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Title: Five titles from Baum's Snuggle Tales series Author: "The Author of the Oz Books" Place: Chicago Publisher: Reilly & Britton Date: [1916-1917] Description: Includes: Little Bun Rabbit and other Stories. (Printed advertisement for series on back of ownership-page lists four titles.) With dust jacket. [1916]. Once Upon a Time and Other Stories. (Printed advertisement for series on back of ownership-page lists four titles.) [1916]. The Yellow Hen and Other Stories. (Printed advertisement for series on back of ownership-page lists four titles.) [1916]. The Magic Cloak and Other Stories. (Printed advertisement for series on back of ownership-page lists four titles.) [1916]. Jack Pumpkinhead. (Printed advertisement lists all six titles in the series). [1917]. Together, 5 volumes. Illustrated with a color frontispieces and black and white illustrations by John R. Neill. (8vo) original color pictorial boards. The first title in the rare dust jacket. First Editions. Nearly complete series of Baum's Snuggle Tales, lacking only The Gingerbread Man. Later issued as part of the "Oz-Man Tales" series. Bienvenue & Schmidt, p. 251. Lot Amendments Once Upon a Time is lacking the frontispiece. Condition: Jacket on first title with some light soiling and edge wear, tape repairs on the reverse; Once Upon a Time is lacking the frontispiece; Little Bun Rabbit near fine, others all with some wear, spines perishing, children's names, some soiling within; very good overall. Item number: 259947