Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss HC None First Edition 1940

Description: Horton Hatches the Eggby Dr. SeussRandom House, (NY, 1940) First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by the author. Light cream color cloth over with black titling on front cover. NO dustjacket. Received directly from previous owner, whose mother (a La Jolla resident) collected Seuss titles for her daughter. Other titles of similar vintage available from this collection. NOTE: We have done our best to assess and describe the title accurately and completely. Please let us know of any errors or omissions. We are happy to provide more detail photos or info. Condition: Good-/None Binding is firm. Text block is square and sound. Pages are generally clean and unmarked with occasional faint browing to outer margins. Foxing to cover sheets and first three page (detail photos show most affected page and ffep). Covers have minor shelf wear and moderate surface dirt. Very light shelf wear to edges and spine. Original dust jacket not present. Horton Hatches the Egg was written and illustrated by Theodor Geisel under the pen name Dr. Seuss and published in 1940 by Random House. The book tells the story of Horton the Elephant, who is tricked into sitting on a bird's egg while its mother, Mayzie, takes a permanent vacation to Palm Beach. Horton endures a number of hardships but persists, often stating, "I meant what I said, and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful, one hundred percent!" Ultimately, the egg hatches, revealing an elephant-bird, a creature with a blend of Mayzie's and Horton's features. According to Geisel's biographers Judith and Neil Morgan, Geisel claimed the story was born in early 1940 when he left a window open in his studio, and the wind fortuitously blew a sketch of an elephant on top of a sketch of a tree. However, according to later biographer Charles Cohen, this account is probably apocryphal. He found elements of Horton in earlier Dr. Seuss works, most notably the 1938 short story "Matilda, the Elephant with a Mother Complex". Horton Hatches the Egg was published to immediate critical acclaim and financial success and has remained popular with the general public. The book has also been used as the basis for academic articles on a variety of topics, including economics, Christianity, feminism, and adoption. Horton appeared again in the 1954 Dr. Seuss book Horton Hears a Who! These two books later provided the thrust of the plot for the 2000 Broadway musical Seussical. [Wikipedia] Love Dr. Seuss? We have more for your delighting! See our other listings. Ask us if you would like to purchase several volumes for added discount and lower shipping cost.

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