The Cat In The Hat (1st edition, 3rd Issue in dust jacket)
New York: Random House, 1957. First edition. Hardcover. First edtiion, third issue in glazed boards and 195/195 on front jacket flap. Illustrated boards, illustrated endpapers, 61 pp. About very good with wear at the extremities and a lightly erased pencil signature top edge of the front free endpaper. In similarly about very good dust jacket with all correct points for this edition/issue, vertical crease to the front panel and wear to the extremities. This issue of the first edition is the final version resulting in the publisher's decision to price the book at 1.95 (originally 200/200 was in the price portion of the jacket, indicating a price of two dollars and the boards were matte finish rather than glossy). An affordable example of one of the great children's classics of all time. Scans available for serious inquiries. Very Good / very good. Item #E13153B
Price: $350.00