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The wizard of oz museum has various rare and unique artifacts related to the theme and 1939 mgm movie. 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. 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. All popups are intact, and the spine is uncreased first edition. How much would a first edition of the original wizard of oz book be worth.
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The story chronicles the adventures of a young farm girl named. Only a few oz books collectors can afford the luxury of owning a complete set of all 14 l. Illustrated titlepage in color, illustrated endpapers. Frank baum, including first editions, signed first edition, and finely bound copies of the wizard of oz. The engravings were made by the illinois engraving company, the paper was supplied by the dwight brothers paper company, and messrs. A beautiful front and back cover from the original 1900 first edition. There are hundreds of subsequent printings of this book. Neills brilliant fullcolor paintings were printed with embellishments in metallic green ink, and the front cover. 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. Our collection of first edition oz books exceeds all of the antique book dealers combine.
Frank baum, who went on to write fourteen fulllength oz books. This lavishly produced facsimile of the rare first edition contains all. Baum worked in many trades before he wrote the wonderful wizard of oz, including publisher, poultry breeder, doortodoor salesman and newspaper editor. We specialize exclusively in the wizard of oz books series. Should any product fail to meet your expectations, we will replace it or refund the cost of. Set of the first edition wizard of oz books series. With over 20 years serving oz collectors, we had an opportunity to obtain large collection of oz books and memorabilia.
Edgar allan poe john rea neillwizard of oz illustratedfirst edition. This book is in very good condition, with only minor signs of shelf wear or aging. Jan 01, 20 the wizard of oz is apparently a 14 novel series and this particular book had the first five. The exact reproduction wizard of oz book hammacher. Rare first edition, first printing copy of the wonderful wizard of oz signed by the author l. Riley, a bookbinders analysis of the first edition of the wonderful wizard of oz, 2011, pp 2629 and 3547.
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