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THE TIN WOODSMAN OF OZ
by Baum, L. Frank
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus in Good Plus Dustjacket
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Chicago, IL: The Reilly & Britton Co, 1918. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus in Good Plus Dustjacket. John R. Neill. Quarto. 9 1/4 in. x 7 3/6 in. There was only one printing of the first edition, this being in red cloth. Front cover paper label illustrated in full color. Verso of ownership page lists titles through The Tin Woodsman of Oz. 12 full-color plates. A wee bit of smudging to front paper label and some negligible rubbing to extremities. A bright and lovely copy of this OZ book.
Housed in supplied dustjacket from later edition (probably 1946) the rear flap of which lists titles to "The Magical Mimics in Oz". Jacket shows smudging and a small area of chipping to top and bottom of spine.
A beaitiful copy of one of scarcer OZ books, and arguably, one of the most romantic tales by an author
who once said he didn't believe the romance between adults should have much place in children's literature. Interestingly, "the first longhand draft of the manuscript survives, one of only three still extant. The bulk of his manuscripts are said to have been destroyed by his widow..." (Bienvenue and Schmidt, p. 74).
Housed in supplied dustjacket from later edition (probably 1946) the rear flap of which lists titles to "The Magical Mimics in Oz". Jacket shows smudging and a small area of chipping to top and bottom of spine.
A beaitiful copy of one of scarcer OZ books, and arguably, one of the most romantic tales by an author
who once said he didn't believe the romance between adults should have much place in children's literature. Interestingly, "the first longhand draft of the manuscript survives, one of only three still extant. The bulk of his manuscripts are said to have been destroyed by his widow..." (Bienvenue and Schmidt, p. 74).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86470
- Title
- THE TIN WOODSMAN OF OZ
- Author
- Baum, L. Frank
- Illustrator
- John R. Neill
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus in Good Plus Dustjacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Reilly & Britton Co
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, IL
- Date Published
- 1918
- Keywords
- Tommy Kwikstep
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- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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