In 1961, the book was given the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award. During WWII, he illustrated political cartoons, and he worked in the animation and film department of the Army where he wrote, produced or animated many productions including Design for Death, which won the 1947 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. He published his first children's book And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street in 1937. He worked as an illustrator for advertising campaigns, most notably for Standard Oil, and as a political cartoonist for the New York newspaper PM. He began his career as an illustrator and cartoonist for Vanity Fair, Life, and other publications. Seuss" as an undergraduate at Dartmouth College. His work includes many of the most popular children's books of all time, selling over 600 million copies and being translated into more than 20 languages. He is known for writing and illustrating more than 60 books under the pen name Dr. Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904 -1991) was an American children's author, cartoonist, illustrator, poet, animator, and filmmaker. By linking text and image, the book helps children follow the story even if they cannot read every word of the text. This is believed to be the first Book Club Edition of Dr. by arrangement with the original publisher Vanguard Press, Inc." Book Club Edition printed at the bottom of the page facing the title page.
The title page contains the statement "Book Club Distribution of Beginner Book Edition distributed by Grolier Enterprises, Ind. A ½" chip to the spine, toward the lower spine end. A 2" tear with a smaller chip to the upper, rear edge. The dust jacket has small chips to the corners and spine ends. Former owner bookplate to the front pastedown as well as a small name. Chips, wear to the spine ends and corners. Next to the second autograph he added, " (double autographs) ". These are his early signatures and each is dated in 19. To the first blank it is signed twice by Seuss. I am certain the book and jacket are married. The lower, rear flap mentions the upcoming 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins which was of course was published in 1938. In a second issue (the boys pants are blue ) dust jacket with the price of $1.25 to the lower, front flap. First issue book with the boys pants in white and 1937 on the title page.
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