Mcelligot's Pool by Seuss, First Edition (26 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. First Thus, Fifty-Third Printing (Full Number Line). Published by Random House, 1974. Quarto. Pictorial wraps. Book is very good; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Covers have shelf wear, nicks, scuffing and previous owner name on front top right corner. A nice copy of this early children's book by famous children's author Dr. Seuss. ISBN: 067986041X. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. Vintage first, later printing. Copyright page shows 23 866, indicating the 23rd printing, published August 1966. Stripped spine; no added writing. Some tape internally at center - general use wear.

Hardcover. 1st British edition. First printing of the British edition of this now banned Dr. Seuss classic. Ex-library hardcover book. Covers worn with clear tape along the spine. All pages present but binding is shaken and splitting. Former owner's name else text is unmarked. Acceptable condition; ok for reading.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition second printing with the fish's mouth closed on cover. Family removed from publication recently over the word "Eskimo" Text and binding VG. Cover boards Fair-Good.Overall good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book Club Edition. Pictorial hardcover, square, tight and clean with about a half-inch chip out of spine top back cover. Corner bump bottom of back cover. Pages are extra clean and uncreased. No marks or names, unpaginated. None of my books are ex-lib., remainders or bce unless specified.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. McElligot's Pool By Dr. Seuss. Publisher: Collins, London, 1975. FIRST EDITION. VERY SCARCE. First printing of the British edition of this now banned Dr. Seuss book. Hardback with papered boards. Covers are rubbed, marked, chipped and bumped with paper strip missing from spine. Binding firm. No inscriptions. Some foxing to pages. Two pages have been scribbled on in ink. Price sticker to back cover £1.95. Banned due to the racist imagery it contains (more specifically, an "Eskimo" fish).

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First Edition. A very early reprint. Price on the flap is $2.95 ($2.50 on the true first), fish with closed mouth. Book is near fine, clean and bright. Jacket is a strong very good -- some where but still presenting as a very attractive copy.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good -. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good -. First Edition. First Edition, Early Printing with 295 on front flap of dust jacket and illustration at front board has closed fish mouth. Seafoam green cloth over boars with black particulars to spine and front board; black fish illustration to front board. Previous owner's sgnature to top edge of first free endpaper; foxing to half-title page; light foxing and soiling to final page. Illustrations and text are clean, bright and unmarked througout. Text block is tanned. Boards are soiled at lower edge and along spine edge at front board; soiling to rear cover with white marking to top edge possibly due to stuck dust jacket; rubbing to edges, corners and ends of spine. Corners and ends of spine are bumped; tearing to lower corners. Binding is tight and square. Dust jacket is soiled with creasing, chipping, closed tears and rubbing to edges, corners and ends of spine; soiling to inside of rear cover matches that of rear board. Dust jacket is covered in a protective mylar jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Seuss, Dr. (illustrator). 1st Edition. Random House. New York. Un-paginated (64 pages.) Copyright 1947, 1974. This is a fine copy of one of the notorious six discontinued Seuss titles; even banned in some of the more woke corners of the world. 44 titles on rear cover; with $14.95 price intact. A copy that was published during the Internet era with a Random House website address on rear panel. A fine copy; tight, clean and bright; inside and out. No writing within. A fine copy of the newly controversial title.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Seuss, Dr. (illustrator). 1st Edition. Random House. New York. Un-paginated (64 pages.) Last date on copyright page is 1947. Lightly penciled gift inscription (erasable) on half-title page dated July 4, 1967. Small code on base of copyright page states 23 866; presumably the 23rd overall printing, published August 1966. This is one of the older Seuss publications when they still used a matte finish in contrast to the contemporary glossy finishes. No printed SBNs or ISBN numbers, no printed price on rear, no barcodes, no internet address, etc. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. No writing within other than a lightly-penciled gift inscription that is erasable. Illustrated endpapers are bright and clean. Rubbing along edges and corner tips; heavier rubbing on heel. Light scuffing. A good+ copy; strong, tight and clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. SEUSS DR (illustrator). 1st Edition. A RARE BANNED DR SEUSS TITLE BOUND IN GREEN WITH SOLID BLACK LETTERING AND DESIGN THE FISH'S MOUTH IS CLOSED NO DATE ON TITLE PAGE COPYRIGHT PAGE STATES " COPYRIGHT 1947 BY RANDOM HOUSE INC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED UNDER INTERNATIONAL AND PAN AMERICAN COPYRIGHT CONVENTIONS IN THREE LINES FOLLOWED AFTER BREAK WITH PRINTED IN THE U.S.A RANDOM HOUSE APPEARS ON SPINE ALL INDICTICATIONS FROM THE YOUNGER AND HIRSCH BOOK ARE PRESENT FOR A SECOND STATE TEXTBLOCK IS BRIGHT AND VERY GOOD AND UNMARKED SHOWING NORMAL WEAR LIGHT FRAYING TO TIPS BOOK HAS A 2 INCH HIGH BY 4 INCH WIDE STAIN AT THE BOTTOM OF SPINE THAT DOES NOT AFFECT THE TEXTBLOCK A TRULY RARE FIND IPHONE PICS AVAILABLE.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. This is a complete copy of the first edition, first state, with olive green covers and dark green titles, seven line copyright notice, open mouth fish on cover. It is a well used copy with spine perished and held together with tape. Pages are loose and have finger soil. A well loved but complete story.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dr. Seuss (illustrator). 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION, fourth state per Younger and Hirsch (which I own). Hardback book with dust jacket. The very good minus jacket has some rubbing and chips/tears (see photos). There is a 4 1/2" piece of clear tape on the back side of the jacket at the spine (I'm sure to repair a tear. This was done so discreetly I almost missed it at first.) 250/250 price on the front flap and no pricing info on the back flap. The very good book is sturdy, clean and complete with some wear to corners/spine ends. Very light age-toning to the endpapers and owner's name/date on the half-title page. Closed mouth fish on cover, longer Random House imprint on the spine and four lines copyright notice. The jacket is protected under a clear mylar cover.

No Binding. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Seuss (illustrator). 1st Edition. First thus for this publication. This is an Advertising magazine "FREE WHEN YOU BUY.CREST OR WONDRDA OR PRELL". Definite piece of ephemera that is very uncommon! Tearing down spine about 4-5 inches, to the first staple. It is in a comic book form 8 x 11". Heavy browning to covers and age browning inside. The color pages are very nice. 56 total pages. PHOTOS ON REQUEST. Great item for the completest collector.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dr. Seuss (illustrator). First Edition, Early Printing. 56pp. Green boards with closed mouth fish on front panel, and three line copyright page statement. Light scuffing on the the spine edges, and corners, minor smudge on the front panel, otherwise internally clean unmarked. .Unclipped pictorial jacket is bright, except for 1" liftoff from a removed price sticker on the front panel.Otherwise, exept for a few closed tears, an attractive, well preserved DJ.in mylar sleeve. "295/295" on the upper front flap, denoting an early edition, whose list price was $2.95. One of the six Dr. Seuss titles terminated from future publication. "The story begins with a boy named Marco fishing in a small, trash-filled pond known as McElligot's Pool. A local farmer laughs at the boy and tells him that he will never be able to catch anything. Nevertheless, Marco holds out hope and begins to imagine a scenario in which he might be able to catch a fish." Size: Small 4vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Signed by Dr. Seuss at bottom of dedication page. Hard cover published by Random House in 1947. Early printing of first edition (fish on cover has mouth closed and copyright page has 4 lines). No dust jacket. Blue-green covers with black lettering and fish on front. Corners are rounded, worn and frayed. Bottom end of spine is torn on both side and is frayed and sticking out some. Top end of spine is missing a small strip and is worn. Covers have edge wear and some scuffing. Inner hinges are split some at bottom. Several pages have spotting. Book is in fair condition. 4to, .8 lb.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Quarto, unpaginated. In Very Good minus condition with Fair dust jacket. Spine blue with white and red titling. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; price uncut: "250/250." Some chipping and wear to all extremities and water staining to rear cover, including some bleeding to interior. Binding with some water-staining to head and tail of spine and most of rear cover. First printing in Younger variant 'a', with bright kelly green cloth, fish with open mouth on cover, 7 line copyright notice, and first state dust jacket, with 250/250 price on front flap and no price on rear flap. AL Consignment. Shelved in Case 2. 1361658. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Variant state with fish mouth closed on front board. All other points are present. Front board has some soiling to the left bottom corner and a few dark dots. Interior is clean and tight. DJ is first state and has some rubbing, mostly to spine tips and minor soiling to back.Price is intact and on rear DJ. In fresh mylar. Pics available. Very collectible copy of this now banned book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Christmas 1953 gift inscription to half-title page; otherwise no dates showing save for 1947 copyright. There's nothing wrong with the condition of this book (save some modest rub to board corners); we grade it "good-plus" simply because the binding is no longer tight enough to snap the text block shut. The "very good" jacket shows some rub to tops of folds, and a 1/4-inch closed tear to top right of front panel. Not price clipped; "250/250" price showing. Mouth closed on fish to jacket front panel, fish's mouth closed to (dark blue) front board, mouth open on endpapers. This is one of the five classic Dr. Seuss titles which the Politically Correct successors who control the Geisel/Dr. Seuss estate have announced they will no longer reprint, alleging that the author (1904-1991, whose publication of this book was delayed from 1941 to 1947 due to his wartime service in the U.S. armed forces) drew cartoons (40 to 90 years ago) which caricatured members of non-white races (especially the Japanese) in ways now judged demeaning. That is their right, of course. But see Iris Chang's "The Rape of Nanking" for documentation and photos of Japanese soldiers using Chinese civilians for bayonet practice, posing next to rows of heads chopped off Chinese civilians, raping Chinese women, turning hundreds (if not thousands) of conquered Korean women into unwilling whores in their officially authorized "comfort houses." Research their use of American, English, and Australian POWs for slave labor in Burma and elsewhere when not purposely starving them to death, torturing them, or cutting off their heads -- not to mention the Bataan Death March -- and then feel free to get back to us on how Americans who were not yet born should today hang our heads in shame over the fact that our grandparents -- fighting for their lives and for the freedom of the world from racist, militarist tyranny -- drew cartoons which failed to make the Japanese look sufficiently noble and upstanding. We don't suppose the Japanese at that time were drawing any demeaning cartoons which ridiculed the English and Americans? Meantime 1) How many of these facts are now taught to Japanese children, so they'll fully understand the relevant history? 2) How is anyone to learn any lessons from history, if that history is systematically erased by these sniveling Woketards? and 3) This book contains a very small cartoon of a "tropical" man fanning himself (he wears a hat and appears to have a mustache. Could he be meant to represent a "Mexican"? Oh, the horror!) Both he and a tiny "Tibetan" with a white beard look thoroughly Caucasian, as does the Eskimo. No offensively caricatured "people of color" No "Orientals." But if the shrunken and diminished heirs of an artist who sought only to amuse now want to cower at shadows and artificially create new rarities, we're happy to supply them to those who remain sane. Unpaginated but 50 pp., now reduced from $1,295.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. 1st Printing; 11.1 X 8.0 X 0.5 inches; First Printing in green cloth with fishes mouth open on front cover and 7 lines of text on copyright page. Book is quite worn on the spine ends and edges, 3 inch gutter tear at the head of spine, inner front and rear hinges cracked but holding, moderate soiling on covers, bumped corners, book block tight and attractive.

Large Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, early printing, in binding variant D with bright green cloth, close-mouthed fish, 4-line copyright notice (Younger & Hirsch 53d). Pages faintly toned, minor wear to board and jacket corners, 1/4 inch chip from rear jacket corner. 1947 Large Hardcover. 52 pp. In this colorful picture book, a boy named Marco goes fishing in a small pond called McElligot's Pool. As he sits waiting for a bite, a farmer calls him a fool and says "You'll never catch fish in McElligot's Pool!" Marco, however, refuses to be discouraged and spends the rest of the story describing all the fish that could be coming to McElligot's Pool from the ocean.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good For Age. Seuss, Dr. {Theodore Geisel} (illustrator). First American Edition. Good condition. Clean text, few breaks in the spine. This is a first edition but a third state. The original price is still on the d.j. it was not clipped, priced at $2.50. The fish on the cover has it's mouth closed, there is some chipping on the spine ( 2" deep) of said cover. Only four titles listed on the back of book. Book is teal with black. Ownership marks on the FEP. Previous bookseller sticker on the BEP 'Hudsons Book Shop Detroit'. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printng. ; Green cover cloth cover with scarce fish mouth open has light wear to corners and spine caps and sunned spine but clean, bright, and in very good condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Small faint erasure in upper right corner of front end sheet. Pages are lightly toned except for 2 pages with a tiny red smudge, otherwise pages are clean and near pristine. ; Classic Seuss; 11.1 X 8.0 X 0.5 inches; 64 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. True First Edition. Meets all first edition points (Younger & Hirsch, pp. 131-133). Fish with open mouth on the cover. Seven line publication statement. No dust jacket. Good to very good condition. Kelly-green linen covered boards with dark green printing and illustration on the spine and cover. Mild rubbing on the spine ends and corners with some exposure to the boards. Spine is tight and square. Pages are clean with the following exceptions: Neat inscription on the inside front cover; child's name penciled on the sign of the facing page; two pages have some marks--one has a small fish drawn on the text in blue pen or pencil; one page has several light blue lines between 1-2 inches on the bottom left corner in blue pencil. Otherwise, pages are clean. No rips, bends, or stains. Illustrations are vibrant and amazing. A rare copy of a book that will only become harder to find.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. First Edition. Good++ in a fair dust jacket. The fish's mouth is open on the front board illustration, the dust jacket has a 250/250 price on the front flap and no price on the rear flap. Seven lines of copyright notice, Variant A. The binding is good, some discoloration to the edges of the light green cloth boards. Rubbing to the head and tail of the spine. The dust jacket has closed tears, now repaired, as well as creases and chips on all edges. The front and rear panels remain whole. Pictures available upon request.

First edition with the 250/250 price on the front flap as well as the $2.50 price added to the rear flap (state 'c') of the first Dr. Seuss title to feature full-color art on every other page. Quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, "For Mrs. Haye with very kindest regards- Dr. Seuss." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Uncommon signed and inscribed. The story begins as a boy named Marco fishes in a small, trash-filled pond, McElligot's Pool. A local farmer laughs at the boy and tells him that he is never going to catch anything. Nevertheless, Marco holds out hope and begins to imagine a scenario in which he might be able to catch a fish. First, he suggests that the pool might be fed by an underground brook that travels under a highway and a hotel to reach the sea. Marco then imagines a succession of fish and other creatures that could be in the sea and therefore the pool. He imagines, among others, a fish with a checkerboard stomach, a seahorse with the head of an actual horse, and an eel with two heads. When Marco is done imagining, he tells the farmer, "Oh, the sea is a so full of a number of fish,/ If a fellow is patient, he might get his wish!" Geisel painted some of the water colors that illustrate McElligot's Pool while vacationing with his wife, Helen, at the summer home of their friend Kelvin Vanderlip, in southern California. The book was the first Dr. Seuss book to use water colors for its illustrations; however, because of budget concerns, Random House published half of the book in black and white, alternating between two pages in color and two pages in black and white. It became a Junior Literary Guild selection and garnered Dr. Seuss his first Caldecott Honor.