The Emerald City of Oz / Reilly & Britton 1910 First Edition, First State

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Chicago: Reilly & Britton, [1910]. First Edition, First State. Hanff & Greene VI, plate 38 - first state with advertisement on verso of ownership leaf listing titles through "John Dough and the Cherub". Correct printed dedication, "To Her Royal Highness Cynthia II of Syracuse" is on the half-title (see scan), that being the dedication to the daughter of the author's younger brother Henry Clay "Harry" Baum. Both brothers lived in the Syracuse area for a time, though L. Frank was raised in nearby Chittenango through most of his choldhoodThe sixth of Baum's 14 Oz titles. 9 1/4 x 7, 295, [1] pp., with sixteen color plates embellished with metallic green ink, as well as a multitude of black and white illustrations, by the peerless John R. Neill. Blue cloth, pictorial cover label embellished with the same metallic silver and green ink; pictorial endpapers in black and orange. The binding features the elaborate cover label showing a number of characters traveling through the city; spine, though worn, is lettered in black with picture of a rabbit in black and silver with "B" on his hat. See scans. The striking use of metallic ink for the greens of the illustrations and cover label can only be found in this state. Binding rubbed, worn; 1 plate nearly detached by wear at gutter, another inserted in wrong place with tape, else good or a bit better. Please review scans. l51n. N° de ref. del artículo 000682

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