BAUM, L. Frank. Illustrated by W.W. Denslow.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
"A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others": First Edition, first printing of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
New York: Geo. M. Hill Co., 1900.
$12,000.00
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Item Number: RRB-149689
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First edition, first printing, second state (State B) of “the first truly enduring American fantasy” (Connolly, 38). Octavo, original pictorial light green cloth stamped in red and green, publisher’s imprint to the spine "Geo. M. Hill Co." stamped in sans-serif type, illustrated by W.W. Denslow with 24 color plates, illustrations in text, and on paste-downs (issued without endpapers). Box around publisher ads, first line on page 14 reads "low wail on" (1st state), p.81 fourth line from bottom spells "peices" incorrectly, p.[227] 1st line reads "While Tin Woodman," colophon in 11 lines with box, and all other State A points per Riley; perfect type on pages 100, 186. Uncorrected (first-state) color plates on page 34 & 92. In very good condition, cracking to the interior hinges as usual, small losses to the front and rear endpapers, ownership inscriptions to the front free endpaper.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
$12,000.00
Out of Stock
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