{"id":901,"date":"2007-04-09T08:37:54","date_gmt":"2007-04-09T08:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1stedition.net\/posts\/2007\/04\/09\/dr-seusss-sleep-book-1962\/"},"modified":"2007-04-09T08:37:54","modified_gmt":"2007-04-09T08:37:54","slug":"dr-seusss-sleep-book-1962","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1stedition.net\/blog\/2007\/dr-seusss-sleep-book-1962\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Seuss’s Sleep Book (1962)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Seuss First Edition Identification<\/h3>\n

Dr. Seuss’s Sleep Book<\/em><\/strong>, 1962<\/h3>\n

Childrens Picturebook Price Guide: $200 VG+<\/p>\n

Dr. Seuss’s Sleep Book<\/em><\/strong> was the 17th large-format children’s book written and illustrated by Theodor Seuss Geisel, and twenty-first overall. The first edition continues to show up on eBay for modest prices a couple of times per month.<\/p>\n

\"Dr.<\/p>\n

In addition to being an author\/illustrator, at this time in his career Seuss was also the President of Beginner Books. We love the letter from the eight year old on the back dust jacket flap:<\/p>\n

“Dear. Dr. Seuss,<\/strong><\/p>\n

You sure thunk up a lot of funny books. You sure thunk up a millian funny animels. Now this I want to know. Who thunk YOU up Dr. Seuss?”<\/strong><\/p>\n

First Edition Identification:<\/h3>\n

Back dust jacket with two boxes of Dr. Seuss books. Top box with sixteen large-format books, listed in two columns. The left column begins with Yertle<\/em><\/strong> and ends with 500 Hats<\/em><\/strong>; right column begins with Oobleck<\/em><\/strong> and ends with Mulberry Street<\/em><\/strong>. The lower box lists the four small-format Beginner Books, beginning with Cat In The Hat<\/em><\/strong> and ending with Green Eggs And Ham<\/em><\/strong>. No listing for Sleep Book<\/strong><\/em> on back dust jacket.<\/p>\n

\"Identifying <\/p>\n

The front flap price is ‘295\/295’, however is not necessary to identify a first edition.<\/p>\n

\"Identifying <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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