Original Wizard Of Oz Book Pages

It sold nearly 15 000 copies within a month of its publication in september 1900 and remains the most popular of the oz books not least of all because it s the only one illustrated by w.

Original wizard of oz book pages. Original reilly brittons dust jackets with first edition wizard of oz books before we dive into pricing these sets let examine books condition skipping books in poor condition. Lewis carroll shelf award 1968 main characters. Even while he was alive baum was styled as the royal historian of oz to emphasize the.

The wonderful wizard of oz ɒ z is an american children s novel written by author l. Assuming internally all the books are same lets evaluate book front covers and spines on the scale from 1 to 10. For example do you know that an original ruby slippers sold for 2 million cowardly lion costume for 3 1 million dorothy dress for 1 56 million original wizard of oz script sells for 1 28 million glinda s wand for 400 000 wicked witch hat for 208 000 and rare copies of wonderful wizard of oz for over 100 000 just to name a few.

Frank baum who went on to write fourteen full length oz books all of the baum written books are in the public domain in the united states. It has since seen several reprints most often under the title the wizard of oz which is the title of the popular 1902 broadway musical adaptation as well as the iconic 1939 live action film. The wonderful wizard of oz.

The cover of the hill first edition of the wonderful wizard of oz is shown below. Read the wonderful wizard of oz by author l. A publisher can publish a book on different sizes of paper and with different sizes of fonts so the number of pages will be different.

Frank baum and illustrated by w w. Hill company in may 1900. Denslow whose depictions of dorothy toto and all the other creatures and landscapes of oz.

If you re asking because you re going to read it and you want to know what you re up against don t worry because it s a good book and fun to read. Table of contents this book and many more are available. Frank baum free online.