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SKY ISLAND : BEING THE FURTHER EXCITING ADVENTURES OF TROT AND CAP'N BILL AFTER THEIR VISIT TO THE SEA FAIRIES
by Baum, L. Frank
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Plus
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Chicago, IL: The Reilly & Britton Co, 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Plus. John R. Neill. Octavo, 9.25 in. x 7 in., pp. 256. Illustrated with twelve full-color plates and black and white ink drawings. Spine imprint reads "Reilly & Britton" in large and small capital letters. Double horizontal line at top and bottom of spine. Verso of half-title lists six Baum titles through "John Dough and the Cherub." Publishers title page imprint for "The Reilly & Britton Co." (Bienvenue 247)
Red cloth boards with full-color pastedown illustration of character flying in the clouds with an umbrella to front board. Black title and folded umbrella design to spine. Publisher's yellow to edges. Rubbing to extremities; light soiling to boards. Light-colored moisture spotting to spine. Mild spine lean. Color pictorial endpapers. Age-toning and occasional spotting to pages. Previous owner's inscription on ownership page, dated 1916.
Red cloth boards with full-color pastedown illustration of character flying in the clouds with an umbrella to front board. Black title and folded umbrella design to spine. Publisher's yellow to edges. Rubbing to extremities; light soiling to boards. Light-colored moisture spotting to spine. Mild spine lean. Color pictorial endpapers. Age-toning and occasional spotting to pages. Previous owner's inscription on ownership page, dated 1916.
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86657
- Title
- SKY ISLAND : BEING THE FURTHER EXCITING ADVENTURES OF TROT AND CAP'N BILL AFTER THEIR VISIT TO THE SEA FAIRIES
- Author
- Baum, L. Frank
- Illustrator
- John R. Neill
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Reilly & Britton Co
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, IL
- Date Published
- 1912
- Keywords
- The Wizard of Oz, Oz Books
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- Octavo
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- Spine
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