# Is "Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?" by Dr. Seuss a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? by Dr. Seuss (Random House, 1973) is identified by: First printing is identified on the book itself, not a jacket: the rear board (back cover) carries a list of 36 Dr. US Random House first edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing is identified on the book itself, not a jacket: the rear board (back cover) carries a list of 36 Dr
- Seuss titles followed by a five-line blurb by Rudolf Flesch
- Copyright dated 1973
- This large-format title was issued in color pictorial boards with no dust jacket, so any priced-jacket 'point' does not apply
- Publisher imprint reads Random House
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Dr. Seuss |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Year | 1973 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | First printing is identified on the book itself, not a jacket: the rear board (back… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First printing is identified on the book itself, not a jacket: the rear board (back cover) carries a list of 36 Dr. Seuss titles followed by a five-line blurb by Rudolf Flesch. Copyright dated 1973. This large-format title was issued in color pictorial boards with no dust jacket, so any priced-jacket 'point' does not apply.

## Is this the true first?
US Random House first edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings and book-club issues update or lengthen the rear-board title list and can differ in the trim/board finish; verify the 36-title list and 1973 copyright rather than relying on a jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?* by Dr. Seuss a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/did-i-ever-tell-you-how-lucky-you-are
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.