"MY ROLLER SKATES NEED OILING.. BUT YOUR BIRTHDAY GREETING INSPIRES ME TO TRY THE HILLS AGAIN": LOVELY ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPH LETTER, WRITTEN AND SIGNED BY DR. SEUSS, TO HIS CHILDHOOD FRIEND

SEUSS, Dr. Autograph letter signed. (San Diego, 1984). Single sheet of Cat in the Hat stationery, measuring 5-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches, with hand-addressed envelope. $1800.

Striking signed autograph letter on Cat in the Hat stationery from Dr. Seuss to his childhood friend Judy Kay Capps regarding a birthday greeting, accompanied by the original mailing envelope hand-addressed by Seuss.

The letter, accompanied by a hand-addressed envelope postmarked "10 Mar 1984," reads in full: "Dear Judy… My roller skates need oiling… but your birthday greeting inspires me to try the hills again. Thanks! All Best Wishes! Ted Geisel [a.k.a. Doctor Seuss]." The letter was written on color Cat in the Hat stationery to Judy Kay Capps of Malibu, who was a childhood friend of Dr. Seuss. In a collection of books inscribed to Capp, Seuss referred to her as an "old playmate" and mentioned their joint roller skating history.

Mailing crease. Fine condition.