Baum, L. Frank

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. With Pictures by W. W. Denslow

Chicago / New York Geo. M. Hill Co. 1900, 1st edition. Hardcover Very good. 1900, 1st edition. (Hardcover) 259,[2]. Very good. Octavo with copyright notice dated 1899, front and rear pastedown in the first state, as is the plate facing p.34 with the moon showing two dark-blue blots, otherwise the spine is stamped as per state C, and the plate at p.92 is in the second state. All textual errors have been corrected and the damaged type at pages 111-13 is also present. (State Z). Twenty-four colour plates (including frontispiece) and illustrations by W. W. Denslow. In original decorated light green cloth. Minor edge damage to one plate. Professionally recased, with the original spine laid on. Former unobtrusive bookplate on front pastedown. Internally a clean and attractive copy. A very nice copy of this timeless children's classic.

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