[CHILDREN'S BOOK CLASSIC AUTHORS, DR. SEUSS]

SEUSS, Dr. (Theodore Geisel)

"THE LORAX"

New York. Random House. 1971. Quarto. (8.25 in x 11.25 in ) Unpaginated. First edition. Bound pictorial cloth covered boards as issued. Minor soiling and toning to boards. Contents clean. Overall, about near fine.

Among Seuss' most polemic works warning of the dangers of corporate greed to society and the environment.

The first edition of the Seuss classic and adapted in 2012 by Universal Pictures. Seuss is said to have held 'The Lorax' as his the favorite of his titles as it

"came out of me being angry. In The Lorax I was out to attack what I think are evil things and let the chips fall where they might."

The issue points according to the Younger & Hirsch Seuss bibliography (p.123) are:

- 3 line copyright notice

- mention of 'Lake Erie' (on 25th leaf)

- 32 titles on rear cover

- Rudolf Flesch 5 line blurb on rear cover in yellow box