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Lot 319

BAUM, Frank L. (1856?1919). The Scarecrow of Oz. Chicago: T...

Estimate: $100 - $200

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BAUM, Frank L. (1856?1919). The Scarecrow of Oz. Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co., [1915]. 8vo. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING with the publisher?s advertisements on the verso of the half-title page lists eight Oz titles; the last being this title and 10 (of 12) full-color inserts with no captions tipped in. Illustrations and numerous black & white drawings by John R. Neill. Publisher?s green cloth with pictorial cover label, black & white pictorial endpapers (spine ends and joints frayed, spine sunned, pale staining to covers, front hinge starting, contemporary gift inscription to half-title, few marginal stains; else a clean interior). Greene, p. 54-55.