The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, 1900 First Edition BEST Facsimile ~ L.Frank Baum

Description: I think you are wrong to want a heart. It makes most people unhappy. If you only knew it, you are in luck not to have a heart.Here we offer a 2010 "heirloom quality" reproduction of the 1900 first edition of L Frank Baum's classic, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, published by George M. Hill Company, New York, here recreated in precise detail by Charles Winthrop & Sons, personally signed by Baum's great-grandson, Robert Baum, and hand-numbered. Oz was an extravagant book when published in 1900 and this is the highest-quality facsimile available: large, colorful and well-made with the best quality pulp and cloth and precisely detailed in its reproduction. The original book came in a highly-acidic oaktag dust jacket that degraded within a decade or so. I have never seen even an image of a complete one. This book comes wrapped in a facsimile of the first edition dust jacket that you can only get here, printed with archival inks on a heavy emerald-green sheet of ph-neutral, vellum-textured French art paper. Also included is a collection of ephemera: publisher's notes; a copy of the original ads for the book and period reviews; and an attractive color-laminated map of the lands of Oz. Excellent condition, seems unread. 270 pages. The book measures approximately 7 x 9-inches.This absolutely wonderful book will make a delightful addition to your collection or a very special and thoughtful gift. Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Please click HERE to peruse our shelf of other iconic children's firsts! Please click HERE to browse our entire shelf of facsimile editions! ** Have you seen all the amazing first and rare editions of iconic books we offer? We gladly combine shipping and refund the shipping overpayment, so please check out our other items! -- other auctions of classic antiquarian literature and special gifts!** Thank you for your interest! ***Priority shipping options are available at checkout!***

Price: 149.95 USD

Location: Bronx, New York

End Time: 2024-11-05T03:23:09.000Z

Shipping Cost: 6.13 USD