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The Silver Princess of Oz
by Ruth Plumly Thompson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
THOMPSON, Ruth Plumly. The Silver Princess of Oz. Illustrated by John R. Neill. Chicago: Reilly & Lee [1938]. 8vo, 255pp. Blue cloth with spine pictorially stamped in black and color pictorial paper label affixed to the front. Pictorial endpapers; numerous b&w illustrations. Spine ends and lower corners slightly rubbed, some faint spotting to rear cover, front hinge mended, else a near fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (2" closed tear at bottom of rear panel, some wear and chipping along folds and edges, 2" x 2" faint dampstain in upper right corner of front panel).
First edition, first state (illustrated endpapers, 16-page gatherings,) binding A (silver embellishments on front and illustration of a girl's face on spine,) first state dust jacket (metallic silver embellishments, listing only to this title on rear flap). From the collection of Fred M. Meyer, long-time Secretary of the International Wizard of Oz Club. King Randy of Regalia, frustrated and bored with his royal routine, sets out with his friend Kabumpo the Elegant Elephant on an excursion through the countryside. The 32nd Oz book and the 18th and penultimate title written by Ruth Plumly Thompson for Reilly & Lee. Bienvenue p120.Reviews
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Details
- Bookseller
- Books of Wonder
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1049327
- Title
- The Silver Princess of Oz
- Author
- Ruth Plumly Thompson
- Illustrator
- John R. Neill
- Format/Binding
- Blue cloth with spine pictorially stamped in black and color pictorial paper label affixed to the front
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first state, binding A
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Reilly & Lee
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1938
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About Books of Wonder
Books of Wonder is NYC's oldest and largest independent children's bookstore, specializing in both new and old books. Established in 1980, Books of Wonder has a store in the Flatiron/Chelsea area of Manhattan.
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- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Gatherings
- A term used in bookbinding, where a gathering of sheets is folded at the middle, then bound into the binding together. The...
- 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....
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