BAUM, L. Frank.
The Emerald City of Oz.
Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co. Publishers , 1910.
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Item Number: RRB-151927
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L. Frank Baum's The Emerald City of Oz; in the Rare Original Dust Jacket
First edition, second printing of the sixth book in Baum's cherished Oz series in the exceptionally rare original dust jacket. Quarto, original publisher's emerald green cloth (binding B) with large pictorial paper onlay to the front panel, spine stamped in black with vignette of rabbit soldier embellished with silver and the imprint reading Reilly & Britton, pictorial endpapers printed in orange and black, publisher's advertisement on ownership page verso listing five Baum titles, illustrated with 16 full-color plates with metallic green ink embellishments and numerous text illustrations by John R. Neill. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in good condition.
Finding himself pressured to write an Oz book each year, Baum decided to conclude the series with this title by making his fairyland invisible to all those who live outside its domain. As an intended finale, this book was the most elaborately produced in the Oz series, featuring plates embellished with costly metallic ink. In fact, the series continued with many more books. Baum authored nine others before his death in 1919, including the posthumously published The Magic of Oz and Glinda of Oz. Bienvenue and Schmidt pp. 45-47; Hanff & Greene VI.
The Emerald City of Oz.
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