# Is "I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! and Other Stories" by Dr. Seuss a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss (Random House, 1969) is identified by: Random House, 1969, issued in illustrated boards with NO dust jacket as issued, so the identifying points are on the book itself, not a jacket. US first (Random House).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Random House, 1969, issued in illustrated boards with NO dust jacket as issued, so the identifying points are on the book itself, not a jacket
- First printings show the price-free illustrated boards with the correct rear-cover title count (dealers cite twenty-nine titles listed to the rear cover) and carry no later-printing or ISBN indicia
- Contains all three stories: the title story, King Looie Katz, and The Glunk That Got Thunk
- Cataloged as Younger & Hirsch 38
- Correct publisher/imprint: Random House

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Dr. Seuss |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Year | 1969 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | Random House, 1969, issued in illustrated boards with NO dust jacket as issued, so the… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Random House, 1969, issued in illustrated boards with NO dust jacket as issued, so the identifying points are on the book itself, not a jacket. First printings show the price-free illustrated boards with the correct rear-cover title count (dealers cite twenty-nine titles listed to the rear cover) and carry no later-printing or ISBN indicia. Contains all three stories: the title story, King Looie Katz, and The Glunk That Got Thunk. Cataloged as Younger & Hirsch 38.

## Is this the true first?
US first (Random House). No competing UK or Canadian true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings and reissues add printing indicia or an ISBN; the earliest state has neither.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! and Other Stories* by Dr. Seuss a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/i-can-lick-30-tigers-today-and-other-stories
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.