The Cat in the Hat, 1st Edition - Tapa dura

The Cat in the Hat first edition, second print Dr. Seuss Random House, 1957. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition good The book and jacket have the For Beginning Readers circled in red dark spot on cover, The back cover of book and jacket have Educators Hail The Cat in the Hat on a blackboard with 4 reviews underneath. There is no mention of Beginning Book Series. Blurbs by Dr Nila B. Smith, Dr. Roma Gans, Dr Althea Beery and Dr, Paul Witty under the chalkboard. B1 at heel of dust jacket, light wear to book top pictorial endpapers; last unnumbered page features an outline of the Cat in the Hat with an explanation of the educational aspects of the text; "For Beginning Readers" in a circle on the front board; no mention of Beginner Book Series on the back panel. There is also B-1 code on the jacket spine, no zip code in the address on the back flap and no mention of Beginner Book Series on back panel. Glazed paper boards, un-priced wrapper matches boards except "B-1" at foot of wrapper spine, not present on boards Wrapper slightly chipped at spine ends, front. An excellent early printing of this special book Tight Binding Bright Clean Slight edge wear Not Ex Library Not a remainder