An Extra Nizzard from Dr. Seuss

Earlier this month, Bonhams sold this copy of The King's Stilts (1939) with an original drawing by Dr. Seuss. The Nizzard in question is a troublesome bird which appears in the story. Flocks of Nizzards threaten to peck away at the Dike Trees that protect the island kingdom of Binn from inundation by the surrounding waters. This extra Nizzard, on the other hand, should be no trouble.

Dr. Seuss, Drawing of a Nizzard inscibed "EXTRA NIZZARD FOR WOODY [Woodward Dike] from Dr. Seuss" in The King's Stilts (New York: Random House, 1939).

Dr. Seuss, Drawing of a Nizzard inscibed "EXTRA NIZZARD FOR WOODY [Woodward Dike] from Dr. Seuss" in The King's Stilts (New York: Random House, 1939).

http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/21652/lot/71/

July 29, 2013 Update:  The drawing has been purchased by a Connecticut bookseller who duly removed it from the book and had it framed. It is offered for sale once again, this time on eBay. Whatever the cost of framing, the markup is likely still above 100%. A cursory examination of the Meier and Sons Rare Books website reveals it is their common practice to dismantle books in order to frame original drawings within them. I suspect this is not all that unusual in the industry.

EBay Listing

http://www.ebay.com/itm/AN-ORIGINAL-SIGNED-AND-INSCRIBED-ASSOCIATION-DRAWING-BY-DR-SEUSS-OF-A-NIZZARD-/251598104127?pt=Antiquarian_Collectible&hash=item3a946a663f 

Note:  Don't miss my other posts on the good Dr. Seuss. Don't forget that he also furnished that quotation up on the header.

Other signed books with original drawings are featured on this blog as well. Got any to share?

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McElligot's Pool

Here we have a prized first edition copy of McElligot's Pool (1947) by Dr. Seuss which includes an original drawing of a fish by the good doctor. The drawing of "an Onak fish" is dedicated to the Onak family. It appears that traces of  pencil remain underneath the ink drawing.

Dr. Seuss, Signed and inscribed "An Onak fish for the Onaks from Dr. Seuss" with a drawing of  a fish in a first edition copy of McElligot's Pool (1947)

www.ebay.com/itm/Dr-Seuss-McElligots-Pool-1st-Edition-Signed-Drawing-/181077291363?pt=Antiquarian_Collectible&hash=item2a290c3163

www.ebay.com/itm/Dr-Seuss-McElligots-Pool-1st-Edition-Signed-Drawing-/181077291363?pt=Antiquarian_Collectible&hash=item2a290c3163

March 17, 2014 Update:

June 19, 2014 Update:  Another copy of this book with an original drawing of a fish was sold this month at Bonhams:

Dr. Seuss, Signed and inscribed "Extra fish for Woody [Woodward Dike] from Dr. Seuss" with a drawing of a fish in a copy of McElligot's Pool (1947)

Dr. Seuss, Signed and inscribed "Extra fish for Woody [Woodward Dike] from Dr. Seuss" with a drawing of a fish in a copy of McElligot's Pool (1947)

http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/21652/lot/72/

Note:  You can see more Dr. Seuss here. If you have access to any little Seuss gems like this one and would like to share them on this blog, I'd love to see them.

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