1940 The Wonder City of Oz John R Neill L Frank Baum Reilly Lee
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Vintage 1940 hardcover copy of The Wonder City of Oz, written and illustrated by John R. Neill and published by The Reilly & Lee Co. Founded on and continuing the famous Oz stories created by L. Frank Baum, this classic volume features John R. Neill’s distinctive black-and-white illustrations throughout and contains 318 pages. Publication details shown in the book: Copyright: 1940 Publisher: The Reilly & Lee Co. Author & Illustrator: John R. Neill Format: Hardcover Language: English Pages: 318 This copy has green cloth-covered boards with a colorful pictorial front cover label. The book shows age-related exterior wear, including rubbing and wear around the boards, edges, corners and spine. Previous-owner markings are present on the ownership pages, including pencil writing and an old name/address label or tape residue, as shown in the photos. Interior pages show normal age-related toning and occasional minor marks. No dust jacket is included. This 1940 printing displays a bibliographic feature associated with early/first printings: the chapter heading appears on page 318 as shown. The listing does not make a definitive first-printing claim because all bibliographic issue points have not been independently verified. A desirable vintage Oz volume for collectors of L. Frank Baum-related books, John R. Neill illustrations, classic children's literature and early Reilly & Lee editions. Photos are part of the description. Please review them carefully, as they show the actual item i
- Publisher: The Reilly & Lee Co.
- Year: 1940
- Condition: Good
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