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The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins.
by SEUSS, Dr
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About This Item
New York: Vanguard Press,, 1938. Inscribed by Seuss to his literary agent First edition of Seuss's second book, inscribed by the author to his literary agent, Jed Mattes, on the front free endpaper verso, "For Jed, one extra Hoot! Dr Seuss", with an original pencil drawing of a red hat. Mattes (1953-2003) took over from Seuss's previous long-term agent, Phyllis Jackson in 1977, and was known for his staunch advocacy on behalf of emerging gay writers. This is a later printing, published in the same year as the first, distinguished by the red hat illustrations on the endpapers, which flow right to left in the first printing, and left to right in this printing. Quarto. Original red cloth-backed black boards, spine lettered in black, front board lettered in white, and illustrated in red and white, illustrated endpapers. With dust jacket. Illustrated throughout by the author. Extremities rubbed and corners a little worn, a very good copy indeed, boards and contents bright and sharp, in the price-clipped dust jacket, spine faded, chips to head of spine and bottom right corner of front panel, extremities nicked, tape repair to rear panel, a very good example. Younger & Hirsch 22, later printing.
Synopsis
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins is a children's book, written by Dr. Seuss and published in 1938. Unlike the majority of Dr. Seuss's books, it is written in prose rather than rhyming and metered verse. The characters of Bartholomew and King Derwin appear again in a later book, Bartholomew and the Oobleck. Set in feudal times, the story begins in the Kingdom of Didd, when King Derwin is riding through a street past Bartholomew Cubbins, a poor boy in the market.
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This is an Excellent book for children & all book lovers
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 162178
- Title
- The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins.
- Author
- SEUSS, Dr
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York: Vanguard Press,
- Date Published
- 1938
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Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Verso
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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