c1940 The Lost Princess of Oz L Frank Baum Dustwrapper John R Neill Childrens

Description: Click here to see our other books! The Lost Princess of Oz L Frank Baum c1940 The Reilly and Lee Co. : Chicago 9" by 7" 312pp, [1] SUMMARY An illustrated edition of this work from the Land of Oz series. Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,Scarce,With Dustwrapper Overall Condition: Near Fine This book weighs 1 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 22.99 EU Postage: £ 16.99 European Postage: £ 17.99 Asia Postage: £ 22.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 28.99 DESCRIPTION Scarce with original dustwrapper, which is price clipped. Although the copyright states 1917, this edition was published c1940 as in 1935 the colour plates were discontinued. This edition has no colour plates. It also has the 'Reilly and Lee' imprint rather than the earlier 'Reilly and Britton'. This work is illustrated throughout with numerous black and white vignettes as well as full page illustrations by John R Neill. John R Neill illustrated more than forty of the Land of Oz books and his pen and ink illustrations are almost exclusively associated with Oz. He also wrote several Land of Oz books after Baum's death. L Frank Baum was an American author chiefly known for his children's books. His most famous work is his 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' and its subsequent thirteen sequels. 'The Lost Princess of Oz' is the eleventh book of the Oz series. The story opens with the disappearance of Princess Ozma, the ruler of Oz. The tale follows Dorothy and the Wizard's journey to find her. CONDITION In original cloth binding and held in original price clipped dustwrapper. Externally, excellent with very minor shelfwear to the extremities. Dustwrapper is worn, with loss to the extremities and to the head and tail of spine. Some evidence of repair to a closed tear to the front wrap using adhesive tape. Wrap is preserved in a brodart wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Prior owner's signature to the 'This Book Belongs to' Page, Charles Ellis dated 1953. Pages are slightly age toned to edges and clean throughout. Overall Condition: Near Fine Fair GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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