Horton Hatches the Egg 1940 $1.50 DJ Dr. Seuss First Early Dust Jacket Book

Description: Horton Hatches the EggDr. SeussRandom House 1940 Publisher: Vanguard Press Publishing Date: 1940 Book Condition: Near Fine Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine Special Attributes: First Edition, Early Printing Quarto, First Edition, Early Printing. Copyright 1940 by Random House. Price clipped but $1.50 to rear panel, equivalent to first print jacket within Mayzie the bird. Oatmeal Boards. First dust jacket configuration before it was redesigned in the 60's. Synopsis: The book centers on Horton, a genial elephant, who is convinced by Mayzie, a lazy, irresponsible bird, to sit on her egg while she takes a short "break", which turns into her permanent relocation to Palm Beach. Naturally, the absurd sight of an elephant sitting atop a tree makes quite a scene – Horton is exposed to the elements, laughed at by his jungle friends, captured by hunters, forced to endure a terrible sea voyage, and finally placed in a traveling circus. However, despite his hardships and Mayzie's clear intent not to return, Horton refuses to leave the nest because he insists on keeping his word, often repeating, "I meant what I said, and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful, one hundred per cent!" We have a large selection of titles available on our site. Please visit us. If there is a particular title that you are after you can also request this via our site. Big Kid Books - Buy, sell, educate & inspire

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