Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Yellow cloth covered boards with paste down on front cover, Handy Mandy on Spine in Black, cracked hinge inside front cover, previous owners names on ffep, and in box, spine ends rubbed, cover discolored.
Seller: Dunaway Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Thompson, Ruth Plumly. Handy Mandy in Oz. The Reilly & Lee Company, Chicago, 1937.
Price: US$56.10 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: "Founded on and continuing the famous-Oz-stories" by L. Frank Baum. Colourful paste-down image on front cover. Hinges tight. Very clean. Spin is slightly faded.
Seller: ABC: Antiques, Books & Collectibles, Tantallon, NS, Canada
Ruth Plumly Thompson. Handy Mandy in Oz (VG+ 1937 hc/dj). Reilly & Lee Co., Chicago, 1937.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Pub by Reilly & Lee, 1937, NAP. NOT exLib. Near-Fine cond. hardcover w/ Good cond. dustjacket now in archival grade Brodart. Medium blue cloth over bds w/ full size bright & colorful pict pastedown on front cover, & black pict dec & lettering on spine, including "fish". Inside pastedowns & eps illus in b&w. "Belongs To" box unused. Book is complete, intact & unmarked. All interior illustrations in b&w by John R. Neill. Bright & colorful dustjacket has approx 1-1/2" chip out of rear bottom fore-corner, & ano same at bottom of spine, also approx 3" dia chip upper front left corner, o/w light edgewear. Titles run through "Silver Princess" on rear flap. 247pp. Book is square, straight, tight & clean, overall NF/G cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions.
Seller: Rivertown Fine Books, McGregor, IA, U.S.A.
Ruth Plumly Thompson. Handy Mandy in Oz. Reilly & Lee, 1937.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Later printing, with the Oz list ending with Hidden Valley from 1951. Price clipped dust jacket worn, with chips along edges.
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Ruth Plumly Thompson. Handy Mandy in Oz. Reilly & Lee, 1937.
Price: US$115.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Blue cloth, illustrate4d endsheets, $1.50 on the DJ flap, the rear flap lists to The Silver Princess in Oz (1938). Binding tight and square, modest shelf wear, small p.o. name on the ffep, 'This book belongs to' is blank. The dustjacket has rubbing at the corners, shallow chipping at the spine ends, a couple of very short closed tears.
Seller: Dunaway Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Reprint. Dazzlingly bright & colorfully illustrated dust jacket (both sides)! B&W illustrations inside. Last title listed on rear flap of DJ is The Hidden Valley of Oz (no. 38 in the series). Condition: DJ price-clipped with slight chipping at the spine ends; slight fading to spine of cloth binding; else NF/NF. 246 pages.
Seller: Betterbks/ COSMOPOLITAN BOOK SHOP, Burbank, CA, U.S.A.
Thompson, Ruth Plumly. HANDY MANDY.. Reilly & Lee Chicago 1937, Chicago, 1937.
Price: US$137.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good Bright tight condition hardback slight edgewear in Mylar
Seller: Abracadabra Books 50% Off Sale!, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
( Baum, L. Frank ) Thompson, Ruth Plumly & Neill, John R.. HANDY MANDY IN OZ. Reilly & Lee, 1937.
Price: US$145.00 + shipping
Description: HANDY MANDY IN OZ, Reilly & Lee, 1937, first edition, spine faded and a bit soiled with tiny circular cloth loss just below the spine center near the front hinge, small piece missing from the base of the front color pictorial paste-on illustration, some soiling to the rear cover, else a near vg copy with illustrations by John R. Neill. (As new facsimile dust-wrapper for the 1938 printing is available for a modest fee. Please inquire if interested. Thank you).
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Thompson, Ruth Plumly. HANDY MANDY IN OZ. Reilly & Lee Co., Chicago, 1937, Early Ed., 1937.
Price: US$174.95 + shipping
Description: 9 1/4 X 6 7/8" in red cloth with illustrated paste-down on front cover. Covers soiled, rubbed at corners, scuffed, color seems to have run a bit near bottom of front cover. NO JACKET. (B & W) illustrations by John R. Neill.
Seller: THE BOOK VAULT, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
Ruth Plumly Thompson. Handy Mandy of Oz. Reilly & Lee, Chicago, 1937.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good. First edition. 246pp.Large square Octavo [23.5 cm] Red cloth with a full-color illustrated label that covers the front board. Title printed in black on the backstrip. Mandy's face stamped on the spine lacks the rare dust jacket. however, this book. Contains numerous illustrations by John R. Neill. This is the thirty-first book in the Oz series. Bienvenue p.119. Hanff/Greene p.102. a pretty tight copy, with the clean illustrations, note the Oz series ended its color plates in 1935. a charming book.
Seller: Hirschfeld Galleries, Saint Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Thompson, Ruth Plumly. Handy Mandy in Oz. Reilly & Lee, Chicago, 1937.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: 1st ptg, 4to full blue cloth with color cover plate, lightly scuffed. Mild fading to spine else a fine copy without previous owner's marks.
Seller: Bud Plant & Hutchison Books, Cedar Ridge, CA, U.S.A.
Thompson, Ruth Plumly. Handy Mandy in Oz. Reilly & Lee, Chicago, 1937.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 246pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Red cloth with a full-color illustrated label that covers the front board. Title printed in black on the backstrip. Mandy's face stamped on the backstrip. No dust jacket. There is a 1" split to the cloth along the rear joint, and there is a minor abraded area in the cloth along the bottom edge of the rear board. The front endsheet is cracked along the hinge, and this area has been neatly dabbed with glue. Contains numerous illustrations by John R. Neill. This is the thirty-first book in the Oz series. Bienvenue p.119. Hanff/Greene p.102.
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition first printing with 16-page gatherings, pictorial self- endpapers, Handy Mandy picture on the spine, and publisher's imprint at the foot of the spine "Reilly/ & Lee" in semi-script fancy letters, 8vo (9 x 6 3/4 inches), pp. 246, (2). Illustrated throughout after drawings by John R. Neill. Bibliographia Oziana XXXI, pp. 102-103. Original red cloth with color plate mounted on the upper side. Near fine clean tight copy, slight bump to the two upper corners. Sheets clean, unmarked, complete. H10715 All Items Are Sent Insured. Insurance charges are included in the Shipping & Handling Charges. International buyers please be aware that we are not responsible for and do not include or estimate customs duties, fees or taxes in any way in our listings. We ship all orders within 5 days of cleared payment. We do not create and are not responsible for shipping times or delays associated with customs and international shipping.
Seller: J & J House Booksellers, ABAA, Kennett Square, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$202.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 275 Pp. 1937 Issue, Blue Cloth, Color Paste-On Illustration, White Endpapers, B/W Illustrations With No Color Plates, No "Popular Edition" Statement, Dj Same As Earlier Ones But Titles Through Handy Mandy (1937) On Rear Flap. Spine With Publisher's Name In Script. See Bienvenue P. 112. Very Good + Book With Rubbing At Edges, No Fading, Bright And Clean, Previous Owner's Information On Ownership Page. In A Near Fine Dj, Bright And Clean, Not Price-Clipped ($1.50), With Trace Of Rubbing At Corners.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Thompson, Ruth Plumly. Handy Mandy in Oz. Reilly and Lee, Chicago, 1937.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very minimal wear of the base of the spine. Hard cover with frontal illustration
Seller: Chester Creek Books, Duluth, MN, U.S.A.
Thompson, Ruth Plumly (L. Frank Baum). HANDY MANDY IN OZ. Reilly & Lee Co, Chicago, IL, 1937.
Price: US$303.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, 9.25 in. x 7 in., pp. 246. Illustrated with black and white ink drawings. Spine illustration of Mandy's face. Sixteen page gatherings. (Bienvenue 119; Hanff 102). Supplied dustjacket (c. 1941) . Blue cloth boards with full color pastedown illustration of Handy Mandy and hands to front. Black title and Mandy's face to spine. Rubbing to extremities. Very light scuffing to pictorial cover, with chip to top right corner. Bottom front corner just showing. Sunning to spine. Touch of spine lean. Black and white pictorial endpapers. Unmarked interior. Protected in mylar. Supplied dustjacket from later printing: dustjacket rear flap lists to #34 (Scalawagons in Oz, 1941). Chips to dustjacket's corners and bottom of spine. Age-toning to dustjacket. Good Plus / Very Good (supplied dustjacket)
Seller: Aardvark Rare Books, ABAA, EUGENE, OR, U.S.A.
Ruth Plumly Thompson, L. Frank Baum. Handy Mandy in Oz. Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co, 1937.
Price: US$373.99 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1st edition. Near fine in good jacket. DJ price clipped to four corners, chipped at spine top/tail and at all corners. Signature in pencil to included ex libris page.
Seller: The Scribe Bookstore, ABAC, Toronto, ON, Canada
ruth plumly thompson. handy mandy in oz. reilly & lee, 1937.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st edition 1st issue. dj: none. book: original boards, f hinge getting creaky, back hinge solid. toned paper, no color illustrations. "this book belongs to" page has a childish name & address. boards still bright, f pastedown has minimal wear. call this one above avg. 0.0
Seller: Thylacine Books, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Thompson, Ruth Plumly. Handy Mandy in Oz. The Reilly & Lee Co., 1937.
Price: US$440.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first state, with picture of Handy Mandy on the spine and a list of titles on the back flap that ends at number 30, Handy Mandy in Oz. Yellow boards with a perfect pictorial paste down on the front board. Minor soiling to the top edge of the text block, minor foxing to the fore edge, and minor foxing on the inside of the front board. Previous owner's inscription on the first free end paper. Unclipped jacket is missing the bottom inch of the portion covering the heel of the spine. Minor chipping along the top edge of the jacket and wear to the bottom edge. Jacket is in good condition, book is near fine.
Seller: Bad Animal, Santa Cruz, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$472.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 306 Pp. First Printing With 16-Page Gatherings (Stitching Visible Along Center Between Pages 88-89 Etc.),Spine Illustration Of Mandy's Face, Red Cloth, Color Paste-On Illustration, Illustrated Endpapers, B/W Illustrations, Spine With Publisher's Name In Semi-Script Type. First State Dj With Titles Through Handy Mandy On Rear Flap. See Bienvenue P. 119. Near Fine Book, No Fading, Bright And Clean, Previous Owner's Information On Ownership Page, Very Slight Rubbing, Hinges Tight. In Good First State Dj With Wear, Shallow Chip At Lower Corner Of Front Panel, 1" Along Bottom Edge And 3/4" Up Flap Fold, Minute Loses At Spine Ends, Red Ink Transfer At Very Bottom Spine Edge Of Dj But No Trace Of Dampstaining On Book.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Thompson, Ruth Plumly. Handy Mandy in OZ. Reilly & Lee Co., Chicago, 1937.
Price: US$475.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Yellow cloth covers with attached front cover graphic. True First, spine has a picture of Handy Mandy and NOT a fish. Covers are clean. Minor shelf wear. Strong corners. 6 or 7 small dark spots on for edge of block, top and bottom clean. "This book belongs to" filled out with place and date of 1937 in pen. A few pages (roughly 5) have smudges or finger prints. Pages are just slightly yellowed. Hinges are solid and block is in good shape. Jacket is nearly complete but with heavy chipping and crease lines. Jacket also shows surface wear but colors remain bright. Other books listed on back flap have been checked off in pencil (impressive collection).
Seller: Oddfellow's Fine Books and Collectables, Topeka, KS, U.S.A.
Ruth Plumly Thompson. Handy Mandy in OZ. Reilly & Lee, 1937.
Price: US$475.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This is a FIRST edition book from 1937 in fine condition with clean interior pages and a bright yellow cloth cover showing a full color plate with a little girl behind many different color hands. Book edges and corners are fine. The dust jacket shows a price of $1.50 on the front flap. Back flap lists to this title. There is a little edge wear on the dust jacket and a small neatly written number on the spine. Meets all points of issue for a first edition by Hanff and Greene. A beautiful copy of this book! Picture available upon request
Seller: Round About Children's Books, Aurora, CO, U.S.A.
Thompson, Ruth Plumly. Handy Mandy in Oz. Reilly & Lee, 1937.
Price: US$476.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A near-fine copy in an edge worn dust jacket of first edition of this classic Oz title. Meets all first edition criteria as described by Hanff. Spine has picture of Handy Mandy and semi script Reilly & Lee. Dust jacket is price clipped and lists to Handy on back flap. Back flap of jacket has check marks by other titles. This is not an ex-library copy. Please view photo(s) to determine exact condition.
Seller: Novelty Shop Used & Rare Books, Novelty, OH, U.S.A.
Thompson, Ruth Plumly. Handy Mandy in Oz. Reilly & Lee, 1937.
Price: US$495.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st edition in 1st state dust jacket (per Hanff & Greene)Illustrated throughout by John R. Neill. copy. Yellow cloth boards with perfect pictorial paste down on cover. Illustrated end papers. Book is gorgeous but front hinge is weak. Dust jacket is complete but has a few wrinkles, and closed tears. Publisher's original price of $1.50 on front flap. Rear flap lists through title, Handy Mandy in Oz. 246 pages. Scarce, true first edition in suitable dust jacket.
Seller: Sleuth Books, FABA, Palm Coast, FL, U.S.A.
Thompson, Ruth Plumly. Handy Mandy in Oz. Reilly & Lee, Chicago, 1937.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: 246pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Red cloth with a full-color illustrated label that covers the front board. Title printed in black on the backstrip. Very good/Very good. Jacket shows light rubbing to corners and minor chipping to the corners. Contains numerous illustrations by John R. Neill. This is the thirty-first book in the Oz series. Bienvenue p.119. Hanff/Greene p.102.
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.