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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
by Baum, L. Frank; Illustrated by Barry Moser
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good +/very good +
- ISBN 10
- 0520058224
- ISBN 13
- 9780520058224
- Seller
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1986. First printing of The Pennyroyal Press Edition. Hardcover. Very good +/very good +. Barry Moser. SIGNED. 268pp. Square octavo [24 cm] 1/4 black vinyl cloth with gray cloth over boards. Green endpapers. Top edge of front board has minimal toning and the front board is also very slightly cocked. Dust jacket is in very good + condition, with some small scratches and barely noticeable discoloration to front panel. Signed in black ink by Barry Moser on the title page.
With an appreciation by Justin G. Schiller.
Illustrated with 62 wood engravings by Barry Moser.
From the dust jacket-
"While he was on vacation in the West Indies, Moser watched a huge storm from the porch of his rented cottage. Against the violently darkening backdrop of sea and sky, he imagined - "saw" - a disembodied head in the midst of the storm, and thought - "the Wizard of Oz!" From that beginning came an interpretation of Dorothy's adventures which matches in excitement and originality Moser's celebrated vision of the adventures of another young lady, Alice.
With an appreciation by Justin G. Schiller.
Illustrated with 62 wood engravings by Barry Moser.
From the dust jacket-
"While he was on vacation in the West Indies, Moser watched a huge storm from the porch of his rented cottage. Against the violently darkening backdrop of sea and sky, he imagined - "saw" - a disembodied head in the midst of the storm, and thought - "the Wizard of Oz!" From that beginning came an interpretation of Dorothy's adventures which matches in excitement and originality Moser's celebrated vision of the adventures of another young lady, Alice.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 64324
- Title
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
- Author
- Baum, L. Frank; Illustrated by Barry Moser
- Illustrator
- Barry Moser
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Jacket Condition
- very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing of The Pennyroyal Press Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0520058224
- ISBN 13
- 9780520058224
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- Barry Moser; illustrators; Pennyroyal Press; Oz; L. Frank Baum; collectible;
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About the Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Salt Lake City, Utah
About Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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- Cloth
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- G
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