The Road to Oz. (Can. Ed. in Dustjacket) by Baum, L. Frank. John R. Neill (ills.) - 1941

Dover Pubns, February 1987. Paper Back. New.

Dover Publications, 1986-12-01. Paperback. Like New.

Chicago, Illinois: Rand McNally & Co., 1939. First Thus . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Neill, John R.. One of a lovely set of special "Junior Editions" containing the complete Oz stories, specially abridged for younger readers, along with "some little secrets that Mr. Baum never revealed in his bigger Oz books." In 62 pages, with 12 full-color, full-page internal illustrations by artist John R. Neill, along with some smaller drawings in pen and ink in scattered throughout text. The First Printing of this edition from 1939 (First, thus), this small hardcover with brightly colored & decorated paper over boards is in only Fair-Good condition, downgraded primarily because the back board (cover) is gone. Else, only minor edgewear & rubbing to extremities, heavier to corners & both ends of spine. Red crayon scribble inside front cover; NO other writing/highlighting/underlining/coloring; not ex-lib. Text pages are very white & the colored plates are bright & clean… Read More

Dover Publications, 1986-12-01. Paperback. New.

New York: Harpercollins. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1991. Facsimile. Hardcover. 0688099971 . Text is clean. Cover shows light wear, minimal rubbing along bottom edge of front cover. Dust jacket shows light wear, faint wrinkle to front panel. ; From publishers: Dorothy and Toto are off again on an exciting adventure down The Road to Oz! In order to help the lovable, ever-wandering Shaggy Man, Dorothy and Toto must journey through magical and mysterious lands. Soon the three are joined by a lost lad named Button-Bright and the beautiful young Polychromethe Rainbow's Daughter. With magic at work and danger about, these new friends must journey through cities of talking beasts, across the Deadly Desert into the Truth Pond, and through many other strange and incredible places before they can reach the Emerald City. Along the way, Dorothy and her companions encounter a whole new assortment of fantastic and funny characters--the crafty King Dox of Foxville, the magical donkey King… Read More

New York: HarperCollins. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1991. Reprint. Hardcover. 0688099971 . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 267 pages .

Chicago/New York/San Francisco: Rand McNally & Co., 1909. First Paperback . Soft cover. Very Good+. Neill, John R.. From a single little girl's collection, this is the 5th book in the original Oz series written by Baum & illustrated by John Neill. Orig. published in 1909, this is a large trade paperback version from c.1970s (though not noted in book), one of the "white cover" reprints that retain the original cover art & internal pen-and-ink illustrations. 268 pages. Softcover 8vo (6.25" x 9.25") is in VG+ condition: completely clean inside, pages white & unmarked. "This Book Belongs To." box is blank & ready for your child's name! Binding straight & strong--feels never opened. Outside page edges show some darkening & light soil, mild rubbing to both covers. Colors bright. A hint of shelfwear, no creases or tears.Our photos depict he EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually… Read More

New York: HarperCollins. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1991. Hardcover. 0688099971 . Multicolored pages. ; 1.13 x 9.36 x 7.04 Inches; 267 pages .

Dover Pubns. Used - Good.

Chicago, Illinois: Books of Wonder/William Morrow & Company, 1991. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good+. Neill, John R.. Orig. published in 1909, this is the First Printing of one of a new series of reprints from William Morrow, published in the late 20th century in conjunction with Books of Wonder bookstore in New York City, whose co-founder, Peter Glassman, adds an Afterword here. These editions retain the original story & all of the lovely pen-and-ink illustrations (126 of them here!) & endpapers, & illustrated Dorothy's adventures on different colors of paper throughout the book's 267 pages! The hardcover book has green glossy paper-covered decorative boards with a colorful design to front (different from DJ). It is an EX-LIB copy, with the usual stamps & markings & card pocket in front matter & stamps to outside page edges. Nonetheless, condition is VG: very clean, pages are white, colors bright, but there are random smudges & wrinkles/dogeared… Read More