THE ENCHANTED ISLAND OF YEW : WHEREON PRINCE MARVEL ENCOUNTERED THE HIGH KI OF TWI AND OTHER SURPRISING PEOPLE
by Baum, L. Frank
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Plus
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Cpmpany, 1903. Second Printing. Hardcover. Good Plus. Fanny Y. Cory. Octavo, 9.25 in. x 7 in., pp. 242. SECOND PRINTING. Illustrated with eight full-color plates and orange ink drawings. Illustrations printed in black and orange. Illustrations on title page and throughout printed in orange. Orange textual illustration to p. 238. is printed right-side up. Endpapers printed in orange and black. (Bienvenue 204)
Red cloth boards with black and orange title and design to front board. Black and orange title to spine. Red and black ink to title page. Rubbing to extremities. Bit of fraying at top/bottom of spine. One corner nudged and three corners just showing. Previous owner's inscription to half-title page. Orange, black, and white pictorial endpapers. Spine a bit shaken.
Red cloth boards with black and orange title and design to front board. Black and orange title to spine. Red and black ink to title page. Rubbing to extremities. Bit of fraying at top/bottom of spine. One corner nudged and three corners just showing. Previous owner's inscription to half-title page. Orange, black, and white pictorial endpapers. Spine a bit shaken.
Synopsis
The adventures of Prince Marvel on the Enchanted Island of Yew. A Wildside Fantasy Classic by L. Frank Baum, the creator of The Wizard of Oz.
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86658
- Title
- THE ENCHANTED ISLAND OF YEW : WHEREON PRINCE MARVEL ENCOUNTERED THE HIGH KI OF TWI AND OTHER SURPRISING PEOPLE
- Author
- Baum, L. Frank
- Illustrator
- Fanny Y. Cory
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Publisher
- The Bobbs-Merrill Cpmpany
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis, IN
- Date Published
- 1903
- Keywords
- The Wizard of Oz, Oz Books
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Shaken
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
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- Spine
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- Title Page
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