{"product_id":"youre-only-old-once","title":"You're Only Old Once!","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou're Only Old Once! by Dr. Seuss\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(1986)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst Random House Edition, third impression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMedium format hardback in find condition. Minor shelf ware to the top of dust jacket, and some age markings on the dust jacket. Minor age toning to the extremities of the pages. Otherwise, pages clean and binding firm. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSigned with dedication by Dr. Seuss to the inside of the first end-page. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAbout\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou're Only Old Once! A Book for Obsolete Children is a 1986 picture book for adults by Dr. Seuss, released on his 82nd birthday. \u003csup id=\"cite_ref-2\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003eIt was his first book for adults in 47 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou're Only Old Once! was written shortly after Dr. Seuss, aka\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eTheodor Seuss\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eGeisel had suffered through a series of illnesses, during which he spent a considerable amount of time in hospital waiting rooms. To pass the time, he began sketching images of hospital machines and scenes of medical procedures. He later began to work those ideas into a book. Geisel quipped that he was \"fed up with a social life consisting entirely of doctors\".\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-3\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou're Only Old Once! was Seuss's first adult book since\u003cspan\u003e The Seven Lady Godivas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Seven_Lady_Godivas\" title=\"The Seven Lady Godivas\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, which was published in 1939.\u003cspan\u003e The Seven Lady Godivas\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esold fewer than 500 copies when it was first released, \u003csup id=\"cite_ref-4\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003ebut\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eYou're Only Old Once!\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereached No. 1 on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe New York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBest Seller list, \u003csup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003eand remained on the list for over 60 weeks.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-6\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book's subtitle,\u003cspan\u003e '\u003c\/span\u003eA Book for Obsolete Children'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erefers to a quote by Dr. Seuss describing why he did not enjoy writing for adults. After the failure of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Seven Lady Godivas, Seuss said in an interview, \"Adults are just obsolete children, and the hell with them\".\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dr Seuss","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57595454947710,"sku":null,"price":400.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/files\/you-re-only-old-once_dr-seuss_cover-spine.jpg?v=1782124861","url":"https:\/\/www.setantabooks.com\/products\/youre-only-old-once","provider":"Setanta Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}