11-17-201311-17-2013
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November 17, 2013 11:00 AMCalender
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Seuss, Dr. [Theodor Geisel] (1904-1991) And to Think that I Saw it on Mulberry Street , Inscribed.

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$2,160$1,800
Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2687BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 17, 2013 11:00AM

Description:

Seuss, Dr. [Theodor Geisel] (1904-1991) And to Think that I Saw it on Mulberry Street, Inscribed. New York: Vanguard, [1937].
Quarto, stated second printing, inscribed on ffep to George Salter (1897-1967),"For Georg [sic] Salter, with many thanks for pulling the color out of the doldrums. -Dr. Seuss"; with the boy's shorts on the front cover blue; lacking the dust jacket, ffep detached, boards scratched, worn faded, the spine repaired with masking tape, 11 x 8 1/4 in.
Salter was an illustrator and designer of German extraction who created jacket designs for approximately 185 books.
Estimate $1,800-2,000


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Keywords

George Salter, Theodor Geisel, printing, Seuss, illustrator and designer, illustrator and designer of German extraction