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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
by Baum, Frank L
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Geo. M. Hill Co., 1900. Original light green cloth pictorially stamped and lettered in red and a darker green, pictorial pastedown endpapers (issued without free endpapers), housed in custom archival light green cloth clamshell box with dark green morocco title label. Tall octavo (8 3/4 x 7 inches. Size of leaf: 8 3/8 x 6 3/8 inches. Thickness of volume: 1 3/16 inches). 259, [1, blank], [1], [1, blank] pages; illustrated with twenty-four inserted color plates (including title) by Denslow. FIRST EDITION/FIRST STATE. Contains ALL first state textual points: Page [2], the publisher's advertisement is enclosed in a box; page 14, line 1 has "low wail on..."; page 81, fourth line from bottom has "peices"; page [227], line 1 begins: "While Tin Woodman..."; the colophon at the end of book is set in eleven lines and is enclosed in a box. Pictorial endpapers; the front paste-down is in black and gray, the back paste-down is black and red. The pages facing paste-downs are blank. With perfect type last line of pages 100 and 186. Color plates: 24 full-color, tipped-in inserts: title page and facing pages 12 (a rare variant identified by Blanck, most copies has this plate facing page 14), 20, 34, 36, 44, 56, 66, 80, 92, 102, 114, 126, [138], 150, 160, 170, 184, 198, 212, 220, 228, 246, 254. The verso of the illustrated title page is blank. The color plate facing page 34 has two dark-blue spots on the moon, however, the plate facing page 92 lacks red shading on the horizon. The book is collated complete. Cover: light-green cloth, stamped in read and green on the front, back and spine with variant "B" publisher's imprint at foot of spine (stamped in red "GEO.M.HILL CO." An expertly and sympathetically restored copy of the most famous and collectable American children's book of the 20th century. Extremities and outer hinges with a bit of rubbing and chipping. Boards with some light soiling and a light red stain to front board, expert restoration to hinges and gutters. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by W.W. Denslow. Octavo.
Synopsis
When Nancy searches through the knapsack of an amnesia victim, she finds an unusual ring. Before long, she is caught up in a second assignment from a beautiful harpist. Nancy's discoveries reveal an important connection between the hospital patient, the harpist, and enemies from abroad.
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- Bookseller
- Books & Bidders, Antiquarian Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005218
- Title
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
- Author
- Baum, Frank L
- Illustrator
- W.W. Denslow
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Geo. M. Hill Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1900
- Keywords
- Oz Books
- Size
- Octavo
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- 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....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Clamshell Box
- A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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