# Is "I Can Read with My Eyes Shut!" by Dr. Seuss a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of I Can Read with My Eyes Shut! by Dr. Seuss (Random House, 1978) is identified by: Issued in glazed pictorial laminated boards WITHOUT a dust jacket, as issued. US first, Random House Beginner Books, 1978.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Issued in glazed pictorial laminated boards WITHOUT a dust jacket, as issued
- Identify the first printing by the full number line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 on the copyright page (the 1 present, no letter line), with the code B-64 at the base of the spine and the SBN on the rear panel
- Publisher imprint reads Random House
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Dr. Seuss |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Year | 1978 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | Issued in glazed pictorial laminated boards WITHOUT a dust jacket, as issued |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Issued in glazed pictorial laminated boards WITHOUT a dust jacket, as issued. Identify the first printing by the full number line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 on the copyright page (the 1 present, no letter line), with the code B-64 at the base of the spine and the SBN on the rear panel.

## Is this the true first?
US first, Random House Beginner Books, 1978.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
This title was not issued with a dust jacket, so jacket price is not a point. Distinguish later printings by an advanced number line (the lowest number gone).

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *I Can Read with My Eyes Shut!* by Dr. Seuss a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/i-can-read-with-my-eyes-shut
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.