Theodor Seuss Geisel
Old Captain Taylor | The Log Of The Good Ship | First Edition
Standard Oil
1947
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The first and only edition of The Log of the Good Ship, by Dr. Seuss under the pseudonym 'Old Captain Taylor.'
- Old Captain Taylor [Dr. Seuss - Theodor Geisel].
- Esso: Standard Oil, 1947.
- 36 pages.
- Illustrated by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) in blue and red throughout.
- Pictorial wrappers, stapled.
A ship's log with jaunty marketer's text by Esso (formerly Standard Oil, later Exxon). Issued nearly two decades before Seuss would become a household name, he illustrated advertisements for various companies including Ford, NBC, and Standard Oil. This postwar follow-up to Esso's two previous Secrets of the Deep, likewise written by Seuss as "Old Captain Taylor," rises above its petroleum-advertising origins by virtue of Seuss's charming and playful illustrations, typical of his best advertising work.
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Very GoodSlight toning to covers.
Minor straining to portrait on front cover.
Minor signs of age and handling.
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