The Wonder City of Oz
by John R. Neill; [L. Frank Baum]
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Reilly & Lee, 1940. Near Fine. Chicago: Reilly & Lee, 1940. First Edition, First Printing, bound in 16-page gatherings. Large octavo; publisher's pink cloth, color pictorial element mounted to upper cover; 318pp.; illus. throughout, many full- and double-paged, pictorial endpapers. Light shelfwear to boards and binding is sound. Touch of soiling to top edge of text block and interior otherwise unmarked. Near Fine.
John R. Neill's first work as "Royal Historian" of Oz.
[Bienvenue & Schmidt pp. 126-7].
John R. Neill's first work as "Royal Historian" of Oz.
[Bienvenue & Schmidt pp. 126-7].
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28366
- Title
- The Wonder City of Oz
- Author
- John R. Neill; [L. Frank Baum]
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Reilly & Lee
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1940
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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- Gatherings
- A term used in bookbinding, where a gathering of sheets is folded at the middle, then bound into the binding together. The...
- Cloth
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- Text Block
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- Shelfwear
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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