The Land of Oz
by Frank L Baum
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
San Rafael, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
This mid 1940s edition (per Bibliographia Oziana) is in beautiful condition with only very slight soiling to boards. The dust jacket has some chips and very small tears on the edges and a two inch piece missing from the head of the spine. Light foxing to FFEP's and an ink name and dedication on FFEP. There are more than 100 small and full page illustrations throughout. Pages are very clean and intact.
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Synopsis
Book 2 of L. Frank Baum's immortal OZ series. Originally published 1904 by Reilly & Britton in Chicago, the title of the popular children’s novel by L. Frank Baum, The Marvelous Land of Oz, was shortened to The Land of Oz within the year. In The Land of Oz, an orphan boy named Tip lives under the guardianship of a wicked witch named Mombi. He intends to scare her with a pumpkin-headed wooden man he made when she returns home, but alas, she is not frightened and instead brings the wooden man Tip created to life with her newly bought Powder of Life. Later that night, Tip and the pumpkin-headed man named Jack Pumpkinhead escape with the Powder of Life, joined by a sawhorse Tip brought to life. They then proceed to partake in adventures throughout Oz, and Tip discovers the secret of his past.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Town Books of San Anselmo (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 311
- Title
- The Land of Oz
- Author
- Frank L Baum
- Illustrator
- John R. Neill
- Format/Binding
- Grey cloth with full color pastedown on cover and black titles
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Reilly & Lee Co.
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- c. 1945
- Pages
- 287
- Size
- 7 x 9 3/8
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Children's books, Wizard of Oz, Fantasy fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Literature;
Terms of Sale
Town Books of San Anselmo
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- Jacket
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- FFEP
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- Spine
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- Edges
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