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The Surprising Adventures of The Magical Monarch of Mo and his People
by Baum, L. Frank
- Used
- good
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1903. Cloth. Good. Ver beck, Frank. 8vo. 237 pp. Blue cloth, stamped blue and white titling, illustrated paste-down illustration of fairy folk. Significant fraying and soiling to cloth, heaviest along spine, text block lightly rolled, PO's inscription in blank ink to ffep "To Margaux from Junior. Christmas 1914". Discoloration scattered throughout margins, not interfering with text. The first full-length children's fantasy novel by L. Frank Baum after the publication of 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'. Whimsically illustrated by Frank Ver Beck.
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- Bookseller
- small volume
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 448
- Title
- The Surprising Adventures of The Magical Monarch of Mo and his People
- Author
- Baum, L. Frank
- Illustrator
- Ver beck, Frank
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Bobbs-Merrill Company
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis
- Date Published
- 1903
- Keywords
- Illustrated Children's Fiction, Fantasy, Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Ozma, Ruth Plumly Thompson,
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Providence, Rhode Island
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- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rolled
- rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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....
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