How the Grinch Stole Christmas
- New York: Random House, 1957
New York: Random House, 1957. First edition. Near Fine/Very Good +. A Near Fine copy of the book in a Very Good + dust jacket. Book without any signs of previous ownership, a bright, clean copy. Paper-covered boards and dust jacket with a little rubbing to extremities, spine of dust jacket faded to blue. First issue dust jacket retaining original price and fourteen titles on the rear flap, as well as the advertisement for The Cat in the Hat at $2.00 on the rear panel. A Christmas classic for all ages.
Named one of the Top 100 Picture Books of all time by School Library Journal, How the Grinch Stole Christmas is a time-honored story of discovering the true joy of Christmas. Considered one of his best, Dr. Seuss wrote the book in just a few weeks, with his wife, Audrey Geisel, acting as editor. The book would be adapted into a fondly remembered television special in 1966 and a feature film in 2000. “His peculiar and original genius in line and word is always the same, yet, so rich are the variations he plays on his themes, always fresh and amusing” (contemporary New York Herald Tribune review). Near Fine in Very Good + dust jacket.
Named one of the Top 100 Picture Books of all time by School Library Journal, How the Grinch Stole Christmas is a time-honored story of discovering the true joy of Christmas. Considered one of his best, Dr. Seuss wrote the book in just a few weeks, with his wife, Audrey Geisel, acting as editor. The book would be adapted into a fondly remembered television special in 1966 and a feature film in 2000. “His peculiar and original genius in line and word is always the same, yet, so rich are the variations he plays on his themes, always fresh and amusing” (contemporary New York Herald Tribune review). Near Fine in Very Good + dust jacket.