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L. Frank Baum. The Road To Oz. Reilly & Lee, 1909.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: A later printing of the 1909 edition. Missing the front free endpaper. Spine needs help.Hinges are loose, but not broken. Some child with a brown crayon did some shading of illustrations.
Seller: Prairie Home Books, Crosby, ND, U.S.A.
Price: US$16.25 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good Bright tight condition hardback 4to A very nice copy. tape marks on endpapers, some figures on rear endpaper colored in
Seller: Abracadabra Books 50% Off Sale!, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
L. Frank Baum. The Road to Oz. Reilly & Lee, 1909.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Description: circa 1950. tan cloth. illustrated by John R. Neill. ink price to the first page. Very Good condition.
Seller: My Book Heaven, Alameda, CA, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank. The Road to Oz.. Reilly & Lee Chicago (1909) (1909), Chicago, 1909.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: VEry Good++ Bright tight condition hardback Black & White Illustrations
Seller: Abracadabra Books 50% Off Sale!, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank. The Road to Oz. The Reilly & Lee Co., Chicago, Illinois, 1909.
Price: US$22.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Clean and tight. Some bumping to the corners and edges. No dust jacket. Later printing. This copy has the brown background with a paste-down of Dorothy in a sun bonnet and the Tin Man, the Scarecrow and the Lion next to her. Yellow background to the paste-down. All the illustrations are in black-and-white.
Seller: funyettabooks, Bloomington, MN, U.S.A.
L. Frank Baum. The Road To Oz. REILLY & LEE CO.,, 1909.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: this copy has a solid tight binding with clean unmarked pages.wear to the edges of the spine.red cloth hardcover with a a 7' by 9 " front panel
Seller: Heroes Bookshop, Paris, ON, Canada
Baum, L. Frank. The Road to Oz. The Reilly & Lee Co., Chicago, 1909.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: REISSUE. Later printing. No color. Moderate wear to the dj with a small piece missing at the rear base and several short closed tears. Careful packing and fast, efficient shipping including delivery confirmation. Please note: International and Domestic Priority orders for this item are available.
Seller: Alphaville Books, Inc., Hyattsville, MD, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank; Illustrated By John R. Neill. THE ROAD TO OZ. The Reilly & Lee Co., Chicago, 1909.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Reprint edition in full original tan cloth. Inscription on the flyleaf. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA, CARLSBAD, CA, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank. THE ROAD TO OZ. Reilly & Lee Co., Chicago,, 1909.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Description: Small quarto, hardcover, hinges cracked else VG in orange and yellow pictorial boards with paste-down of Dorothy in a sun bonnet and the Tin Man, the Scarecrow and the Lion next to her. 261 pp. b/w Illustrations throughout. Clean, unmarked. 24 chapters from the Way to Butterfield to the Birthday celebration with b & w illustrations (some full page) throughout.
Seller: Virginia Martin, aka bookwitch, Concord, CA, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank. The Road to Oz. Reilly & Lee, 1909.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Only date in book is 1909, but this is copy is likely from the 1940s. Green cloth with full-cover pict. paste-down. Book is square and tight, no hinge damage. Scattered stains early in book affecting about a dozen pages and two short tears to bottom margin, else the book is very nice. (261 pp.) No writing, coloring, or foxing. Please see photos.
Seller: Barbara Mader - Children's Books, University Place, WA, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank. The Road to Oz. Reilly & Lee Co., Chicago, 1909.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: White cloth with black and white illustrated end pages. Roycraft DJ ca. 1959. Book has heavy mildew and mold staining to covers. Dust staining along block edges. Hinges tight with a small 1/4" tear along the top of the back hinge. End pages have heavy mold and mildew staining but text is NOT warped or stained. Block is tight. No markings within text. DJ remains bright. Scattered rubbing and chipping along jacket edges. Inside of dust jacket has mold stains. With all the staining this book still has very minimal odor. However, those with sensitivity to mold and mildew should probably avoid this copy.
Seller: Oddfellow's Fine Books and Collectables, Topeka, KS, U.S.A.
L. Frank Baum. The Road to Oz. Reilly and Lee, 1909.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Later printing. Chipped dust jacket.
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank. The Road to Oz (The Oz Series Book 5). The Reilly & Lee Co., 1909.
Price: US$46.50 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Based stained, chips and tears along jacket edges, jacket flap corners clipped with new ink price stamp ($2.00) beneath, pencil notes on front jacket flap. 1909 Hard Cover. 261 pp. Dark brown cloth, color illustration mounted on front board, illustrated endpapers, black-and-white illustrations by John R. Neill. In this the fourth Oz book, Dorothy meets the Shaggy Man, Button Bright and Polychrome, the Rainbows Daughter and also gets to attend the Royal Birthday Party of Her Majesty, Princess Ozma.
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank. The Road to Oz. Reilly & Lee, Chicago, 1909.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The Road to Oz by L. Frank Baum. Copyright 1909 but a later printing. Publisher: Reilly & Lee, Chicago, (1909). In original cloth with pictorial pastedown on the front cover. 261 pages. Black and White illustrations. Binding is in very good condition, slight toning to the spine, front cover loose but no separation . Contents clean, bookplate to front paste-down. Belongs to page with childs name neatly printed. Small band of toning across the top of the back cover. A nice copy overall. Protected by Mylar. Inventory #23-077. Price: $50.
Seller: Discovery Bay Old Books ABAA, ILAB, Brentwood, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Orig. published in 1909, this is a later (post-1935) Reilly & Lee reprint, with the NO color plates, but lavishly illustrated in pen-and-ink by John R. Neill throughout the book's 261 pages, with decorative endpapers by same. This edition has tan cloth over boards with a brilliantly colored paper pastedown to front cover & black lettering & design to spine (fancy publisher script, not plain). Condition is VG: very clean, binding straight & strong, both hinges firm. Pages creamy white with a whisper of tanning to edges; no foxing or stains. Old gift inscription dated Xmas 1943 & child's name in pen in ownership box, else unmarked. Somewhat bumped corners, mild rubbing to extremities, stain to upper outer page edges (photo 5). Front pastedown is brilliant & bright, NO fading or edgewear, but marred by some small circular stains along lower edge. Alas, the original DJ is long gone, but this remains a handsome copy! 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. Frank; Neill, John R. (Illustrator). The Road to Oz. Reilly & Lee Co., 1909.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: The 5th book in the original Oz series written by Baum & illustrated by John R. Neill. Orig. published in 1909, this is a later reprint c. early 1950s (listing to "Hidden Valley" on front DJ flap), which retains the original cover art, frontispiece, & internal illustrations, but not in their original color renderings; now in pen-and-ink. With brick-red 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 261 pages. From a single owner collection, this hardcover book is in Fine condition: exceptionally bright & clean, binding straight & strong, both hinges secure. Slight pushing to both ends of spine & mild corner bumping. Pages creamy white, with light tanning. The "This Book Belongs To." page in front is blank, but old gift inscription in pen inside front cover dated 1953. The price-clipped DJ) was laminated by former owner, which has helped preserve it, but this cannot be removed! Condition is VG-/Good+: short chips & tears to most edges, slight discoloration to white areas, colors bright & unfaded.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.
L Frank Baum / illust.by John R Neill. THE ROAD TO OZ. reilly & lee co chicago usa, 1909.
Price: US$59.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 1909 Edition hardcover book FAIR missing spine cloth with printing pastedown on front cover is VERY GOOD nice and bright cover has worn edging/corners, inside pages are aged in color - no writing in or on book, binding is holding, no dustjacket issued
Seller: ODDS & ENDS BOOKS, Sherwood Forest, CA, U.S.A.
L.Frank Baum. The Road to Oz. Reilly & Lee, 1909.
Price: US$64.16 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The Fifth book in the Oz series by L.Frank Baum. This copy is not a First Edition. The only date printed inside is that of the first publication in 1909, however this is a later edition, probably dating from late 1930s as it has only black and white illustrations and the original owner was 9 years old in 1940. Illustrations by John R.Neill. Near Fine in original illustrated brown cloth boards with full colour illustration pasted down on front board, and black titles. very little shelf wear. No d.j. Original owner's name neatly stamped on fep. Extremely good, clean and fresh condition throughout with only a little age toning to endpapers and slight shelf wear to spine ends. All corners sharp. Front pastedown picture also bright and clean with one small mark.
Seller: Barracks Books, Nash, United Kingdom
Baum, L. Frank. The Road To Oz. The Reilly & Lee Co., Chicago, 1909.
Price: US$70.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Navy blue boards, color pastedown on cover with picture of Dorothy, Lion, Scarecrow and Tin Man, black and white illustrations throughout, dedicated to, "My First Grandson, Joslyn Stanton Baum. . Hinge starting, spine is worn and fading, corners and edges bumped, pages yellowed few a pencil marks, page edges slightly soiled. . B&W Drawings. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 261 pp
Seller: Round Table Books, LLC, Palatine, IL, U.S.A.
l frank baum. road to oz. reilly & lee, 1909.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: later printing. green boards. no color plates. near mint. no dust jacket. 0.0
Seller: Thylacine Books, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
L. Frank Baum & John R. Neill (illustrator). The Road to Oz. Reilly & Lee, 1909.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Later printing. Hardback with dust jacket. 261 pages. Dust jacket is in very good condition. Book is in excellent condition. No color plates. Dust jacket has mild edge wear. Price-clipped. Front and back flaps list to 32 Ozoplaining with the Wizard of Oz. Dust jacket is in a protective cover. Book has purple linen-covered boards with a pastedown on the front and black lettering and illustration on the spine. Light fading on the spine ends. Light foxing, but no wear on the pastedown. Spine is tight and square. Hinges are intact. Pages are clean and crisp. Bookplate on inside front cover, and small impression stamp on the first free end page. Small vintage address sticker on inside back cover. No writing inside. A few foxing spots on the page ends. No funky odors. Great readable or collectible condition.
Seller: Bookworm and Apple, Bronx, NY, U.S.A.
Baum, L Frank. The Road To Oz. THE REILLY & LEE CO, USA, 1909.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: 1909 LATER PRINTING Book jacket is worn, Previous owner has colored some graphics on the illustrations, inside book cover, page, 119,167,202,207,230, & 235. Age Toning on pages WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL POSTAGE. DATE PUBLISHED: 1909 EDITION: 261
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank. The Road To Oz. Reilly and Lee, 1909.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: green binding, color paste-down front cover illustration. very lightly rubbed cover and spine edges
Seller: RP BOOKS, Newport, NH, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: HBDJ, 1909, Later Edition, PC But Original Price $2.00 Intact, Burgundy Cloth lettered & Illustrated in Black on Spine with Bright Color Pictorial Label of Lovely Girl in Hat blond Hair with Purple ribbon & Scarecrow & Lion, Tinman Lists Thru Shaggy Man of Oz on Inner Flap DJ, First 57 pgs have small nick marks indention top edge page & later in book more of Same at top edge some pages, VG-/GOOD+, Interior nice tight clean light Wear, 261 pgs , DJ some rub, wear large piece missing Bottom spine DJ & piece missing back top of DJ & top Spine, Small chips Tears Extremities DJ, but Main Illustration on Front & Back DJ Nice Condition, Reilly & Lee in Black on spine Cover bottom, Nick Marks top edge Back Cover, tiny little marks on outer top & bottom edges Pages . and Neill's intricately detailed pen and ink work is magnificent. with more exciting adventures and in which we meet Polychrome, daugther of the Rainbow, for the first time. DJ illustration replicated on Cover of Book
Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank & & Neill, John R.. THE ROAD TO OZ. Reilly & Britton ( 1909 ), 1909.
Price: US$174.00 + shipping
Description: THE ROAD TO OZ, Reilly & Britton, (1909), later printing with one advertisement only and that listing to the lost princess of oz (1917), lower fore edge corner tips bumped with a shallow dent near each, else a bright vg+ or perhaps nicer copy in the publishers original black, brown, red & green pictorial stamped cloth binding. Illustrated by John R. Neill.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Frank L. Baum. The Road to Oz (1st Edition Reilly and Britton). Reilly and Britton, 1909.
Price: US$177.35 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 1st Edition 1st Printing. Fair condition, the text block is completely detached from the cover. The spine has 2 larger tears. Missing the front end paper. Someone's name is stamped on the title page. Contents of the book are in nice shape, with colored papers throughout the book.
Seller: Tolkien and OZ books, Liverpool, NY, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank. The Road to Oz. Reilly & Britton Co., Chicago, 1909.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Pages are different colored from off-white, to lavender, gray, light blue, salmon, tan, light green, tan. Green cloth cover includes on back cover silhouette of heads kissing. Black and white illustrated end paper with red Oz, Z printed inside the O. Cover has wear and soiling. Front hinge is broken at the end paper. Previous owner info on the ownership page. Text is clean.
Seller: Voyageur Book Shop, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A.
L Frank Baum / illust.by John R Neill. THE ROAD OZ. the reilly & britton co chicago usa, 1909.
Price: US$555.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: I Believe this is a FIRST EDITION as to these points: appropriate color paper - plate illustrate caption page 129 "The Shaggy Man Sat In The Starlight" - perfect text on "Toto On" page 34 - number on plate page 121 - ads for 7 Laura Bancroft -baum pseudonym books and 4 Bram books in rear of book - Ozma & Dorothy silhouettes on rear cover illustrated endpapers in b/w with the letter "Z" inside the circle of the letter "O" in red these are the traits that distinguish a first edition from a letter printing, book is in GOOD to VERY GOOD condition no writing in or on book, and binding cover is weakening thought still holding pages are attached to binding, cover is rubbed and aged in color, binding cover has cracked and printing is beginning to fade, no dustjacket
Seller: ODDS & ENDS BOOKS, Sherwood Forest, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, a later copy of the run of the first printing with imperfect type on line 4 p. 34 (though perfect type there is noted in definitely later second printings), imperfect page number 121, and no page number or caption p.129. These points indicate probably later copies of the first printing due to type damage during the first press run and a deliberate change to p. 129. (The listing for this title in Bibliographia Oziana includes copies with and without these differences and type imperfections all as "First edition, first state" of the four printings that they list for this title). This copy is also in the first state of the two pages of advertising at the end with Laura Bancroft listings on p. 263 and 4 Baum titles listed through John Dough and the Cherub on p. 264. Also in the first binding of smooth light green cloth with the publisher's imprint at the foot of the spine in capital and lower-case letters (not large and small capital letters only). Bibliographia Oziana p. 51 1 with color tinted gatherings as listed there. (They conclude however, that there is insufficient evidence to classify the color tint variations as separate printings). Original color pictorial light green smooth textured cloth, red and black pictorial endpapers. Very good with some rubbing and wear to the cloth printing (there is just a ghost of the head outline of Toto on the middle of the spine). Minor wear to edges, corner and extremities. Small .75 inch closed tear without loss front margin only p.65 and 2.5 inched close tear without loss from bottom margin of pp. 129. Sheets clean, complete. H10709 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.
Baum, L. Frank. THE ROAD TO OZ. Reilly & Britton, Chicago, IL, 1909.
Price: US$825.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Quarto. Light-green buckram-covered boards. (9 1/4 in. x 7 in.). Rubbing to extremities. Several corners lightly nudged. Smudging to front board and along entire top edge of rear board. 5 in. tear to margin of p. 118, with no loss of text. 1 3/4 in. closed tear to top of author's "To My Readers" page. Binding Variant B.in buckram (Bienvenue, Schmidt, p. 42). The following words are present in perfect type: p. 34, line 4: 'Toto on'; Numeral at bottom of p. 121; Numeral and caption at bottom of p. 129; Pages [263]-[264] show advertisements for Laura Bancroft titles and for four Baum books, respectively"
Seller: Aardvark Rare Books, ABAA, EUGENE, OR, U.S.A.
Baum, Frank L.. Road to Oz. , 1909.
Price: US$875.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Road to Oz by Frank L Baum, published in 1909. The Reilly & Britton Co, Pubs, Chicago, IL, 1909; 1st edition, 1st state; Illustrations by John R Neill; 261 pgs, 2 pages of ads at rear of text: first page listing titles by Laura Bancroft, second page lists 4 titles by Baum; no color Plates, as issued; gatherings are printed on variously tinted stock: off-white, lavender, gray, light blue, salmon, tan, and light green; perfect type on the words "Toto on" on page 34, line 4; and in the numeral "121" on page 121; and the numeral and caption are present beneath the illustration on page 129; bound in light green cloth, stamped in dark green, black, tan, and red; illustration of Toto in dark green on spine; very good condition throughout, with light soiling to cover, and mild bumps to corners of cover; previous owner's inscription to ownership page
Seller: Transmutation Publishing, Corning, CA, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank. THE ROAD TO OZ. Reilly & Britton, Chicago, IL, 1909.
Price: US$880.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Quarto. Light-green buckram-covered boards. (9 1/4 in. x 7 in.). Rubbing to extremities. Three corners lightly bumped. Some staining and tiny worm holes along front joint. Light staining to both boards, and general rubbing/discoloration to front board. Small (1/4 inch) rub-through hole to pp. 119/120. Binding Variant A. Binding case in finely-woven, linen-like cloth. All first edition points present: Pages printed on sheaves of color-tinted paper; "In the very earliest copies, the following words are present in perfect type: p. 34, line 4: 'Toto on'; Numeral at bottom of p. 121; Numeral and caption at bottom of p. 129; Pages [263]-[264] show advertisements for Laura Bancroft titles and for four Baum books, respectively"
Seller: Aardvark Rare Books, ABAA, EUGENE, OR, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank. The Road to Oz. Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co., 1909.
Price: US$900.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Illustrated by John R. Neill. First edition, mixed state on different colored stock with most of the first state points present, but with the typographical damage to words "Toto on" on p. 34 and page number on p. 121 (not found in true first state); in Binding A with publisher's name on spine imprint in uppercase and lowercase letters. Publisher's original green cloth, with illustrations by John R. Neill stamped to front board, red and black pictorial endpapers; lacking dust jacket as usual. About very good, with rubbing to illustrations on boards, illustration to spine mostly faded, light wear to tail of spine and lower board corners, and some minor imperfections to pages, including a bit of soiling to bottom of pp. 76-77, and some pages with small closed tears. Overall, a solid copy of a classic title from the Oz universe. The fifth of Baum's Oz books, The Road to Oz documents Dorothy's journey with her dog Toto through a series of adventures as they attempt to show an old man the way to a neighboring town. Along the way, they meet some characters including Button-Bright, a little boy who is perpetually lost, and Polychrome, the daughter of the Rainbow. Eventually, their journey leads them to the Land of Oz, where they celebrate Princess Ozma's birthday. Interestingly, the book was first printed with pages of different colored stock to represent the colors of each country through which Dorothy travels throughout the story.
Seller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
L. Frank Baum. The Road To Oz. The Reilly & Britton Co., (1909), Chicago:, 1909.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Description: First Printing, Binding B Very good in light green cloth covered boards with black text on the spine and the outline of an animal character on the spine. The front board is decorated in dark green, light brown and red and has red text spelling out the title. An octavo of 9 by 6 5/8 inches with printed end sheets in black, white and red and conforming to Binding B with large and small capital letters in the spelling of the publisher on the spine (as noted in Paul Bienvenue's The Book Collector's Guide to L. Frank Baum p.42). There are two 1/8 inch holes in the cloth at the head and heel the spine and with light rubbing with the entire backstrip slightly tanned, both hinges have cracked, but has been professionally reinforced with clear, archival tape. The ownership page has a dated (1916) gift inscription. Coinciding with the first printing, binding B the pages of the text block tinted light blue, salmon, and tan. The words "Toto on" appearing on page 34, line 4 shows worn type as is page number 121 and the complete absence of a page number and caption on page 129. Without its issued dust jacket. 261 pages followed by a blank verso and two pages of ads from the publisher. Illustrated throughout from black and white engravings by John R. Neill. There are no color plates with this title. A very attractive and clean copy of this first edition. (Bienvenue, p.41) First Edition, First Printing, Binding B.
Seller: Town's End Books, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
Baum, L . Frank, Illustrated by John R. Neill. The Road to Oz. Reilly & Britton, Chicago, 1909.
Price: US$1080.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 261 Pp. First Edition, First Printing, Binding "A". Medium Green Cloth, Printed In Dark Green, Orange-Red, And Black, Donkey-Headed Man Printed In Dark Green And Light Yellow-Brown; Publisher's Spine Imprint In Upper And Lower Case Letters; Coarser-Weave Cloth, With Tinting To Edges Of Page Block; Later State Of First Printing, With Typographical Damage To Pages 34 And 121, And Page Number And Title Removed From Illustration On P.129; Pages Printed On Sheaves Of Various Color-Tinted Papers. Rubbing To Covers, Beginning To Fray At Corners With Tiny Losses, Binding Cracked At Front Endpapers And At Pp 129-130, Previous Owner's Name.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank. THE ROAD TO OZ. Reilly & Britton, Chicago, IL, 1909.
Price: US$1760.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Quarto. Light-green finely woven cloth-covered boards. (9 1/4 in. x 7 in.). Very light rubbing to extremities. All corners very gently nudged. Front board is LOVELY. Alas, Rear board has vertical strip of staining/discoloration running along entire edge of rear board, but the Ozma and Dorothy silhouettes on the back are unaffected. (see photo) Pictorial endpapers consisting of Ozian characters. Binding Variant A. Binding case in finely-woven, linen-like cloth. All first edition points present: Pages printed on sheaves of color-tinted paper; "In the very earliest copies, the following words are present in perfect type: p. 34, line 4: 'Toto on'; Numeral at bottom of p. 121; Numeral and caption at bottom of p. 129; Pages [263]-[264] show advertisements for Laura Bancroft titles and for four Baum books, respectively" A mostly lovely VERY early copy of an early OZ title, overall, in unusually nice condition (except for the stain on the rear, that is).
Seller: Aardvark Rare Books, ABAA, EUGENE, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$2100.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: NOT SIGNED BY FRANK BAUM, BUT An inked SIGNED Inscription by Ruth Plumly Thompson to Ruth M. Stauffer, HARDBACK NODJ, Copyright Publication Date 1909, LATER PRINTING, VG-/GOOD-, AS-IS, NOJACKET, Dark blue CLOTH cover paste-down illustration with a yellow background & Lovely Girl with Short Blonde Hair wearing Hat with Long Black Ribbon & white Dress & with Tinman, Scarecrow & Cowardly Lion shows Ligh Stain on her Dress Top & , publishiers Pre list THRU "The Hungry Tiger of Oz" 1926 ,Covers are faded, worn corners frayed as well as the spine ends. The book is somewhat warped, but tight and solid. Rear hinge cracked and back end papers are water stained.Text is lightly water stained on top of 14 pages which does not interfere with the text. Otherwise the text is very clean. Great association copy. Cover slight rub, wesr & Outer Hinges tiny Tears WEAR ALONG SPINE, . the 126 masterful illustrations are printed on colored papers, exactly as Baum intended. This deluxe facsimile of the fifth Oz adventure introduces new characters such as the lovable Shaggy Man and beautiful Polychrome, the Rainbow's Daughter. Black-and-white illustrations. B/W illustrations Except for the illustration on the dedication page which is colored Orange Black & Green Pumpkinhead wearing Yellow Pants & Holding Doll in Long Green Dress & Orange Hat and dedicated to Baum's first Grandson Joslyn Stanton Baum ,Former owner has written in colored pencil his name and a 1937 date with a notation that this book was signed by Thompson, B/W Frontispiece Calling On Jack Pumpkinhead,
Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.
Baum, L . Frank, Illustrated by John R. Neill. The Road to Oz. Reilly & Britton, Chicago, 1909.
Price: US$2250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 261 Pp. First Edition, First Printing, Binding "A". Medium Green Cloth, Printed In Dark Green, Orange-Red, And Black, Donkey-Headed Man Printed In Dark Green And Light Yellow-Brown; Publisher's Spine Imprint In Upper And Lower Case Letters; Coarser-Weave Cloth, With Tinting To Edges Of Page Block; Earliest State, With No Typographical Damage To Pages 34, 121 Or 129; Pages Printed On Sheaves Of Color-Tinted Paper. Some Rubbing And Dust To Covers, Tiny Fray To Bottom Of Rear Spine Edge, No Names Or Marks.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank; Neill, John R.. THE ROAD TO OZ. The Reilly & Britton Co, Chicago, 1909.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition of this joyfully printed Oz book, with gatherings of the paper in various colorful hues - lavender, pink, green, blue, and more - a beautiful, bright copy. THE ROAD TO OZ introduces the Shaggy Man, Button-Bright, and Polychrome into the Oz universe - and brings Toto back into the fantasy land. This entry is also unusual in the series for its publishers playing with the use of color paper instead of separately inserted color plates. This experiment was only attempted for the first printing, making true first editions of this title particularly compelling (and colorful) objects. 9'' x 6.5''. Original green pictorial cloth stamped in black, green, tan and red to both boards. "Reilly & Britton" on spine in upper and lower cases (Bienvenue binding A). Pictorial endpapers in black and red. No type damage on pages 34, 121, caption and numeral on page 129. No color plates as issued, but a profusion of black-and-white images throughout by Neill. Printed on sheaves of color-printed paper: off-white, lavender, gray, light blue, salmon, tan, light green, tan. Publisher's ads at rear. 261, [1], [2] pages. Mild bumping to corners, faint spotting to boards; touches of soil to a small number of pages. Bright, with strong hinges.
Seller: Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Baum, Frank L.. The Road to Oz. Reilly & Briton Co.,, Chicago, 1909.
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first state, having the earliest state of text with perfect type on both pages 34 and 120; having the caption and numeral present on page 129. Illustrated by John R. Neill. 261pp. + (2) advertisements. Light pictorial green illustrated cloth stamped in red and black. Pictorial endpapers; numerous b&w illustrations throughout printed on various shades of colored sstock. Inscribed by Georia Doris Crane the year of publication. Very light rubbing to rear cover and spine, small tear in cloth at fore-edge of front cover professionally repaired. An unusally clean, bright and fresh copy. Size: 8vo.
Seller: Quaker Hill Books, Redding, CT, U.S.A.
BAUM, L. Frank. [BAUM, Maud Gage]. The Road to Oz.. The Reilly & Britton Co., Chicago, 1909.
Price: US$4500.00 + shipping
Description: 261 [2, ads] pp. Illustrated by John R. Neill. Large 8vo, publisher's illustrated cloth. First edition. Illustrated front free endpaper lacking (it has been absent a long time, as there is slight offsetting from the illustrated pastedown onto the signed page opposite); neat repairs to backstrip which is slightly sunned and frayed at extremities. Maud Gage Baum's copy, with her small illustrated bookplate, her signature on the "This Book Belongs to" page, and beneath that the annotation, "This is a first edition of the "Road to Oz" - from my Grand Mother Baums library - Florence Baum Hurst, April 22, 1945."
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.