since on the front of the DJ 'Fox In Socks', is misspelled 'Fox In Sox' on the bottom of the back of the DJ.
Second Printing Fox In Socks Misspelled “FOX IN SOX” on Back DJ \
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.