Ran Circus: Signed (5 results)
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Voyageur Book Shop, Milwaukee, U.S.A.Voyageur Book Shop
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. "For Daisy C with hope from one clown to another that this is a fun read! Nick Weber 5/31/12". N3. Inscribed by Author(s).
More imagesPublished by Random House, New York 1956
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, U.S.A.Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. First edition, 1963 printing. This first edition, later 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 enjoy…ed 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. EditionWe can speculate with confidence that this copy was printed in 1963, seven years after the 1956 first printing. When first published, the book listed "All twelve books by Dr. Seuss" on the rear cover, as well as a list of "Other books by Dr. Seuss" on the final free endpaper recto facing the final page of the story. This printing lists four additional titles on the rear cover, spanning 1956-1958, and a total of 23 titles in the advertisement on the final free endpaper recto, including 11 published between 1957 and 1963, the year this copy was inscribed.If I Ran the Circus was a line of demarcation; it was Dr. Seuss's last book published before 1957's The Cat in the Hat, which launched an entire new division of Random House helmed by Dr. Seuss, and made him a household name.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. Condition is good plus. The glossy paper-covered boards binding is bright, though generally soiled with moderate wear to extremities. Mild spotting is primarily confined to the preliminary leaves and page edges. 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.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 43, pp. 108-110.
More imagesPublished by Random House, New York 1956
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, U.S.A.Magnum Opus Rare Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Seuss on a laid in signature. A beautiful copy. This ORIGINAL First Issue dustjacket with the 250/250 publisher's printed price present is vibrant in color with slight wear to the edges. The book is in fantastic shape. T…he binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. There is NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a superb copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION in collector's condition. We buy Seuss First Editions. Signed by Author(s).
More imagesPublished by Random House, New York 1956
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, U.S.A.Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, first printing with all issue points present as per Younger and Hirsch. Very Good, in a Very Good first issue dust jacket with price of 250/250 intact. Signed by Dr. Seuss on the verso of the front free endpaper, in his usual spot at the bottom corner. Light edge wea…r, mainly at corners and spine ends, light lean to spine, with toning at edges. Pages show moderate reading wear. The dust jacket shows fading to spine and edges, light creasing and edge wear and light soiling. A lovely first printing, signed by Dr. Seuss.
More imagesPublished by Random House, New York 1956
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United KingdomJames M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
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Add to basketHard Cover. Dust Jacket. First Edition. First US Edition. Original glazed paper-covered boards. Light wear to corners of the boards otherwise a VG+ copy in like D/W with light fading to the spine thereof and a small closed tear (with accompanying crease) to the foot of the front panel. Clean, bright first issue D/W with $2.50 pr…ice. Rear panel of D/W lists 12 titles. Final endpaper in book lists 11 titles. Inscribed by Dr Seuss on the verso of the front free end-paper: For Jed/ who DOES run/ the circus/ Dr Seuss. With his usual squiggle/flourish above his signature. The recipient of the inscription. Jed [Mattes] was a prominent literary agent who worked for Theodore Geisel's (Dr Seuss') long term agent, Phyllis Jackson. After Jackson died in 1977, Mattes took over Geisel's representation. Rare, inscribed. Signed by Author.
