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Title: The Woggle-Bug Book
Author: Baum, L. Frank Description: [48] pp. Illus. throughout in color by Ike Morgan. 15x11, cloth-backed pictorial wrappers. First (and only) Edition, First State.First state with a greenish stippled background printed on front cover; rear cover blank. This large & fragile book was likely issued to promote interest in Reilly & Britton's major publication of the previous season, The Marvelous Land of Oz, and possibly also to promote the forthcoming musical comedy, The Woggle-Bug. The text follows the adventures of its title character originally begun in the newspaper series "Queer Visitors from the Marvelous Land of Oz" (1904-'05). It is one of Baum's rarest fantasies. Baughman 64; TBB Christmas 1969, p. 18. Heading: zzaPlace Published: Chicago Publisher: Reilly & Britton Date Published: 1905 Condition reportLight wear to cloth backstrip, corners lacking from front cover, diagonal tear to front, some soiling and erasures to front cover, crayon markings on rear cover; chipping to corners of first few leaves; still a very good copy of this elusive title.
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