Description:
First Printing thus. Quite rare and highly sought after. With the gilt titles to the spine and "Braunworth & Co." printer's imprint present on the copyright page, as required (Bienvenue & Schmidt p. 13). Internally just about fine. Very good-plus first state, original medium-green cloth boards, tight and bright, with gilt titles and black labels to the spine. Sepia, pictorial endpapers featuring photographs from the film. Illustrated with 8 tipped in color plates and numerous black & white plates and in-text illustrations by W. W. Denslow. Lacking the extremely rare dust jacket. Rubbing and slight chipping to the head and tail of the spine, with light edge and corner wear (but with no bumping). Octavo. 208 pp. Overall, a wonderful copy, one of the best we've seen. One the the timeless classics of modern Children's Literature The MGM production of The Wizard of Oz is similarly regarded as one of the greatest films in cinema history and based on L. Frank Baum's bestselling classic,… Read More
