Early printing of this cheeky safety pamphlet on the dangers of malaria, handed to US troops during WWII.
Very good plus.
Price: $1,100.00
"[A] guy out cold from MALARIA is just as stiff as the one who stopped a hunk of steel."
Both Leaf and Seuss were serving in uniform at the time of this pamphlet's creation — and while neither is credited, Seuss's cheerfully bizarre illustrations and Leaf's breezy prose nevertheless betray their distinctive styles. An unusual and highly sought piece of Seuss ephemera, quite evocative of the era.
Read more: Younger, First Editions of Dr. Seuss Books: A Guide to Identification, 78d.
(Washington, DC): (Government Printing Office), (1943). 5.25'' x 4.25''. Original saddle-stapled pictorial wrappers printed in black and red. Illustrated by Seuss in black and red. Youngers' variant (d) printing, 1944. [32] pages. A couple faint lines of toning, else clean and firm.
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