IF I RAN THE CIRCUS

New York: Random House, 1956. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. First US Edition. Original glazed paper-covered boards. Light wear to corners of the boards otherwise a VG+ copy in like D/W with light fading to the spine thereof and a small closed tear (with accompanying crease) to the foot of the front panel. Clean, bright first issue D/W with $2.50 price. Rear panel of D/W lists 12 titles. Final endpaper in book lists 11 titles. Inscribed by Dr Seuss on the verso of the front free end-paper: For Jed/ who DOES run/ the circus/ Dr Seuss. With his usual squiggle/flourish above his signature. The recipient of the inscription. Jed [Mattes] was a prominent literary agent who worked for Theodore Geisels (Dr Seuss) long term agent, Phyllis Jackson. After Jackson died in 1977, Mattes took over Geisels representation. Rare, inscribed.