THE ROAD TO OZ
by Baum, L. Frank
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Binding Variant A. Binding case in finely-woven, linen-like cloth. All first edition points present: Pages printed on sheaves of color-tinted paper; "In the very earliest copies, the following words are present in perfect type: p. 34, line 4: 'Toto on'; Numeral at bottom of p. 121; Numeral and caption at bottom of p. 129; Pages [263]-[264] show advertisements for Laura Bancroft titles and for four Baum books, respectively"
A mostly lovely VERY early copy of an early OZ title, overall, in unusually nice condition (except for the stain on the rear, that is).
Synopsis
The fourth installment of the Oz adventures. When the Shaggy Man asks Dorothy the way to Butterfield, Kansas, she's glad to help him. But she soon finds that not only are they lost--they are in the land of OZ. Together they travel to the Emerald City, wher the Princess Ozma has the power to send them home once again.Book 5 of L. Frank Baum's immortal OZ series, in whcih Dorothy and the Shaggy Man inexplicably find themselves in Oz, where they meet Polychrome, the abandoned daughter of the Rainbow, and a host of others on their way to Ozma's lavish birthday party.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86475
- Title
- THE ROAD TO OZ
- Author
- Baum, L. Frank
- Illustrator
- John R. Neill
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Reilly & Britton
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, IL
- Date Published
- 1909
Terms of Sale
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- Quarto
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