Limited edition Dr. Seuss serigraph "Green Eggs & Ham". One of America's favorite images & stories, this very large framed cartoon image is backed by a Certificate of Authenticity from the Dr. Seuss estate through Dr. Seuss Enterprises. L.P., 123/295. Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904-1991) was a writer and cartoonist known worldwide for his children's books, including The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and Oh! The Places You'll Go! Green Eggs and Ham was born out of a $50 wager between Dr. Seuss and his publisher, Bennett Cerf, who bet he couldn’t write an articulate, entertaining book using only fifty different words. The result was a 62-page volume composed of 49 monosyllabic words and a fiftieth three-syllable word “anywhere.” When Cerf heard Ted’s first reading of the book, he seemed dazed, shaking his head over the clear triumph of Green Eggs and Ham, which had begun as their private joke. Although he conceded the fifty-dollar bet, Ted cheerily “complained” throughout his life that Cerf never paid up. A small price for what ultimately became a national treasure. Overall size: 61 x 32 in. Image size: 55 x 25 1/2 in. #3453