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THE WONDER CITY OF OZ
by Neill, John R. (L. Frank Baum)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good / Good Plus (supplied dustjacket)
- Seller
-
Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Chicago, IL: Reilly & Lee, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Good Plus (supplied dustjacket). John R. Neill. Octavo, 9.25 in. x 7 in., pp. 318. Illustrated with black and white ink drawings. Bound in 16-page gatherings. (Bienvenue 126; Hanff 108). Supplied dustjacket (1941).
Spring green cloth boards with full-color pastedown illustration of a young man entering a living city on front. Black title and character to spine. Pink-tinted edges. Light rubbing to extremities; one small chip along bottom of front pictorial. Bottom corners slightly nudged. Black and white pictorial endpapers of characters of Oz. Booksellers sticker to front pastedoan. Previous owner's name and address to ownership page.
Supplied dustjacket from later printing: dustjacket rear flap lists to #34 (Scalawagons of Oz, 1941). Small closed tears and creases to dustjacket edges; chips to top and bottom of spine; price clipped. Handwritten ink notes on dustjacket's rear flap.
Spring green cloth boards with full-color pastedown illustration of a young man entering a living city on front. Black title and character to spine. Pink-tinted edges. Light rubbing to extremities; one small chip along bottom of front pictorial. Bottom corners slightly nudged. Black and white pictorial endpapers of characters of Oz. Booksellers sticker to front pastedoan. Previous owner's name and address to ownership page.
Supplied dustjacket from later printing: dustjacket rear flap lists to #34 (Scalawagons of Oz, 1941). Small closed tears and creases to dustjacket edges; chips to top and bottom of spine; price clipped. Handwritten ink notes on dustjacket's rear flap.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86646
- Title
- THE WONDER CITY OF OZ
- Author
- Neill, John R. (L. Frank Baum)
- Illustrator
- John R. Neill
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good / Good Plus (supplied dustjacket)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Reilly & Lee
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, IL
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- The Wizard of Oz, Oz Books
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- Cloth
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- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Octavo
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