Title: The New Wizard of Oz Author: Baum, L. Frank Place: Indianapolis Publisher: The Bobbs-Merrill Company Date: [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. Lot Amendments Condition: Slight lean to spine, corners lightly rubbed; a near fine copy. Item number: 259764
Title: The New Wizard of Oz Author: Baum, L. Frank Place: Indianapolis Publisher: The Bobbs-Merrill Company Date: [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. Lot Amendments Condition: Slight lean to spine, corners lightly rubbed; a near fine copy. Item number: 259764
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