Books of Wonder modern reprint of the Reilly & Lee original. The Scarecrow goes looking for his family pedigree. Several full-page color hors texte illustrations plus numerous b/w in-text illustrations. Condition notes - 303 numbered pp +5; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, decorative eps, large color frontis; no defects. Cover: rose, gilt artwork and titles spine; minimal shelfwear. DJ: unclipped, glossy gray, color Scarecrow, Dorothy, and Cowardly Lion + multi-color titles front, black artwork/titles spine; minimal edge/shelfwear.

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Bibliographic Details

Title: The Royal Book of Oz
Publisher: Books of Wonder, New York
Publication Date: 1997
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0929605675
ISBN 13: 9780929605678
Binding: Paper Over Boards
Edition: Reprint
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
Weight: 2.2 pounds

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Synopsis

The Scarecrow decides to search for his family tree and winds up discovering that he is the long-lost Emperor of the Silver Island. Along the way, he meets such colorful characters as the A-B-Sea Serpent, the lumpy mud men, Sir Hokus of Pokes, and others. Includes whimsical illustrations by John R. Neill.

About the Author

Lyman Frank Baum (1856 - 1919) was an American author chiefly known for his children's books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He wrote thirteen novel sequels, nine other fantasy novels and a host of other works (55 novels in total, plus four "lost works", 83 short stories, over 200 poems, an unknown number of scripts and many miscellaneous writings). His works anticipated such century-later commonplaces as television, augmented reality, laptop computers (The Master Key), wireless telephones (Tik-Tok of Oz), women in high risk, action-heavy occupations (Mary Louise in the Country) and the ubiquity of advertising on clothing (Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work).

An avid reader of Baum's books and a lifelong children's writer, Thompson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and began her writing career in 1914 when she took a job with the Philadelphia Public Ledger; she wrote a weekly children's column for the newspaper. She had already published her first children's book, The Perhappsy Chaps, and her second, The Princess of Cozytown, was pending publication when William Lee, vice president of Baum's publisher Reilly & Lee, solicited Thompson to continue the Oz series. (Rumors among fans that Thompson was Baum's niece were untrue.) Between 1921 and 1939, she wrote one Oz book a year.

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