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The Wonder City of Oz (The Oz Series Book 34)
by Neill, John R.; [Baum, L. Frank]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Webster, New York, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co, 1940. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 9x6x1. Neill, John R. 1951 printing with 32-page gatherings, pp. 292-293 correctly oriented (Bienvenue pp. 126-127). Very good in good jacket. Shallow chips along jacket edges, minor pencil marks on rear jacket flap. 1940 Hard Cover. 318 pp. 8vo. Light blue cloth, black titles with decorative motif on spine, color picture plate mounted on front board, black-and-white illustrations by John R. Neill. The first book in the continuation of Baum's immortal Oz series by John R. Neill, following the sequels written by Ruth Plumply Thompson. These books are now considered part of the official canon - as such, it is considered the thirty-fourth book in the series overall.
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- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Muse Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2338655
- Title
- The Wonder City of Oz (The Oz Series Book 34)
- Author
- Neill, John R.; [Baum, L. Frank]
- Illustrator
- Neill, John R
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Reilly & Lee Co
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1940
- Size
- 9x6x1
- Weight
- 1.63 lbs
- Keywords
- CHILDREN VINTAGE WIZARD OF OZ SERIES FICTION FANTASY L FRANK BAUM
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About the Seller
Yesterday's Muse Books
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Webster, New York
About Yesterday's Muse Books
Yesterday's Muse Inc. is an independent used & rare bookseller that has been in operation for over 15 years. We opened our first 'brick and mortar' storefront in December of 2008 in our hometown of Webster, NY.Owner Jonathan Smalter is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), former vice president of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), both of which are trade organizations created to promote ethical online selling practices, and to encourage continuing education among fellow booksellers. He is also a 2011 graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS). He has nearly 20 years of experience in the book trade, during which time he has become adept at evaluating used and collectible books.
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