Title: The Emerald City of Oz Author: Baum, L. Frank Place: Toronto Publisher: The Copp, Clark Co., Limited Date: [1910] Description: 295, [1] pp. Illustrated with 16 color plates embellished with metallic green ink and numerous black & white drawings by John R. Neill. (8vo) original dark blue cloth, pictorial cover label embellished with metallic silver & green ink; pictorial endpapers in black and orange. First Canadian Edition. Scarce first Canadian edition, identical to the American first printing, except for the imprint of the Canadian publisher on the spine and title page. Featuring the elaborate cover label showing a number of characters traveling through the city, spine lettered in black with picture of a rabbit in black and silver. The striking use of metallic ink on the illustrations and cover label can only be found in the first printings. Bienvenue & Schmidt, p. 48. Lot Amendments Condition: Wear and rubbing to cloth and cover label, chips to top corners of label, most of spine color worn away, glue repair to top joint; hinges cracked, some tape at rear hinge, occasional finger soiling to interior; good. Item number: 287251
Title: The Emerald City of Oz Author: Baum, L. Frank Place: Toronto Publisher: The Copp, Clark Co., Limited Date: [1910] Description: 295, [1] pp. Illustrated with 16 color plates embellished with metallic green ink and numerous black & white drawings by John R. Neill. (8vo) original dark blue cloth, pictorial cover label embellished with metallic silver & green ink; pictorial endpapers in black and orange. First Canadian Edition. Scarce first Canadian edition, identical to the American first printing, except for the imprint of the Canadian publisher on the spine and title page. Featuring the elaborate cover label showing a number of characters traveling through the city, spine lettered in black with picture of a rabbit in black and silver. The striking use of metallic ink on the illustrations and cover label can only be found in the first printings. Bienvenue & Schmidt, p. 48. Lot Amendments Condition: Wear and rubbing to cloth and cover label, chips to top corners of label, most of spine color worn away, glue repair to top joint; hinges cracked, some tape at rear hinge, occasional finger soiling to interior; good. Item number: 287251
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