Title: Pictures from the Wonderful Wizard of Oz...with a story telling the Adventures of the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Little Girl by Thos. H. Russell Author: Denslow, W. W. Place: Chicago Publisher: George W. Ogilvie Date: [c. 1903] Description: 42 pp. 22 color illustrations by Denslow. (8vo) original chromolithograph wrappers, brown cloth spine. First Edition. The pictures comprise all of the color plates from Geo. M. Hill Company edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, but two of them are pasted face down on the insides of the front and rear wrappers, as issued, so only the blank versos are visible. Russell's story is printed on the backs of the plates. Bienvenue & Schmidt suggest that this was produced as a give-away for audience members at the 125th performance of the theatrical version at the Majestic Theatre in 1903. Bienvenue & Schmidt, p.146. Lot Amendments Condition: Some wear and soiling to binding, crease to bottom corner of front wrap, small chip to bottom edge of rear wrap at spine; light soiling and offsetting to interior; very good. Item number: 281500
Title: Pictures from the Wonderful Wizard of Oz...with a story telling the Adventures of the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Little Girl by Thos. H. Russell Author: Denslow, W. W. Place: Chicago Publisher: George W. Ogilvie Date: [c. 1903] Description: 42 pp. 22 color illustrations by Denslow. (8vo) original chromolithograph wrappers, brown cloth spine. First Edition. The pictures comprise all of the color plates from Geo. M. Hill Company edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, but two of them are pasted face down on the insides of the front and rear wrappers, as issued, so only the blank versos are visible. Russell's story is printed on the backs of the plates. Bienvenue & Schmidt suggest that this was produced as a give-away for audience members at the 125th performance of the theatrical version at the Majestic Theatre in 1903. Bienvenue & Schmidt, p.146. Lot Amendments Condition: Some wear and soiling to binding, crease to bottom corner of front wrap, small chip to bottom edge of rear wrap at spine; light soiling and offsetting to interior; very good. Item number: 281500
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