first edition Large Hardcover
1947 · New York
by Dr. Seuss [Geisel, Theodore Seuss]
New York: Random House, 1947. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x0x11. Dr. Seuss [Geisel, Theodore Seuss]. First edition, early printing, in binding variant D with bright green cloth, close-mouthed fish, 4-line copyright notice (Younger & Hirsch 53d). Pages faintly toned, minor wear to board and jacket corners, 1/4 inch chip from rear jacket corner. 1947 Large Hardcover. 52 pp. In this colorful picture book, a boy named Marco goes fishing in a small pond called McElligot's Pool. As he sits waiting for a bite, a farmer calls him a fool and says "You'll never catch fish in McElligot's Pool!" Marco, however, refuses to be discouraged and spends the rest of the story describing all the fish that could be coming to McElligot's Pool from the ocean.
(Inventory #: 2327443)