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The Hungry Tiger of Oz
by Thompson, Ruth Plumly; Baum, L. Frank; Neill, John R. (Illustrator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/No Jacket
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Chicago, Illinois: Reilly & Lee Co., 1924. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Neill, John R.. The 20th book in the Delightful Stories of the Wonderful Land of Oz & the 3rd book in the series written by Ruth Plumly Thompson (the 2nd "Royal Historian of Oz"), carrying on the tradition of the original 14 stories by L. Frank Baum, with the original illustrations of artist John R. Neill (who would become the 3rd Royal Historian) throughout the book's 261 pages of text, as well as the endpapers & front pastedown. Orig. published in 1926, this is a later printing of that First Edition (post-1935), with NO color plates. Hardcover 8vo has blue-gray cloth-covered boards with a brilliantly colored paper pastedown to front cover & black lettering & design to spine (fancy publisher script). Condition is aG+: very clean & bright, binding strong & straight, front hinge starting. Pages modestly tanned around edges, unmarked save for former owner's name in pencil (we never erase previous readers' marks) on "This Book Belongs To" box. Rubbed spot to front (though "k" in "Baum") & minor rubbing to extremities, heavier to bottom fore edge corner of front board, with some cloth fraying there. No DJ (missing). Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023369
- Title
- The Hungry Tiger of Oz
- Author
- Thompson, Ruth Plumly; Baum, L. Frank; Neill, John R. (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Neill, John R.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
- Publisher
- Reilly & Lee Co.
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, Illinois
- Date Published
- 1924
- Keywords
- WIZARD OF OZ ILLUSTRATED ILLUSTRATOR COLLECTIBLE OZIANA COWARDLY LION NEILL DJ
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Collectible Series; Children-Young Adult (YA) / Illustrated & Picture Books; Oziana;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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