first edition Paperback
2011 · San Francisco
by Riley, Michael O.
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 2011. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. 47pp. Slim quarto. Rust-colored thin card wraps with an illustration of the Tin Woodman of Oz on the front wrap. Publication Number 228.
"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow, was first published by the George M. Hill Company of Chicago in 1900. It is probably the most beloved American children's fantasy because it seems to embody many of the hopes, dreams, and fears inherent in the American character. But in addition to the story's extraordinary status as an American myth, the first edition is itself of exceptional (truncated)
"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow, was first published by the George M. Hill Company of Chicago in 1900. It is probably the most beloved American children's fantasy because it seems to embody many of the hopes, dreams, and fears inherent in the American character. But in addition to the story's extraordinary status as an American myth, the first edition is itself of exceptional (truncated)