# Is "The Sneetches and Other Stories" by Dr. Seuss a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Sneetches and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss (Random House, 1961) is identified by: Copyright dated 1961 on the title page. US Random House first edition, first printing.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Copyright dated 1961 on the title page
- First-issue jacket priced 295/295 (the printed price) on the flap, with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street first and twenty titles listed ending with Green Eggs and Ham
- Rear jacket carries a Rudolf Flesch quote
- Publisher imprint reads Random House
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Dr. Seuss |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Year | 1961 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | Copyright dated 1961 on the title page |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Copyright dated 1961 on the title page. First-issue jacket priced 295/295 (the printed price) on the flap, with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street first and twenty titles listed ending with Green Eggs and Ham. Rear jacket carries a Rudolf Flesch quote.

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

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club editions lack the flap price.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Sneetches and Other Stories* by Dr. Seuss a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-sneetches-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.