1921 THEODOR GEISEL, aka Dr. Seuss. The First Drawing, First Cartoon, and First Poem He Ever Published! Devotion or perhaps the Shakers

or perhaps the Shakers

and those buildings

binding split at 744/745

but allegorical bindings are not unusual in the period and the invitation to perhaps read it this way is heightened by the "cathedral" or "temple" design surrounding the central panel

His discouragement is evident here in the present letter

1921 THEODOR GEISEL, aka Dr. Seuss. The First Drawing, First Cartoon, and First Poem He Ever Published! Devotion or perhaps the ShakersAn irreplaceable grouping of "firsts" by Theodor Seuss Geisel [1904 1991], or Dr. Seuss, the best selling childrens author of all time. Combined, his works have sold nearly 1 billion copies and have been translated into dozens of languages. The present grouping of important published documents, comprised of three complete years of Ye Dartmouth Jack O Lantern, include what Theodor Geisels first ever formally published drawing [Image #4 in this