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THE PURPLE PRINCE OF OZ
by Thompson, Ruth Plumly (L. Frank Baum)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Plus
- Seller
-
Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Chicago, IL: The Reilly & Lee Co, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Plus. John R. Neill. Octavo, 9.25 in. x 7 in., pp. 281. Illustrated with twelve color plates and many black and white ink drawings. Binding A: Spine imprint in boldface. Endpapers illustrated in black. Verso of plates uncoated. (Bienvenue 114; Hanff 98).
Dark purple cloth boards with full color pastedown illustration of The Purple Prince riding a bespectacled elephant. Black title and prince's face to spine. Publisher's yellow to edges. Rubbing to extremities; light sunning to spine and scuffing along joints. Previous owner's inscription, dated 1932, in pencil on ownership page. Hinges showing front and rear. One inch closed tear to bottom of title page.
Dark purple cloth boards with full color pastedown illustration of The Purple Prince riding a bespectacled elephant. Black title and prince's face to spine. Publisher's yellow to edges. Rubbing to extremities; light sunning to spine and scuffing along joints. Previous owner's inscription, dated 1932, in pencil on ownership page. Hinges showing front and rear. One inch closed tear to bottom of title page.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86661
- Title
- THE PURPLE PRINCE OF OZ
- Author
- Thompson, Ruth Plumly (L. Frank Baum)
- Illustrator
- John R. Neill
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Reilly & Lee Co
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, IL
- Date Published
- 1932
- Keywords
- The Wizard of Oz, Oz Books
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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