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THE EMERALD CITY OF OZ; By L. Frank Baum / Illustrated by John R. Neill
by Baum, L. Frank
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/None; Mylar added
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co. Company, 1940. Later printing of the 1910 First Edition. Decorated & gilt-stamped cloth. Very Good +/None; Mylar added. John R. Neill. Quarto (9 1/4" x 7" x 1 3/8"), publisher's maroon pictorial cloth with black lettering on spine with rabbit soldier wearing a shako, plus a glossy pastedown picture on front cover of Queen Cuttenclip riding Sawhorse in blue-green-red colors; illustrated by John R. Neill with B&W pictorial preliminaries & half title, full-page frontispiece, 30 chapter headings & several tailpieces; vignettes; pictorial endpapers with facing portrait sketches of Dorothy's smiling face; [i-x], 11-295, [296] pages. Weight: 1 lb. 9 oz. The Emerald City of Oz (1910) by L. Frank Baum was the 6th in the Oz series. <br /> <br /> L. Frank Baum (1856 - 1919) was a bestselling American author famous for his children's books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its sequels. He wrote a total of 14 novels in the Oz series, plus 41 other novels, 83 short stories, over 200 poems, and at least 42 scripts.<br /> <br /> VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION. Cloth is quite tight and clean with light wear. Pages are lightly and unformly age-toned without marks or scirbbles. Plates are bright without foxing. No dust jacket. No previous ownership markings.<br /> <br /> Printing is after the first edition of 1910. Hanff, Greene, et al, Bibliographia OZiana, revised & expanded, pp.61-63.
Synopsis
From the book:Perhaps I should admit on the title page that this book is "By L. Frank Baum and his correspondents," for I have used many suggestions conveyed to me in letters from children. Once on a time I really imagined myself "an author of fairy tales," but now I am merely an editor or private secretary for a host of youngsters whose ideas I am requestsed to weave into the thread of my stories. These ideas are often clever. They are also logical and interesting. So I have used them whenever I could find an opportunity, and it is but just that I acknowledge my indebtedness to my little friends.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7184
- Title
- THE EMERALD CITY OF OZ; By L. Frank Baum / Illustrated by John R. Neill
- Author
- Baum, L. Frank
- Illustrator
- John R. Neill
- Format/Binding
- Decorated & gilt-stamped cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- None; Mylar added
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later printing of the 1910 First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Reilly & Lee Co. Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- Dorothy, Wizard, tin woodman, scarecrow, cowardly lion, Emerald City, Kansas, illustrated, Ojo, Woozy, Unc Nunkle, Scraps
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
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Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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