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THE GNOME KING OF OZ
by Thompson, Ruth Plumly (L. Frank Baum)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Plus / Good Plus (supplied dustjacket)
- Seller
-
Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Chicago, IL: Reilly & Lee Co, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Plus / Good Plus (supplied dustjacket). John R. Neill. Octavo, 9.25 in. x 7 in., pp. 283. Illustrated with twelve full-color plates and black and white ink drawings. (Bienvenue 109; Hanff 94). Supplied dustjacket (c. 1946) .
Emerald green cloth boards with full color pastedown illustration of The Gnome King and his treasure to front. Black title and gnome head to spine. Publisher's yellow to edges. Light rubbing to extremities. A couple of wrinkles to cover pictorial. Top corners lightly nudged. Black and white pictorial endpapers. Bookseller's sticker to rear pastedown. Front hinge tender. Unmarked interior. Protected in mylar.
Supplied dustjacket from later printing: dustjacket rear flap lists to #36 (Mimics in Oz, 1951). Several small closed tears and creases to dustjacket edges; chips to top and bottom of spine and to corners. Age-toning to dustjacket.
Emerald green cloth boards with full color pastedown illustration of The Gnome King and his treasure to front. Black title and gnome head to spine. Publisher's yellow to edges. Light rubbing to extremities. A couple of wrinkles to cover pictorial. Top corners lightly nudged. Black and white pictorial endpapers. Bookseller's sticker to rear pastedown. Front hinge tender. Unmarked interior. Protected in mylar.
Supplied dustjacket from later printing: dustjacket rear flap lists to #36 (Mimics in Oz, 1951). Several small closed tears and creases to dustjacket edges; chips to top and bottom of spine and to corners. Age-toning to dustjacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86652
- Title
- THE GNOME KING OF OZ
- Author
- Thompson, Ruth Plumly (L. Frank Baum)
- Illustrator
- John R. Neill
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus / Good Plus (supplied dustjacket)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Reilly & Lee Co
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, IL
- Date Published
- 1927
- Keywords
- The Wizard of Oz, Oz Books
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Aardvark Rare Books
Biblio member since 2004
Eugene, Oregon
About Aardvark Rare Books
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- Cloth
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- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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