The Emerald City of Oz First Edition
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Author: Baum, L. Frank
Title: The Emerald City of Oz
Place Published: Chicago
Publisher:Reilly & Britton Co.
Date Published: [1910]
Description:
Author: Baum, L. Frank
Title: The Emerald City of Oz
Place Published: Chicago
Publisher:Reilly & Britton Co.
Date Published: [1910]
Description:
295, [1] pp. Illustrated with 16 color plates embellished with metallic green ink and numerous black & white drawings by John R. Neill. (8vo) original light blue cloth, pictorial cover label embellished with metallic silver & green ink; pictorial endpapers in black and orange. First Edition, First State.
First printing, in the primary binding featuring the elaborate cover label showing a number of characters traveling through the city, spine lettered in black with picture of a rabbit in black and silver. The striking use of metallic ink on the illustrations and cover label can only be found in this state. Bienvenue & Schmidt, p. 47.
Condition
Light wear to cloth with a bit of rubbing to spine and extremities; light toning to interior, offsetting to title page, scattered light foxing; a better copy than usually seen, very good.
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The Emerald City of Oz First Edition
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