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Ozma of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co., c1925. Cloth. Good. 9" by 7". John R. Neill. The third installment of L. Frank Baum's popular 'Oz' series, a colourfully illustrated later edition The third of L. Frank Baum's 'Oz' series, and the first of his novels in which the majority of the action takes place outside of the Land of Oz, exploring many places such as the Land of Ev and the Deadly Desert. 'Ozma of Oz' sees Dorothy on another adventure, this time trying to get back to Oz.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, thirty-nine colour plates, colour headpieces, and in-text monochrome illustrations. Collated, all illustrations are present.Undated, dated after 1919 as the publisher is listed as 'Reilly & Lee', but before 1935, as the illustrations are in colour. Bound without adverts. Rebound in a plain cloth binding, with new, plain paste downs, bound without the endpapers. Rebound in a cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, a little rubbed. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Small damp stain to the front joint and spine. Spine and rear board are a little faded. Front hinge is strained. Bound without endpapers. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with only a few scattered spots. Bound without adverts. Good
Synopsis
Ozma of Oz, published on July 29, 1907, was the third book of L. Frank Baum's Oz series. It was the first in which Baum was clearly intending a series of Oz books.
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 900P23
- Title
- Ozma of Oz
- Author
- L. Frank Baum
- Illustrator
- John R. Neill
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Reilly & Lee Co.
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- c1925
- Size
- 9" by 7"
- Keywords
- Ozma of Oz oz wizard of oz l. frank baum oz
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- The heel of the spine.
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