And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street

New York: Vanguard Press, 1937. Pictorial boards. Very Good/Very Good -. The 1937 true 1st edition, 1st issue of Dr. Seuss's first published children's book. With the essential issue points (as set forth by "Younger & Hirsch", pgs, 14-15) all present: 1) Marco's white shorts on both the book's and dustjacket's front covers; 2) The same date (1937) on both the title and copyright pages -- and with no other printings listed; 3) The "$1.00" price present on the dustjacket's lower front-flap. Fragile to be sure in its economically-made boards and paper but genuinely uncommon --now almost even historic-- in its earliest incarnation. In spite of the imperfections, this remains a solid, presentable copy. Bright and VG in its pictorial boards, with very light staining along the lower-spine and the lower front board, and modest offsetting at the pastedowns and, less so, at the endsheets. Also includes a colorful, mid-sized former owner (probably child's) bookplate affixed to the verso of the front free endpaper. There is no writing or other markings to speak of internally. The pages continue to be very clean and crisp, the original hues in Dr. Seuss's wonderful illustrations still vibrant and strong. And in an attractive, VG- dustjacket, with a degree of chipping along the spine ends and tips, and one chip --the size of a quarter, at the front panel's top-edge just barely hitting on the word "THINK" in the title. A number of discreet closed tears as well, all of which, taken together, render this a VG- dustjacket. But a dustjacket still not without its charm and still imbued with a good amount of visual appeal. Remarkably, "Mulberry Street" made the infamous list --issued in 2021, some 84 years after the book's original publication-- of the 6 banned Dr. Seuss titles, only making the original text even more sacred to most people who prize history and proportion.