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Baum, L.; Neill, John R. (Illustrator). The Lost Princess of Oz. Reilly & Lee Co., 1917.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The 11th book in the original Oz series written by Baum & illustrated by John Neill. Orig. published in 1917, this is a slightly later printing of that First Edition, which retains all of the lovely internal illustrations, but not in their original color renderings; now in pen-and-ink. This is an Ex-lib copy, bound in plain green cloth with white lettering to spine; NO front pastedown or any external decoration. In 313 pages, with usual ex-lib stamps & markings in front matter & to top & bottom outside page edges. Condition is Good: generally very clean, with small random spots or smudges throughout text. Reinforced library binding is straight & strong, both hinges secure. Pages creamy white, with mild tanning, heavier around edges; no foxing. The "This Book Belongs To." box in front is filled in, else unmarked. A rather unattractive copy, but a magical story with like illustrations! Our photos depict he EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.
Baum, L.; Neill, John R. (Illustrator). The Lost Princess of Oz. Reilly & Lee Co., 1917.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: The 11th book in the original Oz series written by Baum & illustrated by John Neill. Orig. published in 1917, this is a slightly later printing of that First Edition, which retains the original cover art, frontispiece, & internal illustrations, but not in their original color renderings; now in pen-and-ink. With tan cloth over boards, black lettering & design to spine, publisher's name in fancy, not plain, script, plain endpapers, & a full-color front paper pastedown, in 313 pages. Though generally clean & bright, condition is downgraded to only Fair because former owner colored most of the illustrations with crayon; crayon scribbling in front matter & to rear endpapers as well. But the front pastedown is colorful & bright, with some wrinkling & small chips/holes. Binding is straight & strong, front hinge cracked, rear hinge starting. both hinges secure. Modest edgewear all around, heavy along bottom edges of rear board, all the way down to underlying boards. Looks lovely on shelf & the story is magical, despite these cosmetic flaws. NO DJ. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.
L. Frank Baum. The Lost Princess of Oz. The Reilly and Lee Company, Chicago, 1917.
Price: US$22.85 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Hardcover, no dust jacket. The lime green cover has a small amount of bumping to the tips of the boards, a spine that has a little bit of crushing on the top and bottom and is sunned. The front and back covers are pulling away slightly, but are still attached. The pages to this book are clean, unmarked, and firmly attached the spine. They show very minimal amount of discoloration due to age. This book is in fine condition.
Seller: TNT ENTERPRIZES, Libertyville, IL, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank. The Lost Princess of OZ. The Reilly & Lee Co., Chicago, IL, 1917.
Price: US$23.50 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 312 pps. Titles: frt. Frontis. Illust. w/ colour & b/w drawings. Black cloth pictorial bds. Decorative endpapers. Sp. faded & frayed. Cors. frayed. Bds. shelfworn & shakey. P/o name penned. Some penciled marginalia. R.f.e.p. missing. Classic OZ with fantasy
Seller: Brillig's Books, Kingston, NY, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank. The Lost Princess Of Oz. Reilly & Lee Co., Chicago, 1917.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: G, in Poor DJ. Later printing, c. 1941 (34 Oz Books listed on front flap of jacket). Light to moderate signs of wear to exterior, bottom right corner of front cover pastedown missing, binding solid and straight, interior clean and unmarked. Unclipped (Price $1.50) jacket is significantly worn and blemished, pencil scribbles, chipped at edges, and bottom right corner of front cover missing missing. Lightly read, but a nice copy in a presentable jacket.
Seller: Nick of All Trades, Penn Valley, CA, U.S.A.
L. Frank Baum. The Lost Princess of Oz. Reilly & Lee, 1917.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Originally published in 1917. Black and white end pages with some pencil markings. Pub ad goes to Rinkitink in Oz. Binding is dark green cloth with paste-down illustration. Looks most similar to the 1930 reprint, but missing all color plates.
Seller: Rosemary Books, Benicia, CA, U.S.A.
L. Frank Baum; John R. Neill [Illustrator]. The Lost Princess of Oz. Reilly & Lee, 1917.
Price: US$37.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Bound in pictorial cloth. Hardcover. Shelf wear. Gutters weakened. Edges chipped/soiled. Plate loose. Owner's name on front end page.
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank & & Neill, John R.. THE LOST PRINCESS OF OZ. Reilly & Lee, 1917.
Price: US$44.08 + shipping
Description: THE LOST PRINCESS OF OZ, Reilly & Lee, (1917), lower section of spine and rear cover mottled and discolored, front cover missing bottom two inches of cloth, a poor copy with all the color plates by John R. Neill present in much nicer condition. For the sophisticated dealer looking for plates. An early printing.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
L.Frank Baum. The Lost Princess of Oz. The Reilly & Lee Co., Chicago, 1917.
Price: US$64.41 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Spine and bottom board dark green buckram, illustrated top board, slightly aged with small loss of image adjascent to spine and rubbed corners. Illustrated throughout in b/w and with illustrated end papers. Internal hinges part cracked.
Seller: Wadard Books PBFA, Farningham, KENT, United Kingdom
Baum, L. Frank. Lost Princess of Oz. Reilly & Lee Co., Chicago, 1917.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 1920 reprint, publisher's advertisements lists to Glinda of Oz. Blue cloth covers with color front paper label and multiple color illustrations. Paper label shows moderate surface rubbing resulting in color loss. Cover edges worn with rounded corners and fraying at top spine end. Rear external hinge broken. Back cover cloth faded along foredge. Internal hinges remain tight, binding is slightly loose. "This book belongs to:" filled out in pen, former owner's name penned on title page as well. Publisher's advertisements checked in pen/pencil. Text shows signs of repeated reading but remains fairly clean.
Seller: Oddfellow's Fine Books and Collectables, Topeka, KS, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: Lg. 8vo. 312, [2] pp. Numerous full page plates & text illustrations in black & white. Red cloth, w/ colour plate front cover (slight sunning), plain endpapers, VG copy. Later Reilly & Lee printing without colour plates, or illustrated endpapers. Bienvenue & Schmidt, p. 72.
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
L. Frank Baum. The Lost Princess of Oz. Reilly & Lee, Chicago, 1917.
Price: US$78.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The first Reilly & Lee edition, date 1917 with all color plates present in the original navy blue cloth with color pictorial pastedown by Neill. Aside from mild rubbing to the pastedown and rub-through to tips of bottom corners; period bookplate without name; else a very good, clean, bright and unmarked copy. Uncommon in this nice condition.
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, IOBA, MWABA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank. The Lost Princess. Reilly and Lee, 1917.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: navy blue binding with color paste-down front cover illustration. moderate front and back hinge wear
Seller: RP BOOKS, Newport, NH, U.S.A.
L. Frank Baum. The Lost Princess of Oz. Reilly & Lee, Chicago, 1917.
Price: US$120.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Later Printing. Original blue cloth with front cover pastedown. 313 pp. Some spotting on front pastedown, wear at head and foot of spine, cracked inside the covers, tanning of some pages, 3-inch edge tear on one leaf, Good. 12 color plates with captions present.
Seller: Pride and Prejudice-Books, Ballston Lake, NY, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank. The Lost Princess of Oz. Reilly & Lee, Chicago, 1917.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Later printing. Copyright page states 1917, but probably 1935 due to black and white plates. Color pastedown on cover of book. Black and white illustrated endpapers. Dustjacket has been expertly repaired, mostly to the spine ends. Book is in excellent condition. Pages are clean with no writing of any kind. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books will be carefully wrapped and shipped in a box.
Seller: Cahill Rare Books, Mission Viejo, CA, U.S.A.
L. Frank Baum. The Lost Princess of Oz. Reilly & Lee, 1917.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Cover Good. Binding Good. Text Clean. Overall Good. No DJ
Seller: Doodletown Farm Books, Ancram, NY, U.S.A.
L Frank Baum. The Lost Princess Of Oz. The Reilly & Britton Co, Chicago, 1917.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: 312 Pages; 26 Chapters. String Binding; Pages Yellowed And Age Toned. "To My Readers" In Front Of Book. Numerous Illustrations Throughout Book Including Glossy And B/W Full Pages; B/W Drawings At Beginning Of Each Chapter. Previous Owner Name Penciled On Front End Page; B/W Drawings On Both Front And Back Inside Covers Show Some Crayon Scribbing And Staining. Title Page Lower Portion Disconnected From Inner Spine Crease. Front Boards Have Black And Yellow Lettering And Colorful Image Of Well Dressed Frog And Princess With Border; Some Fading, Rubbing, Discoloration Spots And Staining On Front Board. Back Board And Spine Are Green; The Front Spine Crease Has Pulled From The Front Board Revealing Inner Binding. Top And Bottom Spine Are Frayed And Torn And In Poor Condition. Titles Of Chapters Include: A Terrible Loss; The Robbery Of Cayke The Cookie Cook; The Mysterious City; The Truth Pond; The Little Pink Bear; The Conference; Surprises; In The Wicker Castle; Ozma Of Oz; Dorothy Forgives, Etc. Book Boards In Poor Condition But Pages Intact And Readable. Very Rare Vintage Copy
Seller: Attic Treasures Book Shop, Mt. Carmel, IL, U.S.A.
Baum, Frank L.. The Lost Primcess of Oz. The Reilly & Britton Co., Chicago, 1917.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Color Illustrations. One illustration is missing at page 48. Another illustration was taped back in at the wrong page. List of Oz titles ends with The Lost Princess of Oz. Light blue cloth cover, with color paste down front cover. Moderate wear and stains. Previous owner name on the ownership page. Clean text.
Seller: Voyageur Book Shop, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank. The Lost Princess of Oz.. The Reilly & Lee Co., Chicago, 1917.
Price: US$220.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 12 full page color and numerous B/W illustrations. Red cloth binding with full page paper label color illustration on front cover. This illustration is bright and in good condition with very minimal rubbing. Spine has black title author illustration of frog and Reilly & Lee on spine. Illustrated end papers. Front and back hinges cracked. Contents clean and sound with binding slightly shaken. A Nice copy of a hard to find OZ title.
Seller: Old Favorites Bookshop LTD (since 1954), Stouffville, ON, Canada
Baum, L. Frank. The Lost Princess of Oz. The Reilly & Lee Co., Chicago, 1917.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Dark blue cloth, rebacked with handwritten title in gold, front cover color pastedown illus. Front cover shows mild surface scratching, bottom front corner rubbed with exposure. Firm binding. Both hinges show cloth tape repair. Both sets of endpapers and a number of the internal illustrations are partially or wholly colored with crayon; small "22" inked on ownership page, otherwise unmarked. Loss to bottom binding corner of pp. 15-18. 313 pp., illus., (12) color plates including frontis. 1st ed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Saucony Book Shop, Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.
L. Frank Baum. The Lost Princess of Oz. Reilly & Britton, 1917.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition. All 12 color plates present. Covers worn. Hinges cracked.
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$515.31 + shipping
Description: G FIRST EDITION (Externally: Front board is lightly scuffed but bright with unimpaired pastedown illustration, a little rubbed at edges. Spine in green cloth has frog illustration under titles and over publisher's name, ends worn but no loss.Rear board is lightly rubbed and a little marked. Internally: Front hinge is cracked revealing a quarter centimetre of webbing dividing the two halves of the endpapers. The whole of the internal binding is entire and tight but has become unglued from the inner spine. Pages unmarked but several are loose and the 'List of chapters' is ruckled along leading edge. 12 colour plates, all present. One illustration only has limited child's crayoning) This title appears as the last entry on 'The Famous Oz Books' list on the pre-title hence the assumption of First Edition but I'm not an expert in states or issues of Baum's book but prepared to answer any questions
Seller: lobstabooks, leiston, United Kingdom
Baum, L. Frank. THE LOST PRINCESS OF OZ. Reilly & Britton, Chicago, IL, 1917.
Price: US$880.00 + shipping
Description: Light blue cloth. Full color paste-on to front of a frog prince with tall staff, and the blonde be-crowned Princess Ozma. First edition with all requisite points of issue (light-blue cloth, front cover paper label illustrated in full color, double horizontal lines at top and bottom of spine, verso of ownership page lists titles through The Lost Princess of Oz. 12 full-color plates. Rubbing to extremities. scuffing and spotting to rear board. Slight spine lean. Corners nudged. Tape repair to pp. 31/32 with a pen-scratch injury pressing through, successively fainter, to pp. 40. Spotting to illustrations opposite 128; 168-9; illustration opposite pp. 224 & 256. Housed in SUPPLIED dustjacket from a LATER edition (most likely 1939 or 1940), with $1.50 price intact, and the list of Oz books on rear dustjacket flap to #32 "Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz". A bit of edgewear and faint staining to dustjacket. "There could be no doubt of the fact. Princess Ozma, the lovely girl ruler of the Fairyland of Oz, was lost."
Seller: Aardvark Rare Books, ABAA, EUGENE, OR, U.S.A.