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First edition, first printing of L. Frank Baum's The Magic of Oz; signed by seven leading members of The Wizard of Oz film cast including Judy Garland
BAUM, L. Frank. Illustrated by John R. Neill. [Judy Garland; Billie Burke; Ray Bolger; Frank Morgan; Bert Lahr; Margaret Hamilton; Jack Haley; Victor Fleming.
The Magic of Oz.
Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co, 1919.
First edition, first printing of this classic work in L. Frank Baum’s celebrated Oz series, the last of the series to appear during Baum’s lifetime, as he passed away shortly before its release in 1919. First printing with the verso of the ownership page listing Baum titles through The Tin Woodman of Oz. Octavo, original publisher's full lime green cloth with pictorial label affixed to front board, spine stamped in black with "Reilly" of the publisher's imprint measuring 7/8 in., black-and-white pictorial endpapers, illustrated with frontispiece and 9 colored plates by John R. Neill. Signed by seven leading cast members from The Wizard of Oz (1939) film Judy Garland (1922-1969), Billie Burke (1884-1970), Ray Bolger (1904-1987), Frank Morgan (1890-1949), Bert Lahr (1895-1967), Margaret Hamilton (1902-1985), Jack Haley (1897-1979), and director Victor Fleming (1889-1949), additionally inscribed by Fleming on frontispiece verso. The 1939 film adaptation The Wizard of Oz, directed by Victor Fleming and produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, was revolutionary in its visual and technical achievements. While it was not the first color film, it was among the earliest and most influential to use Technicolor as a deliberate artistic device rather than a novelty. The dramatic shift from the s...
Price: $55,000.00 Item Number: 149586
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First Edition, First Printing of L. Frank Baum's The Lost Princess of Oz; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
BAUM, L. Frank.
The Lost Princess of Oz.
Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co, 1917.
First edition, first printing of the eleventh book in Baum's celebrated Oz series. Quarto, original publisher's light blue cloth with large pictorial paper onlay to the front panel (Bienvenue and Schmidt's binding A), with the double horizontal rules stamped at top and bottom of spine and the publisher's imprint reading Reilly & Britton, all edges stained yellow, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with 12 full-color plates and numerous illustrations throughout by John R. Neill, publisher's advertisement on verso of ownership leaf listing ten titles as called for. Bienvenue and Schmidt pp. 70-71; Hanff & Greene XI. Very good in the rare original dust jacket with the spine panel imprint reading the same as on cloth. The dust jacket is in good condition.
Price: $15,000.00 Item Number: 151938
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"A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others": First Edition, first printing of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
BAUM, L. Frank. Illustrated by W.W. Denslow.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Chicago & New York: Geo. M. Hill Co., 1900.
First edition, first state of text (in Bienvenue & Schmidt's binding B) of “the first truly enduring American fantasy” (Connolly, 38). Octavo, original publisher's pictorial light green cloth stamped in red and green, publisher’s imprint to the spine "Geo. M. Hill Co." stamped in sans-serif type, illustrated by W.W. Denslow with 24 color plates, illustrations in text, and on paste-downs (issued without endpapers). First state of text with misprints "low wail" on page 14, "pieces" on page 81, and "While Tin Woodman" on page 271. illustrated title in Blanck's state A with no copyright stamp at verso, the plate showing Dorothy holding Toto by the ear appears opposite page 12 instead of page 14, with plates opposite pp. 34 and 92 in the uncorrected first state, rear pastedown featuring the 11-line colophon enclosed in a decorative border; in Bienvenue & Schmidt's binding B. In very good condition, neat reinforcements, expertly restored and reinforced, gift inscription to the front free endpaper. A very sharp example.
Price: $15,000.00 Item Number: 151921
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L. Frank Baum's Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz; in the Scarce Original Dust Jacket
BAUM, L. Frank.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz.
Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co. Publishers, 1908.
Rare first edition, second printing of the fourth book in Baum's Oz series, in the exceptionally rare dust jacket. Quarto, original publisher's light blue cloth (Bienvenue and Schmidt's binding C), pictorial label with metallic gold background to front board, illustrated endpapers printed in yellow and black, publisher's advertisement on half-title verso lists six titles, beginning with The Emerald City of Oz; 16 full-color plates without captions and numerous illustrations throughout by John R. Neill, the spine imprint reading "Reilly & Britton" and without silver embellishments to the Tin Woodman vignette. Bienvenue and Schmidt pp. 33-35; Hanff & Greene IV. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. The dust jacket is mixed state with the gold metallic background, rear panel advertising six titles, but both flaps blank. Very rare in the original dust jacket.
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 151926
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“No Queen with a frozen heart is fit to rule any country”: First Edition of L. Frank Baum's The Scarecrow of Oz; in the Rare Original Dust Jacket
BAUM, L. Frank; Illustrated by John R. Neill.
The Scarecrow of Oz.
Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co., 1915.
First edition, second printing of the ninth Oz book in L. Frank Baum’s celebrated Oz series. Quarto, original publisher’s full emerald green cloth with pictorial label affixed to the front board, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with 12 full-color plates and text illustrations throughout by John R. Neill, publisher's advertisement on half-title verso listing titles through Lost Princess. Near fine in the original dust jacket which is in good condition. Exceptionally rare in the original dust jacket.
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 151937
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L. Frank Baum's The Emerald City of Oz; in the Rare Original Dust Jacket
BAUM, L. Frank.
The Emerald City of Oz.
Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co. Publishers, 1910.
First edition, second printing of the sixth book in Baum's cherished Oz series in the exceptionally rare original dust jacket. Quarto, original publisher's emerald green cloth (binding B) with large pictorial paper onlay to the front panel, spine stamped in black with vignette of rabbit soldier embellished with silver and the imprint reading Reilly & Britton, pictorial endpapers printed in orange and black, publisher's advertisement on ownership page verso listing five Baum titles, illustrated with 16 full-color plates with metallic green ink embellishments and numerous text illustrations by John R. Neill. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in good condition.
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 151927
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First edition of L. Frank Baum's The Road to Oz; from the library of the "Father of Immunogenetics" Nobel Laureate Dr. George D. Snell
BAUM, L. Frank.
The Road to Oz.
Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co, 1909.
First edition, first printing of the fifth book in L. Frank Baum’s classic Oz series, from the library of Nobel Laureate George Snell. Quarto, original publisher's light green pictorial cloth variant A binding with the illustration on the rear board and the spine imprint reading "Reilly & Britton" in upper- and lowercase letters, tan pictorial endpapers printed in red and black, printed on the first state multi-color card stock gatherings, a very early copy according to Bienvenue, with "Toto on" on page 34, the numeral on page 121, and numeral & caption on page 129 in perfect type, 2pp. advertisement at rear listing the Laura Bancroft titles and the four others by Baum. From the library of Dr. George D. Snell, with a gift inscription to him on the ownership leaf, "[This Book Belongs To] George D. Snell. And was given him by his Uncle George and Aunt Tirza 1912." A small, printed note laid in reads, "This Book came from the Library of Dr. George D. Snell and his wife Rhoda Carson Snell. Dr. Snell was a Nobel Laureate whose work paved the way for modern organ transplants. In addition to his pioneering research at The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine, he was increasingly concerned with the philosophy & ethics of Science shaping modern society. With this he...
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 149612
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First Edition of Ruth Plumly Thompson's Kabumpo In Oz; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
THOMPSON, Ruth Plumly. [Continuing the Famous Oz Stories of L. Frank Baum].
Kabumpo In Oz.
Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co, 1922.
First edition of the second Oz book written by Ruth Plumly Thompson after Baum's death and the 26th Oz book overall. First printing with the elephant on the half-title and page 299 captioned "Princess Dorothy." Quarto, original dark blue-green publisher's cloth with large pictorial paper onlay to the front panel, the publisher's spine imprint with the "standard" ampersand, illustrated endpapers printed in black, all edges stained yellow, illustrated with 12 full-color plates coated on one side only and numerous illustrations throughout by John R. Neill. Bienvenue and Schmidt pp. 103-104; Hanff & Greene XVI. Near fine in the rare first issue dust jacket with with titles listed through "15 Kabumpo in Oz" on the rear flap. The dust jacket is in good condition. Rare in the original dust jacket.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 151941
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First Edition of L. Frank Baum's Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
BAUM, L. Frank.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz.
Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co. Publishers, 1908.
First edition, first printing of the fourth book in L. Frank Baum’s celebrated Oz series. First printing with the verso of the half-title page listing three Baum titles. Quarto, original publisher's full light blue cloth, pictorial label with metallic gold background to front board, illustrated endpapers printed in yellow and black, 16 full-color plates with captions and numerous illustrations throughout by John R. Neill, the spine imprint reading "Reilly & Britton" and with silver embellishments to the Tin Woodman vignette. In very good condition, three plates partially detached. From the Michael Charles collection of L. Frank Baum and Oz books.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 151861
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First Edition of L. Frank Baum's The Tin Woodman of Oz
BAUM, L. Frank.
The Tin Woodman of Oz.
Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co., 1918.
First edition, first printing of the twelfth Oz book in L. Frank Baum’s celebrated Oz series. First printing with the publisher’s spine imprint reading “Reilly & Britton”, the following year the publisher's name was changed to "Reilly & Lee". Quarto, original publisher’s full red cloth with pictorial label affixed to the front board, spine stamped in black with the publisher’s spine imprint reading “Reilly & Britton”, all edges stained yellow, black-and-white pictorial endpapers, illustrated with frontispiece, 12 colored plates and numerous in-text illustrations by John R. Neill. In very good condition. From the Michael Charles collection of L. Frank Baum and Oz books.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 151862
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"and he slung the pack of toys over his shoulder and got into the chimney": First edition of L. Frank Baum's The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus; finely bound in full morocco by The Harcourt Bindery
BAUM, L. Frank.
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus.
Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Company, 1902.
First edition of this Christmas classic with the first state headings "Book First, Book Second and Book Third." Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery wit gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Six full color plates and illustrations throughout by Mary Cowles Clark. In near fine condition.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 142836
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First Edition of L. Frank Baum's Tik-Tok of Oz; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
BAUM, L. Frank.
Tik-Tok of Oz.
Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co., c. 1920.
First edition, later printing of the eighth Oz book in L. Frank Baum’s celebrated Oz series. Later printing with the verso of the half-title page listing Baum titles through Glinda of Oz. Octavo, original publisher’s full medium blue cloth with pictorial label affixed to the front board, all edges stained yellow, spine stamped in black with the publisher’s spine imprint reading “Reilly & Britton”, illustrated with frontispiece and 12 uncaptioned colored plates by John R. Neill. Printers error with the full-page black and white illustration on page 127 printed upside down, verso illustration on page 128 printed correctly. Very good in a good dust jacket with losses to the spine and rear panel, shelf wear, and lacking one plate. Accompanied by a Map of Oz laid in (ca. 1920). From the Michael Charles collection of L. Frank Baum and Oz books.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 151858
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First Edition, First Printing of L. Frank Baum's The Lost Princess of Oz
BAUM, L. Frank.
The Lost Princess of Oz.
Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co, 1917.
First edition of the eleventh book in Baum's celebrated Oz series. Quarto, original publisher's light blue cloth with large pictorial paper onlay to the front panel (Bienvenue and Schmidt's binding A), with the double horizontal rules stamped at top and bottom of spine and the publisher's imprint reading Reilly & Britton, all edges stained yellow, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with 12 full-color plates and numerous illustrations throughout by John R. Neill, publisher's advertisement on verso of ownership leaf listing ten titles as called for. Bienvenue and Schmidt pp. 70-71; Hanff & Greene XI. In very good condition, small loss. Uncommon.
Price: $900.00 Item Number: 151940
