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The Yellow Knight of Oz
by THOMPSON, Ruth Plumly (author); NEILL, John R. (illustrations)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co.. Good with no dust jacket. 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. A likely first printing, 1930 (per Bienvenue p.112), of the tenth in the series of the famous Oz books written by Ruth Plumly Thompson (successor to L. Frank Baum after his death in 1919). With 12 captioned color plates (none are missing), and also illustrated throughout in black & white by John R. Neill. --- In rust cloth-covered boards with color Neill illustration pasted to cover; spine with Neill illustration and titling in black; all textblock edges tinted in yellow. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- A Good-only copy with repaired front & rear hinges which had loosened, prior owner's penciled name & bookplate affixed to front paste-down, penciled name on ownership page, small tear to cloth at head of spine, white streaks on spine & general light wear to cloth. A discreet Denver bookseller label is affixed to rear paste-down. Textblock itself is tightly-bound.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; 275 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88154
- Title
- The Yellow Knight of Oz
- Author
- THOMPSON, Ruth Plumly (author); NEILL, John R. (illustrations)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Reilly & Lee Co.
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1930
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About the Seller
Bluebird Books
Biblio member since 2005
Littleton, Colorado
About Bluebird Books
Bluebird Books is the bookselling business of Eric Mayer, operating from my base in Littleton, Colorado. I specialize in classic fiction and literature, books on birds and natural history, railroadiana, biography, history and many other genres. Bluebird Books features publications by the Modern Library and Everyman's Library. I offer free shipping on books shipped within the US via USPS Media Mail. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: I recommend that you use Biblio.com for your international orders because they have formed a partnership with Asendia to allow for much more affordable shipping on parcels weighing under 5 lb. (about 2.26 kg).
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
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- Edges
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- Spine
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Jacket
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- First Edition
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