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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, first edition, Second state
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, first edition, Second state
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Author: Baum, L. Frank
Title: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Place Published: Chicago
Publisher:George M. Hill Co.
Date Published: 1900
Description:
261 pp. Illustrated by W.W. Denslow with 24 tipped-in color plates (including title page), plus numerous duotone illustrations in the text. (8vo) original light green cloth pictorially stamped in green and red. First Edition, Second State.
Second State with no box around publisher's advertisement; "low wail of..." (p.14, line 1); the word "pieces" spelled correctly (p.81, 4th line from bottom); p.[227] begins with the words "While The Woodman..."; imperfect type on last line of pp.100; verso of title page with printed copyright notice; colophon reset in 13 lines. The plate facing p.92 without red shading on the horizon; plate called for at p.34 (reinserted at page 20 in this copy) without two dark-blue blots on the moon. Binding State C. Bienvenue & Schmidt p. 6.
Condition
Binding rebacked with original spine cloth laid down, additional blank added at front as hinge repair, rear free endpaper replaced; repair and restorations to many of the plates, four of the plates reinserted in the wrong location (plate called for facing p. 20 bound at 22, p. 34 bound at 20, p. 150 bound at 148, p. 198 at 196); good only.
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, first edition, Second state

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