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The Wishing Horse of Oz (the last OZ title with color plate illustrations)
by Ruth Thompson
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Potomac, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
First Edition, Later Printing (likely c.1937-38). Wishing Horse is the last Oz title that was issued with color plates. (Bienvenue & Schmidt p. 117). A terrific copy. First issue dust jacket. This is a rare copy that has all first edition points but does NOT include color plates. In publisher's original cloth, with color pictorial image matching the dj cover pasted down to front board. Titles and decoration to spine in burnt orange. Blank endpapers (as issued). Internally fine. Ends of spine and corners very lightly bumped. Very good plus dust jacket with wear to the extremities and a bit of chipping to along the edges and ends of the spine; rear dj cover a bit created at top edge. Octavo. 298 pp. Overall, a lovely copy.
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- Bookseller
- Grinning Cat Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 121249
- Title
- The Wishing Horse of Oz (the last OZ title with color plate illustrations)
- Author
- Ruth Thompson
- Illustrator
- John R. Neill
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Reilly and Lee
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1937
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- CHILDREN'S LITERATURE;
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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...
- Edges
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
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