Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Premier Auction - Session II

Sat, Jul 16, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 899

Dr. Seuss Book with Sketch and Signature

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

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Seuss. The Seven Lady Godivas. New York: Random House, 1939, first printing, hardcover, with sketch and signature by the author

Note: Purchased by our consignor from the estate of Pete Watrous of Nantucket, Massachusetts. Mr. Watrous was originally gifted the book from Theodor Seuss Geisel with the personalized inscription in which Pete was referenced as the ?clothed Colonel,? a nod to his decades long multi-continental military career.

Provenance: Private Collection, Nantucket, Massachusetts

Condition

overall good, faint discoloration, lightly bumped corners

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