Road to Oz
by Baum, Frank L
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Corning , California, United States
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About This Item
Road to Oz by Frank L. Baum, published in 1909. The Reilly & Britton Co., Pubs., Chicago, IL., 1909; 1st edition, 1st state; Illustrations by John R. Neill; 261 pgs., 2 pages of ads at rear of text: first page listing titles by Laura Bancroft, second page lists 4 titles by Baum; no color Plates, as issued; gatherings are printed on variously tinted stock: off-white, lavender, gray, light blue, salmon, tan, and light green; perfect type on the words "Toto on" on page 34, line 4; and in the numeral "121" on page 121; and the numeral and caption are present beneath the illustration on page 129; bound in light green cloth, stamped in dark green, black, tan, and red; illustration of Toto in dark green on spine; very good condition throughout, with light soiling to cover, and mild bumps to corners of cover; previous owner's inscription to ownership page.
Synopsis
The fourth installment of the Oz adventures. When the Shaggy Man asks Dorothy the way to Butterfield, Kansas, she's glad to help him. But she soon finds that not only are they lost--they are in the land of OZ. Together they travel to the Emerald City, wher the Princess Ozma has the power to send them home once again.Book 5 of L. Frank Baum's immortal OZ series, in whcih Dorothy and the Shaggy Man inexplicably find themselves in Oz, where they meet Polychrome, the abandoned daughter of the Rainbow, and a host of others on their way to Ozma's lavish birthday party.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Transmutation Publishing (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1000067
- Title
- Road to Oz
- Author
- Baum, Frank L
- Illustrator
- Neill, John R.
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1909
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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