Dr Seuss first edition expected to top $8,000 in San Francisco auction

A rare first edition copy of The Cat in the Hat by Dr Seuss is among the top lots in PBA Galleries' July 31 Fine Literature sale in San Francisco, with an $8,000-12,000 estimate.

Cat Hat Seuss
The value of a first edition copy of The Cat in the Hat has grown 9.6% pa since 2004

The house describes the lot as an "extraordinarily fine copy, certainly the nicest we've seen, perhaps the finest copy extant."

According to our own PFC40 First Edition Books Index, the value of a good copy has grown 9.6% pa over the past 10 years.

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