In turn, these books became favorites of my daughters. Baum worked in many trades before he wrote the wonderful wizard of oz, including publisher, poultry breeder, doortodoor salesman and newspaper editor. It will display the first edition oz books in rare dust jackets from the early 20s century, wizard of oz puppets that were used in performances in the 1950s, replica of ruby slippers, dolls, toys, games and other related memorabilia. You can view our first edition of the wonderful wizard of oz on our uk. Emerald city wonderful wizard of oz popup series by baum, l. The wizard of oz, first edition abebooks passion for books. Frank baums magical character conjures a world where diminutive munchkins live and work, wicked witches run riot, and the mighty oz himself rules over an emerald city reached by a yellow brick road. It was published on june 18, 1908 and reunites dorothy with the humbug wizard from the wonderful wizard of oz. Oct 31, 2019 rare first edition, first printing copy of the wonderful wizard of oz signed by the author l. Although the tin man is immediately recognizable, costume designs featured in the scarecrow poster are in sharp contrast to the illustrations in the childrens book published a. The wizard of oz is apparently a 14 novel series and this particular book had the first five. It is often reprinted under the title the wizard of oz which was also the title of the famous 1939 movie adaptation. A modern fairy tale with a distinctly american setting, a delightfully levelheaded heroine, and engaging fantasy characters, the story was enormously popular and became a classic of childrens literature.
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Riley, a bookbinders analysis of the first edition of the wonderful wizard of oz, 2011, pp 2629 and 3547. During their journey they encounter such amazing and amusing people as king kleaver with his spoon brigade and miss cuttenclip of the land of paper dolls. And this book, the wonderful wizard of oz is the one that started it all. Beware the wizard of oz books advertised elsewhere online as first editions. Should any product fail to meet your expectations, we will replace it or refund the cost of the item less shipping and service fees. The first story is what the film is based on and although it. Complete sets of first editions varies in price based upon a books edition, state printing and condition. A beautiful front and back cover from the original 1900 first edition.