Second Editon of the Wizard of Oz near fine copy
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Author: Baum, L. Frank
Title: The New Wizard of Oz
Place Published: Indianapolis
Publisher:The Bobbs-Merrill Company
Date Published: [1903]
Description:
Author: Baum, L. Frank
Title: The New Wizard of Oz
Place Published: Indianapolis
Publisher:The Bobbs-Merrill Company
Date Published: [1903]
Description:
259, [2] pp. Illustrated in color by W.W. Denslow, including 16 color plates. (8vo) original pictorial green cloth, pictorial endpapers in green and orange. Second Edition, First State.
The first state of the second edition of the book that started it all, with the title on the cover stamped "The New Wizard of Oz" and with a period following the author's name on spine. The illustration on page 68 shows a tearful Cowardly Lion (changed in later issues).The copyright is in state "A" (no priority), with a single three line entry at top of page and the printer's four line imprint at the bottom. One of the most difficult of all the Oz editions to find. Bienvenue & Schmidt p. 6.
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Slight lean to spine, corners lightly rubbed; a near fine copy.
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Second Editon of the Wizard of Oz near fine copy
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