The Sixties Catalogue

65 J u l y 2 0 2 0 Inscribed By Dr. Seuss To Old Friends 63. SEUSS, Dr. I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew. New York, 1965. Quarto, original pictorial boards, dust jacket. $2400. Click for more info First edition of Seuss’ madcap meditation on the search for a trouble-free life, inscribed to the Kay family, Seuss’ longtime friends: “for the Kays with Best wishes… Dr. Seuss.” A young traveler encounters all sorts of obstacles on his comical commute to Solla Sollew—the buses aren’t running, the camels have hiccups, the Poozers are attacking and all the traffic is going the wrong way. Book with only slight bumping to corners, dust jacket with only slight wear to extremities. A near-fine inscribed copy. “But I’ve bought a big bat. I’m all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!”