Wonderful Wizard of OZ

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Hardcover, very good condition, some small tears in illustration, professionally repaired. Plate between pages 14 and 15 is a tipped in facsimile (see pic). Personal book plate on inside cover (see pic). No Jacket. A delightful first edition, second state of this classic tale . Illustrations throughout the text. Light green cloth stamped in green and red with publisher's name at spine in red, with the "Co" having the "o" enclosed in the "C" (see pic). Lovingly restored with the original somewhat worn spine relayed.Pictorial end papers in good condition. All 24 color plates complete. The contents are very clean and illustrations bright. Bindings are very good having been resewn. Advert on page [2] not included. Page 81, 4th line from bottom: "pieces" spelled correctly. Page 227: "While the woodman.". Pages 100 and 186 both with broken type in last line. Verso of title with printed copyright. Plate facing p34 with no extraneous blue spotches in moon. Plate facing page 92 with red removed from horizon. 13- line colophon and illustration on rear end paper. Original "C" binding. 1st state points 1. Publisher's advertisement is enclosed in a box. 2. Page 14, line 1 has "low wail on" see photo, 3. Page 81 fourth line from the bottom has "peices" see photo 4. page 227 line 1 begins " While Tin Woodman" see photo 5. The colophon at the end of the book is set to 11 lines and enclosed in the box , see photo 6. The color plate facing page 34 has 2 dark-blue blots on the moon , see photo 7. plate facing page 92 has red shading on the horizon. 8. The publisher imprint at the foot of the spine is stamped in red ( variant B) Book evaluation on the scale of 1 to 10 ( 10 being the best) 1.Front cover - 8 2.Back Cover- 8 3.Spine- 7 4.Text Block- 8 5.Body Strength- 8 6.Endpaper-9 7.Color plates- 8 8.Foxing- 10 9.Tears-9 10.Other marks/smudges-9 Total Score- 84 out of 100

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Over the years I handle over 200 copies of Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The book that I recently obtained ( pictured below), probably the second best copy that I have seen of the second state copy. So if you are in the market for a copy of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, you will have a hard time to locate a copy in better condition. 1st edition, 2nd state. Complete with 24 color plates. Contact fred_trust@yahoo.com Book evaluation on the scale of 1 to 10 ( 10 being the best) 1. Front cover - 10 2. Back Cover- 10 3. Spine- 10 4. Text Block- 10 5. Body Strength- 10 6. Endpaper-10 7. Color plates- 10 8. Foxing- 10 9. Tears-10 10. Other marks/smudges-9 ( due to the name of the previous owner) Total Score - 99 out of 100

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Geo Hill Publisher. Wonderful Wizard of OZ. 1st edition, 2nd state. 1st edition / 2nd state. 24 color plates. All Points for the 2nd state from Oziana. Binding C. 1st state points 1. Publisher's advertisement is enclosed in a box. 2. Page 14, line 1 has "low wail on" see photo, 3. Page 81 fourth line from the bottom has "peices" see photo 4. page 227 line 1 begins " While Tin Woodman" see photo 5. The colophon at the end of the book is set to 11 lines and enclosed in the box , see photo 6. The color plate facing page 34 has 2 dark-blue blots on the moon , see photo 7. plate facing page 92 has red shading on the horizon. 8. The publisher imprint at the foot of the spine is stamped in red ( variant B) Book evaluation on the scale of 1 to 10 ( 10 being the best) 1.Front cover - 8 2.Back Cover- 8 3.Spine- 8 4.Text Block- 8 5.Body Strength- 8 6.Endpaper-8 7.Color plates- 7 8.Foxing- 10 9.Tears-7 10.Other marks/smudges-9 Total Score- 81 out of 100

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Geo Hill Publisher. Wonderful Wizard of OZ. 1st edition, 2nd state. 1st edition / 2nd state. 24 color plates. All Points for the 2nd state from Oziana. Binding C. This copy is the earliest of the 2nd state since it contains a one first state point (plate facing page 92 has red shading on the horizon). 1st state points 1. Publisher's advertisement is enclosed in a box. 2. Page 14, line 1 has "low wail on" see photo, 3. Page 81 fourth line from the bottom has "peices" see photo 4. page 227 line 1 begins " While Tin Woodman" see photo 5. The colophon at the end of the book is set to 11 lines and enclosed in the box , see photo 6. The color plate facing page 34 has 2 dark-blue blots on the moon , see photo 7. plate facing page 92 has red shading on the horizon. 8. The publisher imprint at the foot of the spine is stamped in red ( variant B) Book evaluation on the scale of 1 to 10 ( 10 being the best) 1. Front cover - 7 2. Back Cover- 8 3. Spine- 7 4. Text Block- 9 5. Body Strength- 8 6. Endpaper-9 7. Color plates- 8 8. Foxing- 9 9. Tears-9 10. Other marks/smudges-9 Total Score- 83 out of 100

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Geo Hill Publisher. Wonderful Wizard of OZ. 1st edition, 1st state. 1st edition / 1st state. 24 color plates. All Points for the 1st state from Oziana. Binding B. Earliest copy of the 1st state with no copyright date on the back of the title page. Out of 10,000 copies of 1st state published, this is the copy is probably from the 1st 3000 press run.

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1st edition, 2nd state. "B" binding Complete with 24 color plates . Contact fred_trust@yahoo.com Book evaluation on the scale of 1 to 10 ( 10 being the best) 1. Front cover - 9 2. Back Cover- 8 3. Spine- 8 4. Text Block- 7 5. Body Strength- 7 6. Endpaper-9 7. Color plates- 8 ( due to edge wear on a few plates, and plate of page 34 being a first state) 8. Foxing- 9 9. Tears-7 10. Other marks/smudges-8 Total Score- 77 out of 100 Additional increase in price due to "B" binding and one plate being 1st state ( page 34).

Sample of market value of Oz books from various retailers