# Is "Scrambled Eggs Super!" by Dr. Seuss a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Scrambled Eggs Super! by Dr. Seuss (Random House, 1953) is identified by: First printing shows a 1953-only copyright with no later-printing statement and lists eight previous Seuss titles on the rear panel (If I Ran the Zoo at top, ending with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street). US Random House first edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing shows a 1953-only copyright with no later-printing statement and lists eight previous Seuss titles on the rear panel (If I Ran the Zoo at top, ending with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street)
- First-issue jacket carries the original price on the front flap
- Publisher imprint reads Random House
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Dr. Seuss |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Year | 1953 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | First printing shows a 1953-only copyright with no later-printing statement and lists… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First printing shows a 1953-only copyright with no later-printing statement and lists eight previous Seuss titles on the rear panel (If I Ran the Zoo at top, ending with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street). First-issue jacket carries the original price on the front flap.

## Is this the true first?
US Random House first edition. Identify via the 1953-only copyright and the eight-title back panel, with the original first-issue jacket price on the flap.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings revise the rear-panel title list and raise the jacket price; unpriced jackets indicate book-club copies.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Scrambled Eggs Super!* by Dr. Seuss a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/scrambled-eggs-super
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.