Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Thompson, Ruth Plumly and L. Frank Baum. The Lost King Of Oz. Reilly & Lee, 1925.
Price: US$19.95 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: No DJ. Blue cloth boards with color illustrated on paper affixed to cover. Rubbing and scuffing, wear to edges and corners. Hinges cracked. No apparent markings to pages, PO name on fly-leaf page. Beautiful color illustrated plates. Pages are all intact, but binding is somewhat fragile. Tracking available on most domestic orders.
Seller: ABC Books, Springfield, MO, U.S.A.
Thompson, Ruth. The Lost King of Oz. Reilly & Lee Co., Chicago, 1925, 1925.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Small quarto, hardcover, light edgewear and rubbing to blue cloth with pictorial paste-on, hinges cracked else good with pages age toned and two pages loose; continuing the work of the famous OZ stories by L. Frank Baum. 21 chapters. from In Jolly Kimbaloo to The Grand Procession. 280 pp. b & w illustrations throughout. First edition, with 8 color plates tipped-in at the appropriate pages. (missing 4 plates apparently). two pages loose in book.
Seller: Virginia Martin, aka bookwitch, Concord, CA, U.S.A.
Baum, L . Frank. Ozma of Oz. Reilly and Lee, Chicago, 1925.
Price: US$32.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Reprint With Color Illustrations, Green Cloth With Black Lettering, Paste-On Cover With Illustration Of Ozma, Dorothy, Tin Woodman And Scarecrow All Behind A Wall, Exact Printing Time Impossible To Determine As Front Endpaper And Half-Title Are Lacking, No Ads At Rear, Probably Circa 1925-1928 Per Bienvenue.Introductory Pages Lost, Book Begins With Half-Title Page, Complete Otherwise, Hinges Broken And Tape Repaired At Front And Back.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$34.40 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Only 11 color plates, missing frontispiece. Rebound red buckram, cover shows minor wear, tear, and rubbing. Ex-library copy with usual markings. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed with a few tears and some tape repair.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$36.50 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: First edition (Bienvenue pp. 107-108). BREAKER'S/BINDER'S COPY. Lacks jacket. Two color plates missing (pp. 94 and 270), one reinserted at the wrong place (p. 70 instead of p. 46). Front board loose, several plates taped at spine, first gathering loosening, tape remnants and associated surface tears along spine. 1925 Hard Cover. 280, [2] pp. 8vo. Blue cloth, color picture plate mounted on front board, illustrated endpapers, black-and-white illustrations by John R. Neill. The fifth book in the continuation of Baum's immortal Oz series by Ruth Plumly Thompson, whose books are now considered part of the official canon - as such, it is considered the nineteenth book in the series overall.
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Ruth Plumly Thompson, L Frank Baum. The Lost King of Oz. The Reilly & Lee Co, 1925.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The jacket is worn, rubbed and scratched with the spine being foxed, but not affecting legibility. The cover is shelf worn with the top and bottom edges of the spine being bumped. The bottom edge of the cover is smudge, particularly on the back cover. The fore edge and the bottom edge of the text block is foxed, but not visible on the page margins. Spine is cocked, but binding is secure. Pages are clean and unmarked.
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Thompson, Ruth Plumly. The Lost King of Oz. Reilly & Lee Co., Chicago, 1925.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 280pp.; HB blue w/pic.label cover; rubbed w/no backstrip (spine); hinges cracked&loose (detaching); tanning&foxing on endpapers w/some spotting on pgs.; some pgs.detaching."Founded on & Continuing the Famous Oz stories by L. Frank Baum" -- The Wicked Witch of the North in the land of Kimbaloo. b/w illus.w/11color.
Seller: Xochi's Bookstore & Gallery, truth or consequences, NM, U.S.A.
Thompson, Ruth Plumly And L. Frank Baum. The Lost King Of Oz. Reilly & Lee, 1925.
Price: US$47.43 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good condition. Reprint. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
( Baum, L. Frank ) Thompson, Ruth Plumly & Neill, John R.. THE LOST KING OF OZ. Reilly & Lee, 1925.
Price: US$52.20 + shipping
Description: THE LOST KING OF OZ, Reilly & Lee, (1925), spine somewhat tanned, light wear to the rear outer hinge, faint stain to a small section of the fore edge with just a bit of bleeding on to the fore edge margins, else a vg copy. Illustrated by John R. Neill. A post 1935, but still early printing.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Thompson, Ruth Plumly; Baum, L. Frank. The Lost King of Oz. The Reilly & Lee Co., 1925.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The Reilly & Lee Co., 1925. In scarce dust jacket; edition with black & white cuts rather than color plates; dust jacket rubbed/very lightly soiled, 0.5" tear and several other smaller tears along top edge of dust jacket, 1" and 0.5" tears and several other smaller tears along bottom edge, dust jacket corners/spine ends rubbed/chipped, 1" tear at upper spine end, previous bookseller's sticker on rear leaf; cover faintly rubbed/soiled, upper corners lightly bumped, spine ends bumped/faintly rubbed; edges lightly age- toned/foxed/soiled; endpapers lightly unevenly age-toned, previous owner's signature on ffep and endpaper, 0.75" tear at bottom edge of ffep, incription by previous owner on rear pastedown, rfep lightly soiled; binding tight; dust jacket, cover, edges, and interior intact and clean, except as noted. hardcover. Good/Good. Illus. by Neill, John R.
Seller: Munster & Company LLC, ABAA/ILAB, Corvallis, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$99.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition, Second Impression, with an imperfect "K" on page 193. Bound in blue cloth with bright color illustrated paper label on the front. Light rubbing to the covers. The contents include 12 fine color plates. The pages show some minor smudges and a previous owner's name and address on the "This Book Belongs To." page. No dust jacket. A very nice copy.
Seller: Bookworks, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$99.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition, First Printing, 1925. This issue has the point of an unbroken "k" on page 193 and color plates coated on a single side. Tightly bound in blue cloth with the Neill color-illustrated paper label on the cover. Moderate shelf and edge wear and light rubbing, remains Very Good. The color plates are unmarked. The contents show some smudging and spotting at the margins and one pale red mark on the fore edge. No dust jacket.
Seller: Bookworks, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
L. Frank Baum, John R. Neill (illstr). The Lost Princess of Oz. The Reilly & Lee Co, 1925.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Mid twenties printing. 12 color plates. Illustrated by John R. Neill. Blue cloth with color label paste down. Fair condition with cracked inner front and rear hinges. Some soiling and wear to covers and a few short tears to front free end paper. As is.
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The 5th book in the Oz series written by Ruth Plumly Thompson carrying on the tradition of the original 14 stories by L. Frank Baum, maintaining the lovely illustrations (endpapers & internals) by artist John R. Neill. Orig. published in 1925, this is a FIRST EDITION, but slightly later printing, since the illustrations are now rendered in black-and-white vs the original color. With deep blue publisher's cloth over boards, black lettering & design to spine, publisher's name in fancy, not plain, script, & a full-color front paper pastedown, in 280 pages. From a single owner collection, this hardcover book is in VG+ condition: very bright & clean, binding straight & strong, both hinges secure. Slight pushing to both ends of spine & rubbing to extremities/corner bumping. Pages creamy white, with moderate tanning, heavier around edges; no foxing. Front pastedown is bright & colorful, with no edgewear, but a scrape through the "o"' in first word of title. The "This Book Belongs To." box in front bears former owner's name in pencil, written in pen on ffep; NO other writing or underlining or highlighting or coloring; not ex-lib. The DJ is mostly gone, save for the front cover & part of spine, now protected in clear plastic cover. 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 (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.
L. Frank Baum, John R. Neill (illstr). The Lost Princess of Oz. The Reilly & Lee Co, 1925.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Mid twenties printing. 12 color plates. Illustrated by John R. Neill. 12 color plates. Covers worn. Hinges cracked. As is.
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: The rear bottom cover is mottled from what must have been a jacket on it at one time and there is a small black line near the top center (on the rear cover as well. The front pasted cover illustration looks really good. There is just a little bit of wear at the spine and there are a few tiny numbers that are not really noticeable. The binding is nicely secure and the rear inside cover illustration s have some child's coloring to the two opposite OZ signs (on the outer rim), otherwise nice clean pages. Just over 9 x 6-1/2 with 279 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Seller: Rose City Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Thompson, Ruth Plumly and L. Frank Baum. The Lost King of Oz. Reilly & Lee, Chicago, 1925.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 280pgs. Light blue Pictorial board with vivid full color illustraiton by John R. Neill. Black and white illustrations throughout. light wear to the extremities,rear endpaper creased, pages lightly toned and unmarked. Unclipped pictorial jacket(same as illustration on front) has original $2.00 price on front flap. Chips to the upper spine corner, lower spine and rear panel. in mylar sleeve. Attractive early edition of one of the famous Oz Stories. Size: Octavo
Seller: The Chatham Bookseller, Madison, NJ, U.S.A.
Thompson, Ruth Plumly. The Lost King of Oz - 1st Edition. Reilly and Lee Co., Chicago, 1925.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The Lost King of Oz. By Ruth Plumly Thompson and illustrated by John R. Neill. Printed in Chicago by the Reilly and Lee Co. 1925, 1st edition, 280 pp, 9.25 x 7, 8vo, hardcover blue cloth. In good condition, with minor rubbing and wear to exterior. Loss of original dust jacket. Some cracking to front hinge. Light markings and marginalia at front. Text block remains in good condition with a variety of color plates throughout. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A scarce 1st edition of the book by Ruth Plumly Thompson (1891-1976), who wrote many of the continuing novels based off of Frank L. Baums The Wizard of Oz and subsequent other sequels. Nicely illustrated with an attractive exterior. COLK1925AFGB
Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Thompson, Ruth Plumley. THE LOST KING OF OZ. The Reilly & Lee Co., Chicago, 1925.
Price: US$190.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 280 pages. First state of the first edition, with 12 color plates printed on paper that is coated only on the printed side and with boldface Reilly & Lee imprint on the spine. Illustrations by John R. Neill. The fifth Oz book by Thompson, the successor to L. Frank Baum as the "Royal Historian of Oz." The book is in about very good condition: clean and tight, with relatively minor cover edgewear and minor rubbing of color on the front pastedown illustration. On of the 12 color plates has significant edgewear limited to the blank margins. Size: Small 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall
Seller: Tennyson Williams Books and Fine Art, Williamsburg, VA, U.S.A.
( Baum, L. Frank ) Thompson, Ruth Plumly & Neill, John R.. THE LOST KING OF OZ. Reilly & Lee, 1925.
Price: US$191.40 + shipping
Description: THE LOST KING OF OZ, Reilly & Lee, 1925, first edition, slight wear to lower corner tips and spine extremities, spine a bit lightened, else a vg copy with all 12 full color plates by John R. Neill present and in nice condition.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: Quarto in blue illustrated hardcovers with black letters on spine; VG; moderate shelf wear; open gutters front and back with tiny tears on discolored end pages; paper age-toned; full page color illustrations clean; black and white illustrations throughout; text in large print; pp. 280; shelved in Case 14; DC consignment. 1262319. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank) Thompson, Ruth Plumly. The Lost King of Oz. Reilly & Lee, Chicago, IL, 1925.
Price: US$224.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: early, not 1st printing; list to Ozoplaning With the Wizard on dj; dj w/slight wear, in mylar; brilliant dark green c w/colored pictorial boards ; b&w illus; owner's name; 280 clean, unmarked pages Size: 4 Vo;
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co., 1925. First Edition, second state with damaged type to p. 193, in a later state dust jacket. Large octavo. 280 pp. 12 full color illustrations glossy on printed side only; numerous black and white in-text illustrations. Illustrated dust jacket with titles on flaps listed to "Captain Salt." Dark blue cloth stamped in black. Price-clipped dust jacket chipped along edges with general spotting and rubbing. Long tear to bottom front quarter of front panel, arcing from front flap to center of bottom edge; short closed tear at center of spine. Boards show light edgewear, a little heavier at corners. Front board gives slightly, but overall binding sound. Pages toned but unmarked. Nineteenth volume in the Oz book series, featuring Mombi, the former Wicked Witch of the North, and her search to find Pastoria, former king of Oz. Dorothy and Kabumpo also feature prominently. [Bienvenue p. 107].
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
THOMPSON, Ruth Plumly (and L. Frank Baum). The Lost King of Oz. Reilly and Lee Co, Chicago, 1925.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Early reprint. Blue cloth with applied illustration. Illustrated by John R. Neill. A little foxing to the endpapers, else fine in price-clipped, good dustwrapper with shallow chipping at the crown, and a stain on the spine, and with titles listed to 1928.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Thompson, Ruth Plumly (L. Frank Baum). THE LOST KING OF OZ. The Reilly & Lee Co, Chicago, IL, 1925.
Price: US$303.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, 9.25 in. x 7 in., pp. 271, [8]. Illustrated with twelve color plates and many black and white ink drawings. Undamaged type to the word "back" on p. 193 indicates this is one of the earliest printings. Verso of color plates uncoated. (Bienvenue 113, Hanff 97). Supplied dustjacket (c. 1936) Dark blue cloth boards with full color pastedown illustration of the Lost King, two children, and a goose. Black title and The Lost King's face to spine. Publisher's yellow to edges. Rubbing to extremities; light soiling to boards and speckled scuffing to spine. Three corners corners lightly nudged. Black and white illustrated endpapers. Front hinge a bit tender. Unmarked interior. Supplied dustjacket from later printing: dustjacket rear flap lists to #29 (Captain Salt in Oz, 1936). Age-spotting to fore-edge of dustjacket. Very Good / Very Good Plus (supplied dustjacket)
Seller: Aardvark Rare Books, ABAA, EUGENE, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$315.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 280 Pp. Medium-Dark Blue Cloth, Stamped In Black, With Color Pate-On Illustration. Illustrated Endpapers And All 12 Color Plates Coated On One Side Only. First Printing, Plates Coated On Printed Side Only, Later State Of First Printing With Broken "K" On P. 193. Bright And Clean, No Marks, Light Rubbing At Corners, No Fraying, Rear Hinge Cracked.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Description: 280 pp. Illustrated in color and black and white by John R. Neill. 4to, publisher's cloth with applied color illustration on front panel, in dust jacket illustrated in color. First edition; first state with perfect "K" and 12 plates coated on one side only. A bright, unworn copy; very near fine. The scarce dust jacket has a few tiny closed tears; some slight wear at the top of the spine. There is a pea-sized light brown stain to the backstrip. The white is bright white, and the colors of the jacket are very vivid.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.