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Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition, first state of plates and text. (Bienvenue pp. 4-5.) Bound in publisher's full green cloth, boards and spine decoratively stamped in green and red; "B" binding with publisher's name in red at foot, full "O" in as last letter. This is the first binding state for trade edition copies (an earlier state was for pre-publication copies only). 261, [1, blank] pages. Illustrated, with twenty-four plates (including title-page) inserted throughout. A Near Fine copy with slightly darkened spine and mottled cloth, very subtle repairs to cloth at corners and spine ends, edges a little rubbed, inner hinges and a few gutters starting, contemporary gift inscription on front free endpaper, mild toning and occasional thumbing to contents else unusually clean. Housed in a custom clamshell case. The rare, sought-after first edition of the classic children's book that inspired a long-running series and beloved 1939 film.

Condition: Fine. Binding state "C.". First edition, second state, of the classic American fairy tale, a remarkably beautiful copy. Although it was only one of four books Baum published in 1900, THE WIZARD OF OZ was his most ambitious as a publication: he and illustrator W.W. Denslow envisioned an elaborate production of color-printed plates to reflect the role that color plays in the story. The expense turned publishers away until Baum and Denslow took the gamble to pay for the printing costs themselves. Their instinct was right: the book quickly became the fastest selling children's book in the United States, and was soon turned into a sensation at the theater. Denslow and Baum would soon part acrimoniously over the share of the profits (Denslow purchased, no joke, an island from his); the rest of the Oz books in Baum's lifetime were illustrated by John R. Neill. Baum has a complicated legacy: he was also a newspaperman whose opinions on Native American rights were especially pernicious. The Oz books offered a dream world for the children of Manifest Destiny, emigrating across the West. Yet over the years Dorothy's journey with her motley friends has proven fertile soil for a variety of new interpretations, including THE WIZ (1978) and WICKED (1995), demonstrating its power as a modern mythos. The original story may surprise readers, with silver shoes instead of ruby slippers, and an Emerald City that is green only because the visitors must wear colored goggles. This is a remarkable, beautiful, clean copy of the first edition. 8.25'' x 6''. Original full green cloth stamped in red and green, "Geo. M. Hill Co." stamped in red serif typeface on spine, "o" within the "C." Illustrated pastedowns in black and grey (front) and black and red (rear). With no box around ads on page 2, 1st line on page 14 reads "low wail of", p.81 fourth line from bottom spells "pieces" correctly, p.[227] 1st line reads "While the Woodman", colophon in 13 lines with no box, verso title page has copyright, imperfect type on pages 100, 186, color plates perfect on p. 34 and 92. 216, [1] pages. Housed in custom archival box.

The Most Famous American Children's Book, First Edition of L. Frank Baum's Classic "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" BAUM, L. Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. With pictures by W.W. Denslow. Chicago: Geo. M. Hill Co., 1900. First edition, first state of text. With the first state of the Moon plate facing p. 34, having the two dark blue blots on the moon. The publisher's imprint at foot of spine in red in plain, unserifed type, with "CO." set in ordinary fashion, (only a few unobtainable presentation copies with the green publisher's imprint we issued before this issue). The verso of the title-page plate is blank, bearing no copyright notice. Also with the following first issue points: on p. [2], the publisher's advertisements are boxed; on p. 14, line one begins "low wail on."; p. 81, fourth line from bottom has "peices"; p. [227], line 1 begins: "While Tin Woodman."; and the colophon in eleven lines and boxed, with the initial letter in color; with perfect type in the last line of p. 100 and p. 186. and the plate facing p. 92 in the first state with the red shading on the horizon. In the second state of binding (Binding B), "Binding A, with the publisher's spine imprint in green, is relatively uncommon and associated with the very early prepublication copies." (Bienvenue, pg 4). Quarto (8 3/8 x 6 1/2 inches; 212 x 164 mm). 259, [1, blank], [1], [1, blank] pp. Twenty-four inserted color plates (including title). Original light green cloth pictorially stamped and lettered in red and a darker green Pictorial pastedown endpapers (issued without free endpapers). Spine extremities and outer hinges with a bit of rubbing and chipping. Boards with some light soiling and a few minor light red stains to front board. Inner hinges with a bit of expert restoration. Previous owner's old ink inscription on the first blank. Overall, an exceptional copy of a extremely popular children's book which therefore is usually found in quite poor condition. Housed in a full navy blue morocco slipcase. Blanck, Peter Parley to Penrod, pp. 111-113. Greene and Hanff, pp. 25-27. HBS 67769. $26,500.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing with ALL 24 color plates including the rare color plate between page 14 and 15. The book is bound in the publisher's original cloth with some light wear to the spine. The binding is tight with NO leaning or cocking with minor wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A beautiful copy with an acetate cover to protect the book.

Condition: Very Good. Denslow, W. W. (illustrator). First Edition. First edition. Illustrated by W. W. Denslow. Original publisher's pale green pictorial cloth stamped in green and red with The Cowardly Lion to upper cover, lower cover with Dorothy, Tin Woodman, and The Scarecrow. Binding state "B" with publisher's imprint in red un-serifed type at foot of spine (copies of binding "A" with publisher's imprint to spine in green are extremely scarce and generally considered to be pre-publication copies for friends of the author and publisher.) Text and illustrations in the first state, except for two points in the second (corrected) state. Containing the first issue points as follows: page 2 with a box around ads, verso of title page is blank with copyright printed to verso of Introduction, 1st line of page 14 reads "low wail on", 4th line from the bottom of page 81 spells "peices" incorrectly, 1st line of page 227 reads "While Tin Woodman", colophon with box around 11 lines of text, page 100 with perfect type, plate facing page 34 has two dark blue blots to the face of the moon; containing these two later points as follows: page 186 with broken type, plate facing page 92 without pink shading at the horizon. A very good copy with inner hinges repaired, head and tail of spine reinforced with cloth neatly relaid over repairs, a few light spots to cloth, spine lightly toned, binding generally clean and unworn, pictorial covers very bright, former owner's name dated 1901 to front free endpaper, pages clean. Hanff & Greene I. 1-2, binding B. Bienvenue p.4. Housed in a customer quarter-leather folding box. Overall, the earliest obtainable binding for this classic of children's literature, with almost all of the first state points of the text and illustrations. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, subsequently published under the shortened title The Wizard of Oz, is the first of Baum's books to feature the fictional Land of Oz. Inspired by the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen, Baum created the first truly American fairy tale, with references to American physical and social landscapes. The story features a young female protagonist, Dorothy Gale, and tells of her adventures in the colorful world of Oz after being transported there from her Kansas home by a tornado. The novel is illustrated by William Wallace Denslow, a book designer and political cartoonist who had previously illustrated Baum's earlier works. The author and illustrator later disagreed about whose contribution garnered the book's commercial success and therefore deserved more of its royalties. As a result of this conflict, John R. Neill illustrated the thirteen Oz books Baum subsequently published.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. W.W. Denslow (illustrator). First Edition. 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 Size: Octavo.

First edition, first state, with the publisher's imprint to the spine. An ingenious toy book: the reader could take the die-cut figures and assemble them into three-dimensional models which, when placed on the provided sloping runway, would "waddle" down it under their own weight. The waddling figures portray Dorothy, Toto, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, the Lion, and the Wizard. Bienvenue p.12 Quarto. Original green cloth, illustration pasted down to front board, titles to spine in black. With dust jacket. Housed in a green flat back cloth box by the Chelsea Bindery. W. W. Denslow illustrations throughout including 8 colour plates. Inscription to verso of the dedication page, short closed tear to first three pages at fore edge, corners and ends of spine lightly worn and rubbed, spine lightly faded, mild bumping to rear cover edges, hinges starting, in the a fantastically bright dust jacket with light wear to flap folds and ends of spine, mild creasing and very short closed tears to top edges. Complete with the 6 full colour printed pages containing the "waddles", the pages have been detached from the book but not from the page it self, they remain in bright and unused condition, original paper instructional envelope including the full colour runway "The Yellow Brick Road" is also present with slight wear to the edges, brass waddle fittings are present. A truly exceptional copy, with only the paper band which held the instructional envelope to the book lacking.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing with ALL 24 color plates including the rare color plate between page 14 and 15. The book has these First Issue points "the red serified spine imprint" (Hanff & Greene binding variant C); p. [2] the publisher's ads enclosed in a box; title verso with copyright notice; the earliest state of the plate facing p. 34 with the two dark blue dots in the face of the moon and the plate facing p. 92 with with the red shading on the horizon. The book is bound in the publisher's cloth with some repair to the spine. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp with minor wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy.

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Condition: Fine in very good plus jacket. First edition thus. Exceptionally scarce entirely intact first state of the "Waddle Book" version of the American classic, published with 6 figures meant to be punched out and used as toys. The "waddle" book is designed with die-cut figures that can be assembled into full 3D color figures, including Dorothy, Toto, Scarecrow, Tin Man, Wizard and the Lion. When the figures are assembled using the metal fasteners, they can actually move down the ramp without contrivances. This copy includes all 6 waddle figures (entirely unpunched), the ramp, the fasteners, the original pictorial band that goes around the ramp, and the original envelope. Instructions for assembling the figures are in the rear. This is a Baum book of the utmost rarity with few copies surviving with the waddles intact and unpunched. 9'' x 7.25''. Original green cloth, pictorial paste-on, publisher's imprint at foot of spine. In original unclipped ($1.00) color pictorial dust jacket. Original pictorial envelope containing the ramp and fasteners. 3 bi-folded sheets with 6 color waddle figures, unpunched but no longer bound in. Illustrated with 8 color plates. [8], 211 pages (printed count skips illustrations but contains numbered text pages on versos). 1934 Christmas gift inscription on front free endpaper. Some spotting and toning to endpapers, spine lean. Jacket with a few small chips and closed tears.

First Edition of " The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" BAUM, L. Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. With pictures by W.W. Denslow. Chicago: Geo. M. Hill Co., [1900]. First edition, second state. With the following points: on p. [2], the publisher s advertisement has no box; on p. 14, line one begins "low wail of."; p. 81, fourth line from bottom has "pieces"; p. [227], line 1 begins: "While The Woodman."; and the colophon is reset in thirteen lines with no box; with broken type in the last line of p. 100 and p. 186. The verso of the title-page has a press-printed copyright notice, with the "R" s having tails that are on a line with the rest of the printing. Second state of plate facing p. 34 without the two dark-blue blots on the moon and the second state of plate facing p. 92 without the pink shading at the horizon. Quarto (8 5/16 x 6 3/8 inches; 211 x 165 mm). 259, [1, blank], [1], [1, blank] pp. Twenty-four inserted color plates (including title). Original light green cloth pictorially stamped and lettered in red and a darker green (variant C with publisher s imprint at foot of spine in red in serifed type, with the "C" of "Co." encircling the "o"). Pictorial pastedown endpapers (issued without free endpapers). Cloth is lightly soiled and spine is a bit darkened, but without any restoration. Text with a small amount of soiling and finger smudging to outer margins. Some pages lightly toned. Plate facing page 44 with three tiny spots where the paper stuck to the facing page. Plate facing page 80 with a small closed marginal tear, not affecting illustration. Previous owner's old ink signature on preliminary leaf. Closed tear to front hinge which has been professionally restored. Overall, a very good copy of a book usually found in poor condition. Housed in a custom full green morocco clamshell. HBS 65777. $12,500.

Second edition, second state, but the first Bobbs-Merrill printing of Baum's first book in the Oz series, originally published by George M. Hill as "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" in 1900. Square 8vo (8 3/4 x 6 5/8 inches). 259, (2) pp. Color illustrations throughout, including 16 plates. Signed by the author "Very Sincerely Yrs / L. Frank Baum" on a front endpaper. "As the early Bobbs-Merrill printings have substantially the same setting of text as the Hill printings, they are technically part of the same edition. For clarity, however, we have retained the traditional usage 'second edition.' G. Thomas Tanselle whom we cite in the introduction, suggests such printing created from earlier plates but by a new publisher should be considered 'sub-editions.' In which case, this is the first 'sub edition'" (Douglas Greene & Martin and Martin, Haff & David Green "Bibliographia Oziana"; International Wizard of Oz Club, 1988, pp. 28-31). Fine copy in a lovely new binding. In a new design binding: emerald morocco, gilt, the upper cover with an illustration of Dorothy's house being swept up by the tornado (taken from an illustration at the beginning of the first chapter), gilt rules and title between raised bands on the spine, all edges gilt, by the Chelsea Bindery. (9789).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing. The book is bound in the publisher's ORIGINAL cloth with light wear to the spine and panels with some repair. The pages are clean with NO writing, or bookplates in the book. The book has all these First Issue points, on page 2, " box around the publishers advertisement" on page 14 the First line reads "low wail of", on page 81 the fourth line from bottom spells "peices" incorrectly, on pages 100, 186 the type is NOT broken" on last lines, on pages 34 the dots are on the moon, on Page 227 the First line reads "While Tin Woodman", the last page is pasted to back boards and has 11 lines with a box, the title page has the year 1900, and the copyright is 1899. The binding of the book is tight with NO cocking or leaning. The pages have light wear and discoloration. There is NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy with ALL 24 color plates present in the book. We buy Frank L. Baum First Editions.

The Boy Fortune Hunters in YUCATAN. Written By Akers, Floyd AKA ( L. Frank Baum , Who Wrote the Wizard of Oz Books, ILLUSTRATED Cover Shows 3 Boys Hunting with Guns & Decorative Work on Front Cvr. COVER Lettered in Black & ReD . First Edition,1st Printing

Written By Akers, Floyd AKA ( L. Frank Baum , Who Wrote the Wizard of Oz Books, Blank Endpapers Slight FoX & Former OWNER INSCRIPTION, Date. FORMER OWNER STAMP BACK ENDPAPER.

Published by Reilly & Britton, Chicago,, 1910

First Edition

Hard Cover. No Jacket. First Edition. Hardback NODUSTJAKCET, 1910, 1ST EDITION, VG/VG-, AS-IS. NO JACKET, Slight SOIL & Sun SPINE COVER, 19cm., with four titles listed on title page. Ending with YUCATAN, Small Corner Ding From Top edge Cover. , Interior nice, Tight Light FOX, Wear., 343 pgs + ADS Aeroplane Boys Series & Airship Boys Series, Verso of half title lists five titles ending in Boy Fortune Hunters in Yucatan. Very good condition with slight remains of smoke to spine. Gift inscription dated 1911 on front free endpaper , One of the scarcer titles in the series and one especially hard to find in collectible condition. .

Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama By Akers, Floyd AKA ( L. Frank Baum , Who Wrote the Wizard of Oz Books, ILLUSTRATED Cover Shows 3 Boys Hunting with Guns & Decorative Work on Front Cvr. COVER Lettered in WHITE With Black Lettering on Spine, Series #2, . Firs

By Akers, Floyd AKA ( L. Frank Baum , Who Wrote the Wizard of Oz Books, Blank Endpapers FoXed FORMER Ink Writing & Markout on Half Title Pg, Inner HINGES LOOSE Cracked Little Wobbly , Glossy COLOR Frontispiece By Howard Heath Light Wear OF 4 Boys in Bubbl

Published by PUblished By The Reilly & Britton Co., Chicago, 1908

First Edition

Hard Cover. No Jacket. First Edition. Glossy COLOR Frontispiece by Howard Heath Light Wear OF 4 Boys in Bubble Like Vehicle, Title Page Corner Dog Ear light Soil. Splendidly Illustrated, Blank Flyleaf page at Back MISSING, There are pages of colorful illustrations.Hardback NODUSTJACKET, 1908, 1ST EDITION, VG-/GOOD, SOLD AS-IS. NO JACKET, Cover is Brown, black & White Slight SOIL & Darkening SPINE COVER, Front has slight Rub, Scuff, Tiny Chips TEARS Extremities & Wear , Lettered in Black on Spine WITH Tears Ends, 12 mo,., with three titles listed on page Preceding Contents. Ending with in Egypt, , Interior nice, Tight Light FOX Stains, Wear, few wrinkled or Dogeard pages., 310 pgs + ADS , Light edgewear, tan. 8vo, Decorations and lettering on boards is still strong and easy to read. Interior few Pencil Marks Pages slightly age toned,Size of book is about 5 1/2 and 7 1/2. Cover Couple corners Rubbed Thru, The cover has heavy shelfwear and edge rubbing with tears at top and bottom of spine. .First Edition, . One of the scarcer titles in the series and one especially hard to find in collectible condition. .This is Very Scarce Title,

Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama By Akers, Floyd AKA ( L. Frank Baum , Who Wrote the Wizard of Oz Books, ILLUSTRATED Cover Shows 3 Boys Hunting with Guns & Decorative Work on Front Cvr. COVER Lettered in WHITE With Black Lettering on Spine, Series #2, . Firs

By Akers, Floyd AKA ( L. Frank Baum , Who Wrote the Wizard of Oz Books, Blank Endpapers FoXed FORMER OWNER STAMP BACK ENDPAPER , Glossy B/W Frontispiece By Howard Heath Light Wear, Title Page Corner Dog Ear. Splendidly Illustrated B/W

Published by Published By The Reilly & Britton Co., Chicago I, 1908

First Edition

Hard Cover. No Jacket. First Edition. Hardback NODUSTJAKCET, 1908, 1ST EDITION, 2nd Printing, VG-/VG-, AS-IS. NO JACKET, Cover is Brown, black & White Slight SOIL & Darkening SPINE COVER, Front has slight Rub, Scuff, Tiny Chips Extremities & Wear Scuff word THE on Front Cvr, Lettered in Black on Spine, 12 mo,., with three titles liSted on page PRECeDing Contents. Ending with in Egypt, , Interior nice, tigHT Light FOX, Wear., 310 pgs + ADS Aunt Janes Nieces, Very good- condition , Light edgewear, tan. 8vo, Decorations and lettering on boards is still strong and easy to reAd. Interior few Pencil Marks drawings, Pages slightly age toned,Size oF book is about 5 1/2 and 7 1/2. . First Edition, . One of the scarcer titles in the series and one especially hard to find in collectible condition. .This is Very Scarce Title.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Denslow, W.W. (illustrator). 1st edition thus. 1st printing of the second edition using the amended title. Binding A cover variant, blue-green cloth, curly ampersand on spine logo. Variant A of the copyright notice. (Bienvenue: The Book Collector's Guide to L. Frank Baum and Oz). 16 full-color inserts including title page, green and orange illustrated endpapers. Previous owner's names on second blank page, one in pencil, one in ink, otherwise an exceptionally nice copy of a scarce edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. BAUM, L. Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. With Pictures by W.W. Denslow.[Chicago / New York : Geo. M. Hill Co., 1900]. First State of the First Edition. Pp [3]-[261,(1),+ 15 (of 24) full-page colour plates. Text Illustrations. 8vo, illustrated pale green cloth, stamped in red and green. First state points : page 14 line 1 begins "low wail on"; on plate opposite page 34the moon has two dots; page 81 fourth line from bottom has "peices"; page 227 line 1 begins "While Tin Woodman"; colophon on rear pastedown in 11 lines with the initial letter in red and enclosed in a box; in B binding with publisher printed in red and with the O outside the C at foot of spine; however, lacking plate opp. p. 92 (and thus first state point cannot be verified red shading on horizon) and lacking first leaf (and thus first state point cannot be verified box around ads on page 2). The 15 of 24 plates present (and condition) are : opp. p. 14 "She caught Toto by the ear." (detached, edge chipped and short tear not affecting plate); opp. p. 20 "I am theWitch of the North." (very good); opp. p. 34 "You must be a great sorceress." (very good); opp. p. 36 "Dorothy gazed thoughtfully at the Scarecrow." (very good); opp. p. 66 "You ought to be ashamed of yourself!" (very good);opp. p. 102 "Permit me to introduce to you her Majesty, the Queen." (smudgeaffecting plate); opp. p. 112 "The Lion ate some of the porridge." (tear along gutter not affecting plate); opp. p. 126 "The Eyes looked at her thoughtfully." (small smudge not affecting plate); opp. p. 138 "The Soldier withthe green whiskers led them through the streets." (tears along gutter notaffecting plate); opp. p. 150 "The Monkeys wound many coils about his body." (tears along gutter not affecting plate); opp. p. 160 "The Tinsmiths worked for three days and four nights." (detached); opp. p. 170 "The Monkeys caught Dorothy in their arms and flew away with her." (detached, tear to fore-edge affecting plate); opp. p. 212 "The Scarecrow sat on the big throne."(tears along gutter not affecting plate); opp. p. 246 "The Head shot forward and struck the Scarecrow." (vertical crease); opp. p. 254 "You must giveme the Golden Cap." (tears along gutter not affecting plate). Lacking 9 ofthe 24 colour plates, text block detached from casing, hinges broken, spinecloth torn and spine ends chipped, heavy wear and smudging to cloth, lacking first leaf and bottom 2.5 inches of title page (and thus cannot verify publisher's information), brown stain to bottom margin of pp. 96-103, tearsand chipping along fore-edge of pp 113-114, tear along bottom edge of pp 251-252, numerous leaves loose, a poor, defective copy with complete text. The foundation for a restoration. As is. Net price. 4,500.00.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. First Edition. First edition, second state (1900) as indicated by Geo. M. Hill publisher, no box around the ads on page 2, imperfect type on p. 100 and 186. Scarce. Tanning/dust wear to boards. A couple pencil marks on boards. Splitting at hinges, but binding is intact. Bumping at corners. Occasional fingerprints at page edges, a couple pages have a few pencil scribbles, mostly in front half of book, or a big � V� in pencil across the page. 22 out of 24 plates present. Missing 2 and 9. Stamp on copyright and introduction page. A couple pencil marks on the following color plates: � I am the witch of the North� , � You must be a great sorceress� , � You ought to be ashamed of yourself!� , � The stork carried him up into the air� , � Permit me to introduce to you her Majesty, the Queen� (this one has quite a few scribbles), � You must give me the Golden Cap� , otherwise plates clean and vibrant. Closed tear on illustration titled � Dorothy gazed thoughtfully at the Scarecrow� . Binding shaken.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. W W Denslow (illustrator). First printing. 24 inserted colour plates (including title). No dust jacket. First edition, in the rare and not first state of both text (first state listed at $58,800 USD) see Blanck, Peter Parley to Penrod, pp. 111-113. Greene and Hanff, pp. 25-27. 261 pgs. Maps. Illustrated with 24 Colour Plates (including the title page). First edition, first printing; second state of the text ( no box around ads on page 2, 1st line on page 14 reads "low wail of", p.81 fourth line from bottom spells "pieces" correctly, p.[227] 1st line reads "While the Woodman", colophon in 13 lines with no box, verso title page has copyright, imperfect type on pages 100, 186, colour plates perfect on p. 34 and 92). Bound in later red cloth boards with no title and tape for spine. Previous owner's gift inscription present to the FFEP "Sept. 7th 1907" New endpapers. Many pages have a discreet strip of tape or paper at the spine end for reinforcement. Some tears to pages. A nice copy for a well read copy.

AUNT JANE'S NIECES in Red Cross By ( Van Dyne, Edith ) AKA Pseudonymn Baum, L. Frank , Who Wrote Wizard of Oz Books,Most Uncommon in Color DustJacket Showing 3 Beautiful Girls , Standing In Nurses White Hat & Brown Cloak wiTH RED CROSS on Front . SERIES

BY ( Van Dyne, Edith ) AKA Baum, L. Frank , Who Wrote Wizard of Oz Books, Blank Endpapers LIGHT FoX Wear, InNer Flap DJ Price Clipped, B/W Frontispiece of 3 Men in Miltary Uniform Holding Flag with 3 Nurses in Background, Foreword Pg. With FoX Stain,

Published by Reilly & Britton Chicago, 1915

First Edition

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. . SERIES # 10, , Back DJ List thru This Title in Green. HBDJ, 1915, 1ST Edition , 1st ISSUE ), NF+/GOOD-, AS-IS, DJ with some wear, HEAVY Scuff Top Edges Chips , Extremities & along Spine Scuff Chip Affecting Title, and Light FADE, and LIGHT FoX, DJ light Rub, small edge Tears, , Wear Light Soil, Tears Chips Up & Down Spine DJ, Tiny Chips Extremities DJ, Small Brown Stain Back DJ , Beautiful Beige Cloth with Purple Lilacs & Pasted Beautiful Color Picture Inlay on DJ Duplicated, Cover lettered in Black on Spine & Front, Lettered in GREEN on DJ Spine light Soiling Sun, Interior Nice tight Clean light Rub, Wear FoX, 256 pgs + NO ADS in Back , Front DJ few tiny light Stains, otherwise clean. Tears small Chips Edges DJ Back,

First Edition. Octavo. First printing. 256pp. In the first state binding in light blue cloth with full color pastedown with gold background, spine stamped in black, with Tin Woodsman in metallic silver, publisher's spine reads "The Reilly and Britton Co.". light wear to corners, spine ends rubbed, pictorial endpapers of a greenish-yellow outlined in black, small white spot to white area between two black rules to upper board, rear board has a light stain to outer edge, very small (1/4 cm) closed edge tear to frontispiece which appears to have been reinserted, a few scratches to the gold background as usual. A very nice copy.

Condition: Near fine. First edition. Beautiful first printing, first state of the fourth Oz book, in beautiful condition. Notable for the great morality drama of the last quarter of the book, consisting of the capital trial of the kitten Eureka for a dreadful murder. As the Hungry Tiger of Oz testifies under oath, "Kittens have no consciences, so they eat whatever pleases them." 9'' x 6.75''. Original blue cloth, with original pictorial paste-on. 16 color plates and numerous in-text illustrations by Neill. Spine reads "The Reilly & Britton Co."; ad on verso of half title lists three titles. 256 pages. Ink owner name to "This Book Belongs To" page.

THE BOY FORTUNE HUNTERS IN CHINA BY Floyd Akers, Author AKA pseudonym L. Frank Baum of Wizard of Oz FAME , 1909, 1st Edition, Childrens Series #4, Relatively Nice copy of a very rare book, This is an extremely scarce Book

BY Floyd Akers, Author AKA L. Frank Baum of Wizard of Oz FAME , Blank Endpapers light FoX Crease mark , NO Frontispiece, FORMER OWNER STAMP Back Blank Endpaper , Inner Hinges starting slightly

Published by Reilly & Britton, Chicago Publ., 1909

First Edition

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Hardback NODustJacket, 1909, 1st Edition, 1ST Printing, VG-/GOOD ,NOJacket, AS-IS, Brown Tan with red & Green Illustrated Cloth Lettered in Black & Red on front & spine Cvr, Cover light Rub, Wear , Stiffness when you open book, Approx 5 X 7 1/2 in, Interior nice Tight, Light FoX, SOME small Stains, 325 Pgs + Ads in back include The Airship Boys, Aunt Jane's Nieces series, and Annabel. Cover is nice and bright, with just some slight rubbing & wear edges & Extremities, The book is a bit cocked, Tiny chips spine cover ends, Spine is generally good with minor fading, Binding and pages are very solid. Otherwise clean and bright, with no tears, odor ,

Hardcover. First Edition Thus; First Printing. All volumes Fine in Near Fine dust jackets. Light bump on top/bottom front panel corners of some volumes. ; Wonderful Wizard of Oz signed by Robert Baum, great grandson of L. Frank Baym. Numbered 3,252. ; Signed by Family Member.

AUNT JANE'S NIECES On The Ranch By ( Van Dyne, Edith ) AKA Baum, L. Frank , Who Wrote Wizard of Oz Books, Most Uncommon in Color DustJaCKet Showing 3 Beautiful Girls in Dresses Standing, 1 in Center Holding bAby, SERIES #8

BY ( Van Dyne, Edith ) AKA Baum, L. Frank , Who Wrote Wizard oF OZ bOoks, Blank EndpApers Light FoX, Inner Flap DJ Price Clipped, B/W Frontispiece of 3 Nieces Over the CriB of Baby with Horror in Their Eyes.

Published by REillY & bRittoN Chicago, 1913

First Edition

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. HBDJ, 1913, 1st EdItion, 2nd Printing, with titles through AUNT JANE'S NIECES Out West), F-/VG+, AS-IS, DJ with some light wear and tiny Chips tears edges Extremites DJ, , DJ light Rub, Light FADE, Wear & Very Light Soil, , Beautiful beige Cloth with purPle Lilacs & Picture InLay on DJ duplicated, Lettered in Orange on DJ Spine light Soiling & Small Chip aT edge spine, Interior nice tight Clean light Rub, Wear FoX, 276 pgs + ADS in Back for Flying Girls Series, Daring Twins ETC, Pasted BeAutiful Color Picture Inlay on Cover,

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Illustrated By John R. Neill (illustrator). First Edition. 256 Pp. First Printing, Binding B, With Olive Green Endpapers.Light Blue Cloth. Front Cover Paper Label Illustrated In Full Color On Metallic-Gold Background; Spine Stamped In Black With Vignette In Silver; Publisher's Spine Imprint In Upper And Lower Case Letters; Advertisement At Front With Three Titles Only; 16 Full Color Plates; Rare Variant Endpapers With Light Olive Green Background, Of Which Bienvenue Reports Only One Copy Known (One Copy, Probably A Different One, Appeared At Auction In 2019). Light Rubbing, Mostly At Corners; No Names Or Marks; Very Slight Aging To Pages. In Much Later Dj With Titles On Flaps To #34, Scalawagons Of Oz.

Baum, L. Frank

Published by Bobbs-Merrill Co., Indianapolis, 1939

First Edition

First Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer All Technicolor edition of Baum's most famous Oz book, the basis for one of the greatest films in cinema history. First printing with the gilt titles to the spine and printer's imprint to the copyright page (Bienvenue & Schmidt, pg 13). Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles and black labels to the spine, pictorial endpapers featuring photographs from the film. Illustrated with 8 tipped in color plates and numerous doutone plates and in-text illustrations by W. W. Denslow. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Widely regarded as one of the greatest films in cinema history and based on L. Frank Baum's bestselling classic, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 1939 American musical fantasy film The Wizard of Oz was one of the earliest films to use Technicolor and was nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture. Gone with the Wind was the ultimate winner of the Best Picture category, but The Wizard of Oz did win two other categories: Best Original Song for "Over the Rainbow" and Best Original Score by Herbert Stothart. According to the Library of Congress, it is the most seen film in movie history.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 287 pp. with green pictorial covers showcasing a whimsical illustration of the Tin Woodman shaking hands with the Scarecrow. 1st edition. 1st edition. Second state text block. Sixteen (16) full color plates plus black and white in-text illustrations. Features illustrated endpapers with the comedians Montgomery and Stone portraying the Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow, respectively, in the 1902 musical, The Wizard of Oz. Illustrated by John R. Neill. Measures 9 1/4" x 7 1/4". Rubbings on back strip. Ex-Libris on reverse of frontispiece. Binding cracked but intact. One of the full color illustrations is detached. Two pages, 152 & 153, have a stain in the center of the page. This does not effect visibility of the text.

6 parts in one volume, 8vo (199x147mm). 196 pages, each section with separate pagination. Color plates and illustrations by John R. Neill; ownership page designed by Maginel Wright Enright (here with owner's name and address in ink dated Christmas 1918). Original tan cloth, front cover with mounted color title panel, pictorial endpapers printed in blue. First edition, second printing on rough paper and measuring some 1/8 inch thicker than the first printing on smooth paper. Binding with "Reilly & Britton" at foot of spine. Light wear at corners and ends of spine, front cover illustration with some rubbing at edges, but illustrations complete and fine, internally clean and fresh.

Sugar-Loaf Mountain , Here is a Scarce First Edition of The Twinkle Tales, By Laura Bancroft AKA ( L. Frank Baum), Who Wrote Wizard of OZ Books, Series #5, 1906, 1st Edition . Chapters Include Golden Key, Princess Sakaareen, Royal Chariot ETC, Illust

By Laura Bancroft AKA (L. Frank Baum), Who Wrote Wizard of OZ Books, Inner HINGES Starting Slight Cracked, Color Illustrated By Maginel Wright Enright, Frank Lloyd Wright's Sister, Title Page in Color of Boy & Girl with 2 Soldiers in Red Marching, RED

Published by REILLY & BRITTON CO Chicago, 1906

Book First Edition

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. . RED Card Stock Endpapers small Residue & 5 Scuff marks. All color plates are present and in good shape , Scuff to Inner Hinge slight Separation Opposite Title Page which has tiny Corner Chip.HARDBACK NODustJacket, 1906, 1st Edition, 1st State, GOOD+/VG- CONDITION, NOJACKET, SOLD AS-IS, Beige, Original Green Red & Yellow Rubbed Illustrated ClothCover picture Light Scuff and Spine Titles in Black, Backs of Boy & Girl at City Gates on Front light Scuff but Titles Clear, Tiny Corner cvr Tears, Back cover light Soil & very light Stains, Spine Ends light Wear, Interior some loose pages, light Pencil marks , FoXing, light WEAR, Small 4 3/4 X 6 3/4 in Approx, All 15 color plates are present and in good shape lite smudge , Some pages are loose but all are present. Some pages have a little edge wear and there are finger marks here and there in the margins for the most part. Not perfect but this is a hard book to find in any shape. 64 pgs, This little book is good+ condition, but is fragile. Original color cover is in good- condition, with colors and just a little rubbing. Rare to find these books with intact spines, but this one is unchipped and relatively solid, with a little fading. All story text pages are included and are in reasonably good shape, but a few have tiny tears at the edges. . A charming and very hard to find little book in any condition! . Illustrated by Maginel Wright Enright, Frank Lloyd Wright's sister, Meets all the first edition points listed in the August 1972 Baum Bugle magazine: Hand lettered title page with "The Twinkle Tales" at top in Yellow, copyright notice under the list of chapters on the back, and inserted red card stock endpapers.