# Is "The Foot Book" by Dr. Seuss a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss (Random House, 1968) is identified by: The first title issued in the Bright & Early Books series, Random House, 1968. US first (Random House).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- The first title issued in the Bright & Early Books series, Random House, 1968
- The book is bound in illustrated boards (spine and front lettered in blue and red) and can be identified without the jacket, as Random House did not print a stated edition
- The first-printing dust jacket carries the original price on the front flap and, on the rear flap, an advertisement listing only four series titles beginning with The Foot Book and ending with Inside, Outside, Upside Down; later printings expand that list
- Publisher imprint reads Random House
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Dr. Seuss |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Year | 1968 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | The first title issued in the Bright & Early Books series, Random House, 1968 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
The first title issued in the Bright & Early Books series, Random House, 1968. The book is bound in illustrated boards (spine and front lettered in blue and red) and can be identified without the jacket, as Random House did not print a stated edition. The first-printing dust jacket carries the original price on the front flap and, on the rear flap, an advertisement listing only four series titles beginning with The Foot Book and ending with Inside, Outside, Upside Down; later printings expand that list.

## Is this the true first?
US first (Random House). No true-first competition from a UK or Canadian edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club copies come in plain unpriced jackets or none, and lack the first-printing rear-flap four-title advertisement.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Foot Book* by Dr. Seuss a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-foot-book
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.