Cat Hat Comes Back, Signed (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dr. Seuss (illustrator). 1st Edition. This is the true first edition, first printing (with "FIRST PRINTING" stated on the copyright page). This is also the tue first issue of both the book and the dust jacket, with all first issue points (the cat's tie is white, there is a white snowball, etc.) as required (see Younger & Hirsch 11). ***** This book is SIGNED by the author (Dr. Seuss) on the page opposite the title page (and with his usual squiggle/flourish beneath his signature). Dr. Seuss did not inscribe this book to anyone; it is just signed by him. ***** Signed examples of this title are rare. ***** The book and dust jacket are in nice condition. There is NO writing, NO bookplates, and NO remainder marks. It is NOT a book club edition and NOT a former library book. ***** CONDITION: The book and the dust jacket are in VERYGOOD condition. ***** We include new mylar (clear) dust jacket covers with each dust jacket at no extra charge. ****** OUR GUARANTEE TO YOU: All books are guaranteed to be as described. We believe that no sale is complete until you are happy. Any book is returnable for a full refund (including postage) if you're not 100% satisfied. All books are packaged very carefully and shipped via USPS Mail with Delivery Confirmation. Thank you! Richard Vick, Modern First Editions (Buying and Selling Modern First Editions since 1982). Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Good +. Dr. Seuss (illustrator). 1st Edition. G+/G+ First edition, first printing stated on copyright page, in first state dust jacket without printed price. Front and spine panels are the same as the printed binding. Both jacket and book show wear with cocking to spine. INSCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THE FFE: for LYNN HANSEL Best Wishes, Dr. Seuss SEE PHOTOS. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Dr. Seuss (illustrator). First Edition. This is the true first edition, first printing (with "FIRST PRINTING" stated on the copyright page). This is also the tue first issue of both the book and the dust jacket, with all first issue points (the cat's tie is white, there is a white snowball, etc.) as required (see Younger & Hirsch 11). ***** This book is SIGNED by the author (Dr. Seuss) on the page opposite the title page (and with his usual squiggle/flourish beneath his signature). Dr. Seuss did not inscribe this book to anyone; it is just signed by him. ***** Signed examples of this title are rare. ***** The book and dust jacket are in nice condition. There is NO writing, NO bookplates, and NO remainder marks. It is NOT a book club edition and NOT a former library book. ***** CONDITION: The book and the dust jacket are in NEAR FINE condition. ***** We include new mylar (clear) dust jacket covers with each dust jacket at no extra charge. ****** OUR GUARANTEE TO YOU: All books are guaranteed to be as described. We believe that no sale is complete until you are happy. Any book is returnable for a full refund (including postage) if you're not 100% satisfied. All books are packaged very carefully and shipped via USPS Mail with Delivery Confirmation. Thank you! Richard Vick, Modern First Editions (Buying and Selling Modern First Editions since 1982). Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. First edition, early printing. This first edition, early printing, was inscribed by Dr. Seuss for a young mother in 1963 at a bookshop one mile from Dr. Seuss's home in La Jolla, California. It was acquired by us directly from the person for whom this book was purchased, to whom it was inscribed, and whose family enjoyed this book for three generations. This copy is inscribed on the lower left corner of the front free endpaper verso in four lines "for | JiLL | with Best Wishes | Dr. Seuss" with a characteristic Dr. Seuss squiggle between the valediction and signature. ConditionAs Dr. Seuss surely intended when he signed this copy for a young mother in 1963, this book has been read, a lot, and then some more. If you seek a pristine, "trophy" copy, this book is not for you. Instead, it is imbued with provenance and story. This copy is an early printing (definitively 1963 or before since that was the year it was purchased and inscribed). Condition is very good minus in a very good minus dust jacket. The glossy paper-covered boards binding is bright, square, and tight with modest superficial scuffing, appreciable wear confined primarily to the joints, spine ends, and corners, occasionally slightly exposing the card beneath. The contents are bright, with only a few, trivial instances of spotting. Dr. Seuss's inscription, inked in blue on the lower left front free endpaper verso, is bright and clean. Affixed to the lower left rear pastedown is the printed and illustrated ticket of "John Cole's Book & Craft Shop" in La Jolla, California, where this book was purchased and inscribed. The dust jacket's rear face highlights the publisher's "Beginner Books" division founded in 1957 by Phyllis Cerf, Dr. Seuss, and his wife, Helen Palmer Geisel, on the stunning success of this book's predecessor, The Cat in the Hat (1957). This jacket is not only bright, but complete, with no loss or tears. There is shelf wear to extremities, a vertical spine crease, and mild overall soiling. The jacket is protected beneath a clear, removable, archival cover.ProvenanceThis book's life story is as compelling as the story within.In 1959, the family of the "Jill" to whom this book is inscribed moved from Los Angeles to Point Loma in San Diego a beautiful peninsula protecting San Diego's vaunted natural harbor. Point Loma is just a few miles south of La Jolla, the seaside promontory to which Dr. Seuss had moved in 1948, where he lived the rest of his life, and where he wrote the majority of his books. In July 1963, Jill had her first child a boy, Jeff. For Jill's birthday that November, her mom decided to give her a gift that she could share with her new baby. Jill's mom was friends with Barbara Cole, proprietor of John Cole's Books in La Jolla, and Barbara was friends with Dr. Seuss, who lived exactly one mile away from the shop. So, with Barbara's help, Jill's mom got Dr. Seuss to inscribe 22 brand new copies of his books of which this is one in the fall of 1963. Jill read and reread these books to Jeff and his little sister, Lauren, born in 1966, throughout their childhood. Jill and her husband raised Jeff and Lauren in Point Loma, in the same house where, eventually, they read and reread this and their other Dr. Seuss books to their granddaughters, just as they had once read them to their children. With both children and grandchildren grown, Jill decided to entrust her Dr. Seuss books to us. Hence we now offer this book from their collection to a new owner for the first time since it was purchased for Jill by her mom and inscribed by Dr. Seuss in 1963. Reference: Younger & Hirsch, First Editions of Dr. Seuss Books, 2002, with 2004 corrections, Entry 11, pp. 40-42.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing. This copy is SIGNED by Seuss on a laid in signature. A beautiful copy. This First Issue dustjacket is rich in color with light wear to the edges. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp with minor wear. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a superb copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION in collectors condition. We buy SIGNED Seuss First Editions. Signed by Author(s).

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near fine copy in like jacket .First Edition Stated.Rare Presentation. Backside of First Blank as usual "For Stovie Dr. Seuss." Signature Guarantee.Scarce Copy. Presentation By Author.