Lot 17
  • 17

BAUM. THE TIN WOODMAN OF OZ, [1918] [WITH:] THE MAGIC OF OZ [1919] (2 VOL.)

Estimate
300 - 500 GBP
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Description

  • Baum, L. Frank
  • Two works comprising;
  • Paper
i) The Tin Woodman of Oz. Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co., 1918. 4to (230 x 166mm.), FIRST EDITION, publisher's advertisement on verso of ownership leaf lists 11 titles, 12 plates printed in colour, together with numerous illustrations printed in black, all by John R. Neill, original red cloth, with pictorial label in colours on front, pictorial endpapers, dust-jacket, dust-jacket worn with some chipping and minor soiling  ii) The Magic of Oz. Chicago : The Reilly & Britton Co., 1919. 4to (225 x 165mm.), FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, publisher's advertisement on verso of ownership leaf lists 11 titles, 12 plates printed in colour, together with numerous illustrations printed in black, all by John R. Neill, original green cloth, pictorial label in colours on front, pictorial endpapers, previous ownership inscription in ink on ownership leaf, minor soiling and abrasions to covers, spine sunned, bumped (2)

Literature

Hanff/Greene XII(1); XIII(1)

Condition

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