THE GIANT HORSE OF OZ

Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co, 1928. First printing. Very good plus.. First edition of the 22nd Oz book and the eighth by Thompson, featuring a High Horse with telescoping legs, three missing mortal maidens, and the return of Jinjur, "the girl who conquered a city." This is a lovely copy of a book often found in rough shape. 9'' x 6.5''. Original rust cloth with pictorial paste-on. Lacking original dust jacket. Illustrated with 12 color plates, pictorial endpapers, and additional black and white images by John R. Neill. Frontispiece caption with misprint "Oniberon"; "r" in "morning" undamaged on p. 116. 281, [1] pages. Light wear to boards and spine ends. Typical offsetting to endpapers; touches of marginal soil to leaves. Bright.