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Collection of four pamphlets issued by Murray Publications.
New York: Murray Publications, 1920.] Comprising: The Land of Nod/Rockinghorse Hill ; Old Doc Turtle/Lucky Peter ; Tommy in Topsyturvy Land ; and Poor Teddy/Princess White Mouse . Each 16 pp. Tall 8vo (250 x 40 mm). Illustrated by Charles J. Costello. Publisher’s decorated self-wrappers. Condition : minor wear and soiling; spines rubbed; a few small tears. Provenance : Fred M. Meyer Collection. rare pamphlets written before ruth plumly thompson became the royal historian of oz . Thompson shrewdly retained the copyrights of her magazine and newspaper work. The Murray pamphlets reprinted verses first published in the Sunday supplement of the Philadelphia Public Ledger in 1919. [With:] Collection of seven tearsheets from the Sunday edition of the Philadelphia Public Ledger . Comprising “Rockinghorse Hill” (June 15, 1919), “The Tale of Tomy Thumb Frog” (August 21, 1919), “Tommy in Topsyturvy Land!” (September 21, 1919), “The Story of Peter Ludwig Vandervechten Pam” and Charming News In Candyville” for Charms candy (September 28, 1919), “The Two Knights” (October 5, 1919), “A Comical Little Tale” (October 12, 1919) and “The Land of Nod” (October 19, 1919). (Each 310 x 260 mm). Illustrated by Charles J. Coll and Frank Godwin Most of this material was reprinted in the Murray pamphlets. [And:] The Runaway Rocking-Horse . Tearsheet from The Ladies Home Journal (December 1919), p. 51. (310 x 260 mm). Illustrated by Charles J. Coll.