The Magic of Oz
by L Frank Baum
- Used
- Condition
- All twelve plates are bright; some with marginal foxing and finger smudges. One plate has a 3" closed tear which affects image T
- Seller
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Toledo, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Reilly & Lee, 1919. 12 color plates. Green cloth binding with color cover plate. All twelve plates are bright; some with marginal foxing and finger smudges. One plate has a 3" closed tear which affects image Two other plates with 1" tears in margins. Hinges cracked but webbing is strong. Finger smudges and foxing throughout. Edges of text block soiled. Overall condition good to poor.. John R Neill.
Synopsis
Curiously enough, in the events which have taken place in the last few years in our great outside world, we may find incidents so marvelous and inspiring that I cannot hope to equal them with stories of The Land of Oz.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Frogtown Books, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2188
- Title
- The Magic of Oz
- Author
- L Frank Baum
- Illustrator
- John R Neill
- Format/Binding
- Green cloth binding with color cover plate
- Book Condition
- Used - All twelve plates are bright; some with marginal foxing and finger smudges. One plate has a 3" closed tear which affects image T
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 12 color plates
- Publisher
- Reilly & Lee
- Date Published
- 1919
Terms of Sale
Frogtown Books, Inc.
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Frogtown Books, Inc.
Biblio member since 2022
Toledo, Ohio
About Frogtown Books, Inc.
Online store with a selection of used, rare and out of print books, autographs and Hollywood memorabilia.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...