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The Wizard of Oz (the 1939 Bobbs-Merrill MGM Movie Edition)
by L. Frank Baum
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Potomac, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
First Printing thus. Quite rare and highly sought after. With the gilt titles to the spine and "Braunworth & Co." printer's imprint present on the copyright page, as required (Bienvenue & Schmidt p. 13). Internally just about fine. Very good-plus first state, original medium-green cloth boards, tight and bright, with gilt titles and black labels to the spine. Sepia, pictorial endpapers featuring photographs from the film. Illustrated with 8 tipped in color plates and numerous black & white plates and in-text illustrations by W. W. Denslow. Lacking the extremely rare dust jacket. Rubbing and slight chipping to the head and tail of the spine, with light edge and corner wear (but with no bumping). Octavo. 208 pp. Overall, a wonderful copy, one of the best we've seen.
One the the timeless classics of modern Children's Literature The MGM production of The Wizard of Oz is similarly 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. According to the Library of Congress, it is the most seen film in movie history.
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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- Bookseller
- Grinning Cat Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 121252
- Title
- The Wizard of Oz (the 1939 Bobbs-Merrill MGM Movie Edition)
- Author
- L. Frank Baum
- Illustrator
- W. W. Denslow
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing thus
- Publisher
- The Bobbs-Merill Company
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis
- Date Published
- 1939
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- CHILDREN'S LITERATURE;
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Potomac, Maryland
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- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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