Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: Ninth book in the original Oz series written by Baum & illustrated by Neill. Orig. published in 1915, this is one of the "white cover" reprints from the late 1960s, which retains the original illustrations (in pen-and-ink) by Neill throughout the 288 pages, with decorative endpapers by the same. An Ex-Lib copy, condition is reduced to Poor due to heavy wear & the usual library stamps, markings, & card pocket. Heavy rubbing to extremities, wear to all corners & both ends of spine. Pages are white & generally clean, with the occasional smudge or stain; heavy coffee-colored stain to fore edge toward rear of book. Binding is strong & straight. NO writing, underlining, coloring or highlighting besides the library marks. No DJ. Basically a Reading Copy to hold space in your collection! 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. The Scarecrow of Oz. The Reilly & Lee Co., Chicago, 1915.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Another great Oz fest! In maroon cloth, illustrated paper covered boards. A scuff mark at SCARECROW at front cover, else a very good or better copy. Illustrated in black and white by John R. Neil.
Seller: Albatross Books, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank. The Scarecrow of Oz. Reilly & Lee, New York, 1915.
Price: US$23.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Clean and tight and square. Minor wear to the corners. Very little soiling to the off-white boards. Black lettering and drawing on the spine. No dust jacket. Plain white end pages. All the illustrations are in black-and -white.
Seller: funyettabooks, Bloomington, MN, U.S.A.
Baum L. Frank. The Scarecrow Of Oz. The Reilly & Lee Co. 1915., 1915.
Price: US$28.23 + shipping
Description: HB. Twelve colour plates. Pictorial boards worn & soiled. Cloth spine worn with splits along edges. Brown staining & remains of disintegrating metal chocolate wrappers to pages & illustrated plates. Poor.
Seller: Geoff Blore`s Books, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Baum, L. Frank. The Scarecrow of Oz. Reilly & Lee, Chicago, IL, 1915.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: blue c w/ pictorial boards w/lite wear at extremities; b&w illus; owner's name; 288 clean, unmarked pages; Size: 4 vo
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank. The Scarecrow of Oz. The Reilly & Lee Co., Chicago, 1915.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: In tan cloth with color pictorial upper cover label, 4to, 288pp. Early reprint issue, with original 1915 copyright date on title page verso. Illustrated profusley with b/w and color illustrations by John R. Neill. (moderate shelfwear, rubbing and soiling to outer extremities, light browning to page edges, frontis illustration clipped at upper corner, couple of pages with scribbles, and staining). Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" Tall (tall)
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank.. THE SCARECROW OF OZ.. Reilly & Lee Chicago (1915) (1915), Chicago, 1915.
Price: US$37.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good Bright tight condition hardback Pictorial cover with yellow background. Very nice copy circa 1930
Seller: Abracadabra Books 50% Off Sale!, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank with illustrations by John R. Neill. The Scarecrow of Oz. Reilly & Lee, 1915.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: scuffing on the front pastedown illustration, wear at the corners, book has had some repaoirs, new yellow cloth spine, textblock tight, spine label a bit askew
Seller: Fallen Leaf Books, Nashville, IN, U.S.A.
Frank Baum, L.. The Scarecrow of Oz. REILLY & LEE CO., CHICAGO, 1915.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Worn Red Illustrated Hard Back Cover. Cover has markings and foxing. Has a printed pictorial cover. A reprint of 1915. Pages have minor foxing and markings. Contains Black and White Illustrations. Does not contain Colored Plates. Overall in fair condition. DATE PUBLISHED: 1915 EDITION: 288
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank. The Scarecrow of Oz. Reilly & Lee ca. 1915, 1915.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Description: large 8vo., front cover duplicates the d.j. for the book, which is enclosed with it. 1915 hardcover, with pristne color jacket art on the book, supplemented by a fair condition actual wrapper
Seller: Old Book Surfer, Cambridge, NY, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank. The Scarecrow of Oz (The Oz Series Book 9). The Reilly & Lee Co., 1915.
Price: US$46.50 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 1934-50s printing (Bienvenue pp. 60-64). Includes original jacket. Base stained with some paper transfer, tears and chips along jacket edges, jacket price clipped with new price ($2.00) in ink beneath, ink gift note on front endpaper. 1915 Hard Cover. 288 pp. 8vo. Light blue cloth, black titles, Ozma vignette on spine, color paper label on front board, blank endpapers, black-and-white illustrations by John R. Neill. The ninth book in Baum's immortal Oz series. "Tells the story of Cap'n Bill, a sailor with a wooden peg-leg, and his friend, a little girl named Trot, who set out from California on a calm day for a short ride in their row-boat.
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
L. Frank Baum. The Scarecrow of Oz. Reilly & Lee, 1915.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Later printing. Hinges starting. Dust jacket chipped and edgeworn.
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank. THE SCARECROW OF OZ.. Reilly & Lee Chicago 1915, Chicago, 1915.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good- Condition light edgewear light rubbing to cover 6 color plates
Seller: Abracadabra Books 50% Off Sale!, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
L. Frank Baum. The Scarecrow of Oz. The Reilly and Lee Co., Chicago, 1915.
Price: US$56.37 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Illustrated by John R. Neill. Black and white design on pastedown and free end papers. Illustrated in black and white with 12 leafs of colour plates. 288 p. 9 x 7 inches. Green cloth on board with pictorial colour panel pasted to the front cover; colour on cover faded in few spots and rubbing to the label; toning to the pages; no marks or notes. Solid text, joint and hinges. Edge-wear to corners, bottom of covers and top and tail of spine.
Seller: Summerhill Curiosities, Toronto, ON, Canada
Baum, L. Frank. The Scarecrow of Oz (The Oz Series Book 9). The Reilly & Lee Co., 1915.
Price: US$56.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1934-1958 printing, no color plates (Bienvenue pp. 60-64). Includes original jacket. Front hinge just beginning to weaken, ink name, address, and date on ownership page, large chips from jacket spine head and foot with tape reinforcement along edges and spine, jacket spine toned. 1915 Hard Cover. 288 pp. 8vo. Green cloth, black titles, Ozma vignette on spine, color paper label on front board, blank endpapers, black-and-white illustrations by John R. Neill. The ninth book in Baum's immortal Oz series. "Tells the story of Cap'n Bill, a sailor with a wooden peg-leg, and his friend, a little girl named Trot, who set out from California on a calm day for a short ride in their row-boat.
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Baum, l frank. THE SCARECROW OF OZ. reilly & lee, 1915.
Price: US$70.00 + shipping
Description: very good - fine book very good jacket small name stamp inside
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, webster, NY, U.S.A.
L. Frank Baum. The Scarecrow of Oz. The Reilly & Lee Co., 1915.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First printing with no other date. Boards have rubbing, light soiling and a pen market on back. Corners are bumped. Interior has a a couple of pages that are badly stained but most are clean. Binding is tight.
Seller: Linda's Rare Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank. The Scarecrow of Oz. Reilly & Lee, Chicago, 1915.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good in yellow cloth-covered boards with pictorial label on the front panel in price-clipped dust jacket with light edgewear, an ink number and foxing along the spine. 36 Oz titles on listed on the rear flap.
Seller: Clayton Fine Books, Shepherdstown, WV, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank. The Scarecrow of Oz. Reilly & Lee, 1915.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: With 12 color plates. Covers worn. With cracked hinges. Pages browned from pulp-quality paper. A few tears on illustrated pages. As-Is.
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank. THE SCARECROW OF OZ. Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago 1915, Chicago, 1915.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: Mod WR & Webbing slightly visible OW G 6 color plates.
Seller: Abracadabra Books 50% Off Sale!, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank. The Scarecrow of Oz.. Reilly & Lee Chicago 1915, Chicago, 1915.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good+ Bright tight condition Very Good+ dustjacket Black & White illustrations by Neill. An exceptional copy in mylar
Seller: Abracadabra Books 50% Off Sale!, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank. The Scarecrow of Oz. Reilly & Lee, 1915.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Early printing, c. 1920-23, lists to Glinda of Oz. 288 pp., 12 color plates with no captions, oversize (4to) olive green cloth with color pastedown label. Good copy with no owner's name, light wear to cloth at tips, front endpaper excised with hinge cracked but holding. Rear hinge is fine. White stain to spine not affecting title. An average copy of this early Oz book.
Seller: Inno Dubelaar Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$87.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Almost Like New. ; Bound in tan cloth with black lettering and illustration to spine. With pictorial pastedown in perfect condition to front board. Printed ca. 1946-48. With 36 titles on rear flap ending with Mimics in Oz. ; The book is in excellent condition, tight and clean with solid binding. With previous owner's name neatly printed on the page before the half title page. Not ex-library. A hint of very light shelf wear to dustjacket. Not price clipped, $1.75 to top of front flap. ; Illustrated by John R. Neill. ; A gently read book in Collectible condition and now protected in a new Mylar cover. ; Almost Like New. ; 8vo; 288 pages
Seller: W. Lamm, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank. The Scarecrow of Oz. Reilly & Lee, 1915.
Price: US$90.01 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Early Reilly & Lee reprint bound in green cloth with pastedown and 12 color plates, 16 Oz titles listed on verso of half title with last title being The Cowardly Lion of OZ [1923]. Color plates are captioned. There is some rubbing to the cover, two chips to the corners of the front pastedown. Ownership box filled in in pencil. Pages with occasional finger soil otherwise nice, bright and clean free of marks, tears or creases. Internally a good, solid copy.
Seller: Kerkhoff Books DIV KSI, Warsaw, IN, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank. The Scarecrow of Oz. Reilly and Neal, Chicago, 1915.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: CA: 1939. The Scarecrow of Oz was originally published in 1915 with colored plates. After 1935 the color plates were replaced with B&W illustrations. The paste-on color front cover, which this edition has, was discontinued after 1950. There is a gift incsctipsion on the front FEP that reads, "Lee-Christmas 1939." There is some minor foxing to the color illustration on the front cover and a small section 1/4" of the right lower corner of the illustration is missing. Otherwise the book is in very good condition with light bumping to the corners. The text block is tight and complete and there are no marks or mars in the text. Overall, a very nice copy.
Seller: A Turn of the Page Books, Fishers, IN, U.S.A.
L. Frank Baum & John R. Neill (illustrator). The Scarecrow of Oz. Reilly & Lee, 1915.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Later printing. Hardback with dust jacket. 288 pages. Dust jacket is in very good condition. Book is in near fine condition. No color plates. Dust jacket is largely intact, but has a missing piece on the spine head, a little chipping, a little loss at the corners, spotting on the spine, and some tearing on the back flap fold. Price shows $1.75. Front flap has three paragraphs about The Scarecrow of Oz. Back flap lists to 34 Saclawagons of Oz. Dust jacket is in a protective cover. Book has beige linen covered boards with a pastedown on the front and black lettering on the spine. Light bumping on the spine ends. No wear on the pastedown. Spine is tight and square. Hinges are intact. Pages are clean and crisp. No writing inside. No funky smells. Great readable or collectible condition.
Seller: Bookworm and Apple, Bronx, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: Reprint Edition (no color plates). Illustrated by John R. Neill. NF in crisp orange woven cloth with clean bright, colorful pastedown on front boards. It depicts the Scarecrow as a resting place for crows.A lovely, unread copy with a touch of soiling to the front pstedown. Reprint Edition (no color plates).
Seller: Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books, Holliston, MA, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank. The Scarecrow of Oz. Reilly & Lee, Chicago, 1915.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The Scarecrow of Oz By L. Frank Baum. 1915 edition but later. Publisher: Reilly & Lee, Chicago, (1915). In original cloth with pictorial pastedown. In near fine plus condition. Contents clean. Former owner's signature in printed owners box.Black and white illustrations. 288 pages. Protected by Mylar. Inventory #571. Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng
Seller: Discovery Bay Old Books ABAA, ILAB, Brentwood, CA, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank. The Scarecrow of Oz. Reilly & Lee, Chicago, 1915.
Price: US$135.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The Scarecrow of Oz By L. Frank Baum. 1915 edition but later. Publisher: Reilly & Lee, Chicago, (1915). In original cloth with pictorial pastedown. In near fine plus condition, slight toning to the spine. Contents clean. Imprint in printed owners box where pencil was eraser. Black and white illustrations. 288 pages. Protected by Mylar. Inventory 14-353. Price: $135. Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng
Seller: Discovery Bay Old Books ABAA, ILAB, Brentwood, CA, U.S.A.
L Frank Baum. Scarecrow of Oz. Reilly & Lee Co., Chicago, 1915.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Binding is solid, text is clean. Twelve color illustrations. Two blemishes on the back board. Previous owner's name. Not a first edition, but almost.
Seller: Sheafe Street Books, Portsmouth, NH, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank.. The scarecrow of Oz. Illustrated by John R. Neill.. Reilly & Britton, 1915.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Original gray cloth, pictorial pastedown to front board. Shaken, hinges cracked, moderate rubbing. Soiling to boards, staining/discoloration to rear board. 2 plates detached and loose. Colored plates. Black and white vignettes and endpapers hand colored by an early hand. Bienvenue & Schmidt, p 63
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
L Frank Baum. The Scarecrow of OZ. Reilly & Lee, 1915.
Price: US$179.99 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Acceptable hardcover. Copyright date is 1915. Cracked hinges, front endpaper illustrations have been colored in. No DJ. Previous owner's stickers on plastic cover have 4th on spine and third state on rear. I am not an authority on the OZ books so take that with a grain of salt. Happy to return if necessary. Also, the plastic cover will have left a thin layer of adhesive (can see same in pic), the acid which would have eaten into the cover. Happy to return if necessary. We use quality packaging materials.
Seller: Third Person Books, Elk Grove Village, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: A good copy without a jacket. 11 color plates + 1 color frontispiece (12 total) and many BW illustrations. Color plates are bright and beautiful, in near-fine condition, but for one that has a large tear at spine and across over half of the plate's width. Pencil marks throughout. Soiling marks throughout. Spine slanted. Previous owner's neat cursive marking on "This Book Belongs To" illustrated page. A green crayon mark on front pictorial endpaper. Small bookstore plate on bottom edge of rear pastedown. Spine exposed under cloth at foot of spine. NOT a first printing, however; publisher's ad for Wizard of Oz series, preceding frontispiece and title page, lists The Cowardly Lion of Oz, which was published 8 years after The Scarecrow of Oz, along with other titles published later than 1915.
Seller: Dan Pope Books, West Hartford, CT, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank. The Scarecrow of Oz. Reilly & Lee, Chicago, 1915.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: The Scarecrow of Oz By L. Frank Baum. 1915 copyright but later printing, in dust jacket. Publisher: Reilly & Lee, Chicago, (1915). (Reilly & Lee never changed the copyright date in all later printings of a title). Binding is in original cloth with pictorial pastedown and is in fine condition. Complete dust jacket is in very good minus condition with chipping at the top and bottom of the spine and edge chipping. Dust jacket is not price clipped with a price of $1.75. Contents exceptionally clean. Black and white illustrations. 288 pages. 7 x 9 ¼ inches. Last title on back jacket flap listing of titles is Mimics in Oz. Protected by Mylar. Inventory #20-017. Price: $200.
Seller: Discovery Bay Old Books ABAA, ILAB, Brentwood, CA, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank. The Scarecrow of Oz. Reilly & Lee, Chicago, 1915.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: The Scarecrow of Oz By L. Frank Baum. 1915 copyright but later printing, in dust jacket. Publisher: Reilly & Lee, Chicago, (1915). (Reilly & Lee never changed the copyright date in all later printings of a title). Binding is in original cloth with pictorial pastedown and is in fine condition. Complete dust jacket is in very good minus condition with chipping at the top and bottom of the spine and edge chipping. Dust jacket is not price clipped with a price of $1.75. Contents exceptionally clean. Black and white illustrations. 288 pages. 7 x 9 ¼ inches. Last title on back jacket flap listing of titles is Mimics in Oz. Protected by Mylar. Inventory #20-019. Price: $200.
Seller: Discovery Bay Old Books ABAA, ILAB, Brentwood, CA, U.S.A.
L.Frank Baum. The Scarecrow of Oz. Reilly & Lee, Chicago, 1915.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Description: Dark Green cloth with full color pastedown to front cover. The pastedown is tightly adhered, showing light rubbing to edges along with a small area of paper rub off to the right of the word "The".Still bright.The back cover shows a dime size discoloration, there is light spine fade along with light rubbing to the top and bottom of spine. The binding is tight and it is without any slant. The 12 full page, full color illus. by Neill are all NF,with the usual slight age yellowing.It's without previous owner's markings, without crayon marks, etc. The ads list The Cowardly Lion of Oz. A very nice book.
Seller: Deborah Fiegl, Bookseller, Perry, NY, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank.. The Scarecrow of Oz. Reilly & Lee Co [1915], Chicago, 1915.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Originally published in 1915, this is a reprint, circa 1940 based on list of titles on rear flap of jacket. An especially crisp Fine copy in orange cloth with front cover color panel paste-on replicating the dustwrapper design, in a Very Near Fine dustwrapper with very tiny nicks to spine-ends, but no loss of color or tears. 288pp. with black line drawings throughout (no color plates). The 12th Oz book and very uncommon in this condition. Q18323
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Frank L. Baum. The Scarecrow of Oz (1st Edition Reilly and Britton). Reilly and Britton, 1915.
Price: US$747.59 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The Scarecrow of Oz 1st Edition 3rd State. 1917 actual print Reilly and Britton in Green Cloth Hardcover. There is a minor liquid stain on the very top of several color plates. All 12 color plates present. The block edges are still dyed yellow which is very rare to survive over 100 years. The top block edge has a minor water stain. Very Good Condition, the book would be Near Fine if it weren't for the liquid stains. Stunning copy
Seller: Tolkien and OZ books, Liverpool, NY, U.S.A.
Baum, L. Frank. The Scarecrow of Oz. Reilly & Britton Company (1915), Chicago, 1915.
Price: US$800.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Light green cloth, lettered in black to the spine. Illustrated endpapers printed in black only. A large color plate mounted to the front. In the list of Oz books, the listing ends with this title. With all 12 plates present and very clean. The front cover plate has some light wear and scratches. There are several small, light water marks, mostly to the rear but there is one of about 3/8" to the spine. The spine is slightly sunned. A former owner name in light, red pencil to the "This Books Belongs to" page. One lower corner shows some wear and the boards are showing at the tip. The interior is very tight, the hinges are fine, and the pages are all very clean. A very presentable copy of one of the scarcer Oz titles. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 288 pages
Seller: Scott Emerson Books, ABAA, El Cajon, CA, U.S.A.
L. Frank Baum. The Scarecrow of Oz. The Reilly & Britton Co., 1915.
Price: US$1800.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Clean copy with no scribbles or obvious damage. Bright green cloth cover with pictorial paste down. Black and white end papers. Spine slightly scuffed on head and tail. Front hinge cracked. Inscription dates May 3, 1916. Verso of half-title page lists Scarecrow as the latest. Color plates on pages 16, 54, 84, 120, 136, 172, 200, 234, 248, 264, 280.
Seller: Rosemary Books, Benicia, CA, U.S.A.
L Frank Baum. The Scarecrow of Oz. REilly & Britton, 1915.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1915, Reilly & Britton, Baum, L. Frank. The Scarecrow of Oz. 288 pp. Illus. with 12 color plates & numerous black & white illus. by John R. Neill. 9x6-1/2, bright green cloth, pictorial cover label; black & white pictorial endpapers.First Edition, First State. Textual points'. The publisher s advertisement on the verso of the half-title page lists eight Oz titles; the last is The Scarecrow of Oz. Inserted pictorial endpapers in black and white. Color plates: 12 full-color inserts with no captions, tipped in facing the title page and pages 16, 54, 84, 120, 136 ,172, 200, 234, 248, 264, 280. Binding: bright-green cloth. On the front is a pictorial paper label in colors. The publisher s name on the spine reads Reilly & Britton. Light rubbing to joints and very faint rubbing to cover label, spine ends crimped, corners and spine bottom a bit rubbed; some chipping on the past-down front picture. Pages are clean, strong, and intact with only an owner's name written inside. A wonderful copy of this True First Edition!
Seller: Bell's Books, Mason, TX, U.S.A.