NMLP P-007197 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Lorax

Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) · Random House · 1971

US Random House is the true first. The presence of the 'Lake Erie' line is the defining textual first-issue point; the line was deleted in later printings at the request of Ohio researchers.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-007197 for "The Lorax" by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-007197, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).