The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. By L. Frank Baum. Pictures by W.W. Denslow. First edition, second state. 261 pp. Illus. by W.W. Denslow with 22 of 24 tipped-in color plates plus numerous duotone illustrations in the text. Page [2]: the publisher’s advertisement has no box; page 14: “low wail of..page 81: “pieces”; page [227]: “While The Woodman...”; the colophon is reset in 13 lines with no box. Color plates: The verso of the title page has a press-printed copyright notice. The color plates are the same as those of the first state except that the dark-blue blots have been removed from the moon on the plate facing page 34 and the red shading on the horizon has been removed from the plate facing page 92.
A heavily worn copy, binding fully separated from the block with numerous losses, many tears and separations throughout, many pages chipped or with some minor markings, but including most of the original color plates in an overall good state as follows, in the following conditions:
Title page: fully separated, heavily worn edges with small creases and tears, including upper right corner perished.
Facing p. 14: fully separated, heavily worn edges with creases and tears, including one significant tear into the plate.
Facing p. 20: partial separation along inside left edge with chipped inner margin, small chip and light stains to outer margin.
Facing p. 34: partial separation along inside left edge, scattered markings in pencil.
Facing p. 36: light stain upper right margin.
Facing p. 44: small tear/separation at foot of inside left edge extending slightly into plate.
Facing p. 56: small stain lower right
Facing p. 66: small stain lower right, tiny tear to right margin.
Facing p. 80 - LACKING
Facing p. 92: partially separated from spine, left edge rough, tiny tears and stains to margins, very good overall.
Facing p. 102: upper right corner perished, abrasion to plate upper right.
Facing p. 114: inner edge somewhat creased, small light stain to outer margin.
Facing p. 126: small tears along inside margin, one entering plate.
Facing [p. 138]: small tear/separation at foot of inside left edge.
Facing p. 151: small tear/separation at foot of inside left edge.
Facing p. 160: fully separated, multiple tears and losses to sides generally not entering into the plate.
Facing p. 170: small tear/separation at foot of inside left edge.
Facing p. 184: LACKING
Facing p. 198: mostly separated, small tear at foot of inside left edge.
Facing p. 212: small stain to outer margin
Facing p. 221: tiny tear to lower inside margin.
Facing p. 228: large tears to lower third of the plate and inside left edge.
Facing p. 246: small tear/separation at foot of inside left edge.
Facing p. 254: mostly separated, small tear at foot of inside left edge.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. By L. Frank Baum. Pictures by W.W. Denslow. First edition, second state. 261 pp. Illus. by W.W. Denslow with 22 of 24 tipped-in color plates plus numerous duotone illustrations in the text. Page [2]: the publisher’s advertisement has no box; page 14: “low wail of..page 81: “pieces”; page [227]: “While The Woodman...”; the colophon is reset in 13 lines with no box. Color plates: The verso of the title page has a press-printed copyright notice. The color plates are the same as those of the first state except that the dark-blue blots have been removed from the moon on the plate facing page 34 and the red shading on the horizon has been removed from the plate facing page 92.
A heavily worn copy, binding fully separated from the block with numerous losses, many tears and separations throughout, many pages chipped or with some minor markings, but including most of the original color plates in an overall good state as follows, in the following conditions:
Title page: fully separated, heavily worn edges with small creases and tears, including upper right corner perished.
Facing p. 14: fully separated, heavily worn edges with creases and tears, including one significant tear into the plate.
Facing p. 20: partial separation along inside left edge with chipped inner margin, small chip and light stains to outer margin.
Facing p. 34: partial separation along inside left edge, scattered markings in pencil.
Facing p. 36: light stain upper right margin.
Facing p. 44: small tear/separation at foot of inside left edge extending slightly into plate.
Facing p. 56: small stain lower right
Facing p. 66: small stain lower right, tiny tear to right margin.
Facing p. 80 - LACKING
Facing p. 92: partially separated from spine, left edge rough, tiny tears and stains to margins, very good overall.
Facing p. 102: upper right corner perished, abrasion to plate upper right.
Facing p. 114: inner edge somewhat creased, small light stain to outer margin.
Facing p. 126: small tears along inside margin, one entering plate.
Facing [p. 138]: small tear/separation at foot of inside left edge.
Facing p. 151: small tear/separation at foot of inside left edge.
Facing p. 160: fully separated, multiple tears and losses to sides generally not entering into the plate.
Facing p. 170: small tear/separation at foot of inside left edge.
Facing p. 184: LACKING
Facing p. 198: mostly separated, small tear at foot of inside left edge.
Facing p. 212: small stain to outer margin
Facing p. 221: tiny tear to lower inside margin.
Facing p. 228: large tears to lower third of the plate and inside left edge.
Facing p. 246: small tear/separation at foot of inside left edge.
Facing p. 254: mostly separated, small tear at foot of inside left edge.