The wonderfully imaginative creator of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz takes the beloved symbol of a merry Christmas out of his conventional trappings and ...Show synopsisThe wonderfully imaginative creator of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz takes the beloved symbol of a merry Christmas out of his conventional trappings and into a world of enchanting folklore. As a gentle young man, Santa makes his first toy and discovers his destiny for years to come--as a purveyor of happiness for children around the world. Illustrated throughout.Hide synopsis
Description:Good. Full red cloth with blindstamped illustration in green...Good. Full red cloth with blindstamped illustration in green/tan/white. Second edition with the marginal illustrations and the chapter headings of Youth, Manhood, Old Age. Color plates. This is the first edition with the Bobbs-Merrill imprint (with full page text illus. on p. 207) [See the Baum Bugle, Winter 1999 for points. ] This condition nears very good, but there is a partial water ring near the crescent moon on the front cover and the rear hinge appears to have been re-glued at some point.
Description:Illustr by Mary Cowles Clark, 9.25 x 7, pict cloth, 206 pp, rear...Illustr by Mary Cowles Clark, 9.25 x 7, pict cloth, 206 pp, rear inner hinge starting to tear, back cover top bumped, spine ends worn, covers rubbed. FIRST ED, Second Printing.
Description:Mary Cowles Clark. Very Good + No Dust Jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12"...Mary Cowles Clark. Very Good + No Dust Jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. VG+, no dj. Text and end papers near fine. First Edition second state. Red cloth with green/red/white cover illustration. Color illustrations are clean and bright. An exceptional copy with lightly rubbed cover illustrations. Bottom of spine is slightly frayed, light wear to top of spine. Tiny nick to cloth on top edge. Slight fading of spine cloth. Digital photo on request. Clean covers. 206 pages; frontis, color / colour plates, illustrated; 24 cm.
Description:Very good-in decorated red cloth covered boards with gilt...Very good-in decorated red cloth covered boards with gilt outlined black text on the spine and with white and black text on the front board with an illustration of Santa Clause entering a chimney and with illustrated flying Santa Clause and his reindeer end sheets. An octavo measuring 9" by 7" with the front hinge cracked and the rear hinge starting, an early prior owner's name and date of 1899 (sic) on the second free end page and with several very short closed tears to the cloth at the head of the spine and light shelf wear to the cloth at the lower edges of the boards. 206 pages of text illustrated with a color title page and 18 color plates by Mary Cowles Clark. The Twenty-two chapters divided between Book First, Book Second and Book Third.
Publisher: Indianapolis, The Bowen-Merrill Company
Description:Large octavo, pp. ix + 205. Recent full red morocco, lettering...Large octavo, pp. ix + 205. Recent full red morocco, lettering and decoration to spine gilt, raised bands, rule to boards gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Illustrated title and contents pages and colour illustrations by Mary Cowles Clark. Very light occasional foxing but overall a very good copy in a handsome binding. Published the same year as the first edition.
I bought this book for myself, but my husband took it and enjoyed every page of it. He even told me about it as he was ready it. Considering my husband is not a reader this is amazing.
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This is a great book with beautiful illustrations. My granddaughter (who is a huge fan of The Wizard of Oz--also by L. Frank Baum) was delighted with it.
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