Wonderful Wizard of Oz ( c.1899)

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1st edition, 2nd state.  B. Binding. Published by Geo M Hill. Copyright 1900. Complete with 24 color plates  ( only one shown, check link above for an additional plates photos). 

This is a mixed state copy that have some points of the first state. 1st state points are (plate opposite of page 34 is has 2 dots in the moon). Also it is a "B" binding, it is a rare variant for the 2nd state text.

Book evaluation on the scale of 1 to 10 ( 10 being the best) 

1. Front cover - 8 

2. Back Cover- 8 

3. Spine- 9 

4. Text Block- 8 

5. Body Strength- 7 

6. Endpaper-8 

7. Color plates- 7 ( due to edge wear on a few plates) 

8. Foxing- 8

 9. Tears-8 

10. Other marks/smudges-9 

Total Score- 84 out of 100

Sample of market value of Oz books from various retailers

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1st edition, 2nd state.  C. Binding. Published by Geo M Hill. Copyright 1900. Complete with 24 color plates  ( only one shown, check link above for an additional plates photos). 

Book evaluation on the scale of 1 to 10 ( 10 being the best) 

1. Front cover - 7 

2. Back Cover- 7 

3. Spine- 7 

4. Text Block- 7 

5. Body Strength- 7 

6. Endpaper-8 

7. Color plates- 7 ( due to edge wear on a few plates) 

8. Foxing- 9

 9. Tears-7 

10. Other marks/smudges-8 

Total Score- 74 out of 100

Sample of market value of Oz books from various retailers

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1st edition, 1st state.  "B" Binding. Complete text with  24 color plates.

Book evaluation on the scale of 1 to 10 ( 10 being the best)

1.Front cover - 7
2.Back Cover- 7
3.Spine- 6
4.Text Block- 9
5.Body Strength- 9
6.Endpaper-8
7.Color plates- 9
8.Foxing-8
9.Tears-9
10.Other marks/smudges-8

Total Score- 80 out of 100

Sample of market value of Oz books from various retailers

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1st edition, 1st state.  "B" Binding. Complete text with  24 color plates.

Book evaluation on the scale of 1 to 10 ( 10 being the best)

1.Front cover - 9
2.Back Cover- 8
3.Spine- 7
4.Text Block- 9
5.Body Strength- 10
6.Endpaper-8
7.Color plates- 7
8.Foxing-10
9.Tears-8
10.Other marks/smudges-8

Total Score- 84 out of 100

Sample of market value of Oz books from various retailers

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1st edition, 2nd state.  "B" Binding. Complete text with  24 color plates. Plate opposite of page 34 is a first state plate. This copy consider as an early print print since it is a "B" binding and contains 1 plate of the first state. What makes this copy unique is that it is signed by L.Frank Baum at the top of the title page dating to 1902.  The signature is faded over the years, but it is still readable.

Book evaluation on the scale of 1 to 10 ( 10 being the best)

1.Front cover - 9
2.Back Cover- 8
3.Spine- 9
4.Text Block- 9
5.Body Strength- 10
6.Endpaper-8
7.Color plates- 8
8.Foxing-10
9.Tears-8
10.Other marks/smudges-9

Total Score- 88 out of 100

Sample of market value of Oz books from various retailers

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1st edition, 1st state.  "B" Binding. Complete text with  20 color plates. This copy missing 4 color plates ( plates opposite of page 80,138,160 and 212). 3 most important plates of the first state are all there ( no copyright entry on the rear of the title page, two dots in the moon on plate of page34, and red shading on the horizon of page 92). The text is a first state without a correction. At some point since this book was falling a part, an owner decided to take a book to the book binder in order to restore.   Book binder looks like remove a text block from the cover and resew the pages that they are firmly attached to each other. At the same time a few plates that were coming out of the book, placed back in the book. Since book binder did not know exact position of the plates, he placed two of them in the wrong position before resewing. In addition, book binder decided to trim edges of the book in order to make them even and then reattached to the existing cover.  As a result  book in the good condition.

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- 5 ( due to trimming and resewing)
5.Body Strength- 10
6.Endpaper-9
7.Color plates- 4 ( due to missing plates and big chunk missing on one plate)
8.Foxing-9
9.Tears-9
10.Other marks/smudges-8

Total Score- 76 out of 100

Sample of market value of Oz books from various retailers