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The Patchwork Girl of Oz
by Baum, L. Frank; Neill, John R. (Illustrator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG-/No Jacket
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Chicago, Illinois: Reilly & Lee Co., 1913. Reprint . Hardcover. VG-/No Jacket. Neill, John R.. Orig. published in 1913, this is a later (post-1935) Reilly & Lee reprint, with the NO color plates, but lavishly illustrated in pen-and-ink by John R. Neill throughout the book's 341 pages, with decorative endpapers by same; summaries of some other Oz books in rear. This edition has dark blue cloth over boards, with a brilliantly colored paper pastedown to front cover & black lettering & design to spine (fancy publisher script, not plain). Condition is VG- (minus): generally very clean, with the occasional smudge. Text block strong, but rear hinge is cracked. Pages creamy white with light tanning, heavier around edges. Ownership box is blank, all pages unmarked. Bumped corners, rubbing to extremities, heaviest at lower spine & a very heavily rubbed spot along lower fore edge side of rear board. The fFront pastedown is brilliant & bright, NO fading or edgewear! Alas, the original DJ is long gone, but this remains a handsome copy! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018152
- Title
- The Patchwork Girl of Oz
- Author
- Baum, L. Frank; Neill, John R. (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Neill, John R.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG-
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Reilly & Lee Co.
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, Illinois
- Date Published
- 1913
- Keywords
- WIZARD OF OZ ILLUSTRATED ILLUSTRATOR COLLECTIBLE OZIANA
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Collectible Series; Children-Young Adult (YA) / Illustrated & Picture Books; Oziana;
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La Mesa, California
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Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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