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The Tough Coughs as He Ploughs the Dough: Early Writings and Cartoons by Dr. Seuss #[nn]

Jan 1987 · William Morrow and Company · 14.95 USD
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This collection gathers Dr. Seuss's early, pre-Cat in the Hat cartoons and writings from the 1920s and 1930s, originally published in magazines like Judge and Life. It includes whimsical biblical takes featuring Jonah and Noah, showcasing the nascent visual style and wordplay that would define his later children's classics. The volume offers a rare look at the satirical and commercial roots of one of America's most beloved illustrators.

Contains 45 stories
The Facts of Life or, How Should I Tell My Child?
13 pp · Humor
Ough! Ough! Or Why I Believe in Simplified Spelling
1 pp · Humor
Punish Your Offspring Scientifically!
1 pp · Humor
Making Our Daughters Less Irritating
1 pp · Humor
My Three Best Tricks and How I Do Them.
1 pp · Humor
A Few Subtle Pleasures Devised for Those Who Have Wearied of the Commonplace
1 pp · Humor
Going Abroad? Let the Seuss Travel Bureau Arrange Your Transportation!
1 pp · Humor
A Critical Survey of the Custom of Hat-Doffing
1 pp · Humor
Some New and Better Superstitions!
1 pp · Humor
A Lesson in Connoisseurship.
1 pp · Humor
The Latest Developments in Vocal Education
1 pp · Humor
Static in Its More Subtle Forms
1 pp · Humor
The Perplexing Problem of Household Terminology
1 pp · Humor
Somnambulists (and Some Don't)
1 pp · Humor
Three More Burning Problems Solved!
1 pp · Humor
Some Common-Sense Safety-First Devices
1 pp · Humor
Three New Uses for Obselete Objects [sic]
1 pp · Humor
Adam's Apples Are Coming Back
1 pp · Humor
Medicine, Highly Developed in the Day of Pnolioch, Still a Growing Science!
1 pp · Humor
Fine Old Terms - Striking Examples of How Phrases Have Strayed from Their Proper Meanings
1 pp · Humor
'Left in the Lurch' and Just What Does It Mean?
1 pp · Humor
Recent Developments in the Field of Clothing
1 pp · Humor
Just What Is a Vernacular, Anyway?
1 pp · Humor
Monosyllabic Ejaculations and What to Do about Them
1 pp · Humor
A Brief Resume of the Eyebrow Situation
1 pp · Humor
Three Fine Social Arts We Are Prone to Neglect
1 pp · Humor
Tardy Laurels for Forgotten Brows
4 pp · Humor
Our Emotional Apparati and How They Are Controlled
1 pp · Humor
The Pitfalls That Beset Our Infant Prodigies
1 pp · Humor
Why I Turned Democrat
1 pp · Humor
How Animals Served Us Before the Advent of Science.
1 pp · Humor
Fish Racing Growing as Fad
1 pp · Humor
How Certain Fine Dumb Creatures Have Fostered the Noble Cause of Justice
1 pp · Humor
Make Christmas More Meaningful
1 pp · Humor
The Beast as Man's Best Parlor Companion.
1 pp · Humor
The Lap Dog Situation
1 pp · Humor
Some Recent Developments in Cuckoo Clockery
1 pp · Humor
Animals That Are Making Our Land a Better Place to Live In
1 pp · Humor
Vacationists! Are You Taking Your Pets Along?
1 pp · Humor
The Animal as a Practical Joker
1 pp · Humor
The Wager
1 pp · Humor
Untitled Humor story
0.34 pp · Humor
Hunter Befriends Lion with Flit
0.33 pp · Humor
Tringo the Tattooed Tartar
0.33 pp · Humor
Magician's Assistant
0.34 pp · Humor

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writer, artist, inker Theodor Seuss Geisel
cover pencils, inks Theodor Seuss Geisel

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