Description
First edition of Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss, in first state dust jacket.
Quarto, [unpaginated]. Glossy paper over boards, title in black on spine. Illustrated endpapers. No additional printings on copyright page. Slight bow to covers, light wear to tips, faint toning to endpapers. A near fine example. Previous ownership inscription on front free endpaper. In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, 295/295 retail price on front flap, light wear to edges with short closed tears, light shelf wear. The first state, with all fourteen correct Seuss book covers shown on rear panel, including Mulberry Street in the top left, and the Grinch on the bottom right.
(Younger & Hirsch, 82)
