SEUSS, DR. (THEODORE GEISEL). 1904-1991.
LEAF, MUNRO. 1905-1976. This is Ann ... she drinks blood! Her full name is Anopheles Mosquito and she is dying to meet you! Washington, DC: Newsmap for the US War Department, 1943.
Lithographed map in colors, 1190 x 880 mm, folded, some wear, chipping along lower right hand edge, with small tear in lower right hand panel;
WITH: This is Ann / she's dying to meet you. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1943. Publisher's wrappers printed in two colors, rear wrapper blank, with code inside: "U.S. Government Printing Office: 1943-543637." Light soiling.
RARE DR SEUSS MAP FOR THE WAR DEPARTMENT'S MALARIA CAMPAIGN, WITH THE FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE OF THE ASSOCIATED PAMPHLET, with text by Munro Leaf (Ferdinand the Bull) and illustrations by Dr. Seuss. There were two versions of the newsmap, this one with the malaria map in red and black, and a heavier text version with new text under the heading "what to do about Ann."
