NMLP P-007215 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) · Random House · 1957

The US Random House 1957 edition is the true first. Since the plates are identical across printings, the jacket price, title list, and Cat in the Hat advertisement are the principal points; a price-clipped or facsimile jacket undermines first-issue status.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-007215 for "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-007215, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).