Aug 05, 2015 - Sale 2389

Sale 2389 - Lot 187

Price Realized: $ 1,125
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
DR. SEUSS (THEODOR GEISEL, 1904-1991) STARVE THE SQUANDER BUG / BUY WAR BONDS. Circa 1943.
13 1/2x11 1/2 inches, 34 1/4x29 1/4 cm. U.S. Government Printing Office, [Washington D.C.]
Condition B: restored losses in corners; repaired tears, creases and abrasions in margins and image and along horizontal fold; light foxing in right image.
Long before he began his illustrious career as a children's book illustrator, Dr. Seuss created both political cartoons for newspapers in New York City and propaganda work for the government. The "Squander Bug" appeared on several different posters, exhorting citizens to "Buy War Bonds."