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L. Frank Baum. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz. Reilly & Lee, Chicago, 1908.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The last title referenced on the rear flap of the jacket is The Shaggy Man of Oz which was first published in 1949. So, even though 1908 is the only date on the copyright page, this book was likely published in or shortly after 1949. All the illustrations are in black and white. As you can see from the photos, the covers are very clean and in very good condition. The only wear is a couple of light corner creases and a bit of crinkling at the spine ends. The book is square and very solidly bound from cover to cover, nicely tight pages, no cracks or spaces, no binding issues. There is light dust staining on the top page edge, a spot or two on the middle page edge. I think the pages in the book look pretty good. The great majority of them are perfectly clean. However, there are 24 pages (I turned over every page in the book) that have a small stain or a few small stains (mostly in the margin). There aren't any conspicuous creases. There are a few instances where the very tip of a corner had been turned over. I flattened them out, leaving a tiny crease. There aren't any tears. There aren't any markings or attachments. There is a penciled name under the 'This Book Belongs To'. She also wrote under her name 'when I was 10 years old.' There is no other writing of any kind to be found anywhere in the book. You can see the dust jacket in the first three photos. Note that the front and rear of the jacket have the same illustration. So does the front of the book itsellf which you can see in the fourth photo. I've had the jacket in a fitted protective cover for as long as I've owned the book. It has a small loss at the top edge of the spine and just to the left and right of that. It also has the larger loss at the bottom edge of the spine taking out part of the publishers name. There's a small tear coming up from the bottom edge of the rear cover and one coming off the top edge of the rear cover. There's also a closed tear on the spine. The flaps are in very good condition, no tears or loss. The jacket is NOT price-clipped, not clipped at all. The original price was $2.50. From the front flap a quote about the book from a Harry Hansen (described as a 'famous literary book critic with a nationally syndicated newspaper column'): 'This delightful Oz book follows The Land of Oz and Ozma of Oz. It continues the fascinating wonder-tale about the Land of Oz and its charming fairy people. Dorothy, with a little boy companion, name Zeb, and Jim, the Cab Horse, are swallowed up in an earthquake. They reach a strange vegetable land whence, by the aid of the Wizard Of Oz whom they meet there, they escape to the Land of Oz and renew acquaintance with Princess Ozma, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, the Cowardly Lion, and all the old favorites. Among the new and delightful characters are Eureka, Dorothy's pink kitten, and the Nine Tiny piglets.'
Seller: Rareeclectic, pound ridge, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$230.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Frontis illus., 7.5 x 5", pict cloth, 271pp, covers heavily worn and darkened, extremities bumped and fraying, spine and rear cover spotted, rear inner hinge cracking, textblock cracking at verso at frontis, textblock edges spotted; a mess of a book, but complete. Third State (with orange and green colors to cover, five titles listed for the series, etc.) circa 1910.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 8vo; 291 pages; Appears to be 2nd issue with last paragraph not containing the words "very rich indeed" and "the end" below that.
Seller: Circle City Books, tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank ( Akers, Floyd ). THE BOY FORTUNE HUNTERS IN EGYPT. Reilly & Britton, 1908.
Price: US$522.00 + shipping
Description: THE BOY FORTUNE HUNTERS IN EGYPT, Reilly & Britton, 1908, lst ed. (apparent second printing with last paragraph beginning "As I may have said . . . " ), a very good to very good plus copy in the publishers original pictorial binding stamped in white and black. Scarce.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Lovely 1st edition hard cover in beige cloth with red/black/green illustration on frt board, black titles with 2 horns of plenty filled with coins on frt cover, black titles w/red author's name on backstrip. Not an exlib! Lacking the dust wrapper. Tips bumped and brushed with the front fore-edge rubbed through but not unsightly. Inner hinges and page block tight. Fabulous b/w frontis by Howard Heath and a line drawing map in the text. Frontis illustration has pencil lines and two traced pennies on verso, which produced some raised circular indentations on the frontis but it displays well (see pic). Endpapers, frontis and title page foxed, remainder of text crisp and clean. Part of the Boy Hunter's Series written by Floyd Akers, aka L. Frank Baum, who later wrote The Wizard of Oz. This is book number seven in the Boy Hunter's Series. Mr. Akers, in these new books, has at a single bound taken front rank as a writer for boys. The stores are full of adventure, yet clean, bright and up-to-date. The first volume tells of the exciting scenes in the early days of the Alaskan gold fields. The next book takes "The Boy Fortune Hunters" to the "Canal Zone," and the third story is filled with stirring incidents in a trip through Egypt. The fourth book relates exciting adventures in the Flowery Kingdom and the fifth and sixth stories detail further adventures in Yucatan and among the South Sea Islands.
Seller: HORSE BOOKS PLUS LLC, Boston, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$4200.00 + shipping
Description: Hardback NODUSTJAKCET, 1908, 1ST EDITION, 2nd Printing, VG-/VG-, AS-IS. NO JACKET, Cover is Brown, black & White Slight SOIL & Darkening SPINE COVER, Front has slight Rub, Scuff, Tiny Chips Extremities & Wear Scuff word THE on Front Cvr, Lettered in Black on Spine, 12 mo,., with three titles liSted on page PRECeDing Contents. Ending with in Egypt, , Interior nice, tigHT Light FOX, Wear., 310 pgs + ADS Aunt Janes Nieces, Very good- condition , Light edgewear, tan. 8vo, Decorations and lettering on boards is still strong and easy to reAd. Interior few Pencil Marks drawings, Pages slightly age toned,Size oF book is about 5 1/2 and 7 1/2. . First Edition, . One of the scarcer titles in the series and one especially hard to find in collectible condition. .This is Very Scarce Title
Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$4500.00 + shipping
Description: Glossy COLOR Frontispiece by Howard Heath Light Wear OF 4 Boys in Bubble Like Vehicle, Title Page Corner Dog Ear light Soil. Splendidly Illustrated, Blank Flyleaf page at Back MISSING, There are pages of colorful illustrations.Hardback NODUSTJACKET, 1908, 1ST EDITION, VG-/GOOD, SOLD AS-IS. NO JACKET, Cover is Brown, black & White Slight SOIL & Darkening SPINE COVER, Front has slight Rub, Scuff, Tiny Chips TEARS Extremities & Wear , Lettered in Black on Spine WITH Tears Ends, 12 mo,., with three titles listed on page Preceding Contents. Ending with in Egypt, , Interior nice, Tight Light FOX Stains, Wear, few wrinkled or Dogeard pages., 310 pgs + ADS , Light edgewear, tan. 8vo, Decorations and lettering on boards is still strong and easy to read. Interior few Pencil Marks Pages slightly age toned,Size of book is about 5 1/2 and 7 1/2. Cover Couple corners Rubbed Thru, The cover has heavy shelfwear and edge rubbing with tears at top and bottom of spine. .First Edition, . One of the scarcer titles in the series and one especially hard to find in collectible condition. .This is Very Scarce Title,
Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.