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PIRATES IN OZ
by Thompson, Ruth Plumly (L. Frank Baum)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus / Very Good (supplied dustjacket)
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Chicago, IL: The Reilly & Lee Co, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus / Very Good (supplied dustjacket). John R. Neill. Octavo, 9.25 in. x 7 in., pp. 280. Illustrated with twelve color plates and many black and white ink drawings. Binding A: Publisher's spine imprint in "boldface." (Bienvenue 107, Hanff 92). Supplied dustjacket (c. 1939)
Dark green cloth boards with full color pastedown illustration of a pirate and boy looking out to sea. Black title and pirate's face to spine. Publisher's yellow to edges. Very light rubbing to extremities. Black and white illustrated endpapers. Unmarked interior. Spine and hinges tight.
Supplied dustjacket from later printing: dustjacket rear flap lists to #31 (The SIlver Princess in Oz, 1939). A few old mildew stains to front flap of dustjacket.
Dark green cloth boards with full color pastedown illustration of a pirate and boy looking out to sea. Black title and pirate's face to spine. Publisher's yellow to edges. Very light rubbing to extremities. Black and white illustrated endpapers. Unmarked interior. Spine and hinges tight.
Supplied dustjacket from later printing: dustjacket rear flap lists to #31 (The SIlver Princess in Oz, 1939). A few old mildew stains to front flap of dustjacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86665
- Title
- PIRATES IN OZ
- Author
- Thompson, Ruth Plumly (L. Frank Baum)
- Illustrator
- John R. Neill
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus / Very Good (supplied dustjacket)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Reilly & Lee Co
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, IL
- Date Published
- 1931
- Keywords
- The Wizard of Oz, Oz Books
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
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- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Octavo
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