Lost King by Thompson Ruth Plumly (129 results)

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Condition: Very Good. Neill, Jno. R. (illustrator). Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 0.79.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Ruth Plumly Thompson (27 July 1891 - 6 April 1976) was an American writer of children's stories, best known for writing many novels placed in Oz, the fictional land of L. Frank Baum's classic children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its sequels. An avid reader of Baum's books and a lifelong children's writer, Thompson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. While in high school she sold her first fairy tale to St. Nicholas Magazine to which she continued contributing, along with The Smart Set. wizard In 1914 she took a job with the Philadelphia Public Ledger, writing a weekly children's column for the newspaper. Thompson's contributions to the Oz series are lively and imaginative, featuring a wide range of colorful and unusual characters. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 12 color plates present. cover with heavy soiling and rubbing. loose/torn hinges, pages tanned with extensive tidemarks.

hardcover. Condition: Fair. Ships quickly. c. 1925. Printing date unknown. All illustrations are b/w. Cloth cover graphics as shown; no DJ. Brown cloth cover. Cover has worn/whitened area on bottom back. Front hinge partially cracked; no loose pages. Pastedowns and endpapers stained and yellowed. Cover plate scuffed and worn. pages unmarked except for name written in pencil on half title page and in ink on publisher info page. Mild to moderate shelf/reading wear. Orphans Treasure Box sells books to raise money for orphans and vulnerable kids.

First Ballantine Del Rey Printing. Near Fine to Fine condition.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Reprint. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

John R. Neill (illustrator). Later printing without color plates (date given is copyright date, this copy probably 1930s-1940s). Orange cloth with pasteon color cover illustration. Very good copy, cover illustration little rubbed around the upper left. Young person's name in the "This book belongs to" page. We are listing four Oz books from the same owner, the other titles are The Hungry Tiger of Oz, Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz (both by Thompson) and The Shaggy Man of Oz (by Jack Snow); no extra-item charge for domestic media mail if more than one title is purchased.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Poor. John R. Neill (illustrator). Reprint. 280pp, large octavo, FFEP is MISSING, 8 color plates w/images on one side a few of which have closed tears, cracked hinges to the stitching, blue cloth boards are worn, cover pastedown is worn.

Cloth w Paper Cover Illust. Condition: Fair. Neill, John R. (illustrator). First Edition. Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co., 1925. Illustrated by John R. Neill, with 8 only [of 12] plates remaining in this damaged copy. Cloth, large octavo, 280 pp. Paper cover illustration plate is badly worn with parts missing. Chipped, scuffed, rubbed; binding loose with some pages & plates separated, edgewear, dust, substantial spotting at spine and rear board; coloring at rear endpaper illustrations; poor to fair. A reading copy only of a scarce Oz first, with 8 [of 12] of John R. Neill's memorable color illustrations, themselves worn but proabably acceptable for framing. Numerous in- text black and white illustrations by Neill as well. L5.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Only 11 color plates, missing frontispiece. Rebound red buckram, cover shows minor wear, tear, and rubbing. Ex-library copy with usual markings. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed with a few tears and some tape repair.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Illustrated by John, R. Neill (illustrator). Top inch off top spine, waterstain bottom spine.; octavo; 280 pages Good Jacket 2" pieces out spine ends, edges chipped, 1" tears, rubbing and light scuffs.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Later Printing. Blue cloth; color front illustration; spine cloth faded, some spotting on top edge; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 280 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Neill, John R. (illustrator). 1st. 280pp.; HB blue w/pic.label cover; rubbed w/no backstrip (spine); hinges cracked&loose (detaching); tanning&foxing on endpapers w/some spotting on pgs.; some pgs.detaching."Founded on & Continuing the Famous Oz stories by L. Frank Baum" -- The Wicked Witch of the North in the land of Kimbaloo. b/w illus.w/11color.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Neill, John R. (illustrator). First Edition Later Printing. The 5th book in the Oz series written by Ruth Plumly Thompson carrying on the tradition of the original 14 stories by L. Frank Baum, maintaining the lovely illustrations (endpapers & internals) by artist John R. Neill. Orig. published in 1925, this is a FIRST EDITION, but slightly later printing, since the illustrations are now rendered in black-and-white vs the original color. With deep blue publisher's cloth over boards, black lettering & design to spine, publisher's name in fancy, not plain, script, & a full-color front paper pastedown, in 280 pages. From a single owner collection, this hardcover book is in VG+ condition: very bright & clean, binding straight & strong, both hinges secure. Slight pushing to both ends of spine & rubbing to extremities/corner bumping. Pages creamy white, with moderate tanning, heavier around edges. Front pastedown is bright & colorful, with no edgewear, but a scrape through the "o"' in first word of title. The "This Book Belongs To." box in front bears former owner's name in pencil, written in pen on ffep; no other markings. The DJ is mostly gone, save for the front cover & part of spine, now protected in clear plastic cover.Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Hard cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. The jacket is worn, rubbed and scratched with the spine being foxed, but not affecting legibility. The cover is shelf worn with the top and bottom edges of the spine being bumped. The bottom edge of the cover is smudge, particularly on the back cover. The fore edge and the bottom edge of the text block is foxed, but not visible on the page margins. Spine is cocked, but binding is secure. Pages are clean and unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. No jacket. Illustrated by John R. Neill. Covers shelfworn. Name written inside front cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. John R. Neill (illustrator). Binding is tight. Pages are generally clean and unmarked, except for a few pages with light smudges. A few pages are dog-earred. Cover has moderate shelfwear and rubmarks. Cover is beginning to rip at back hinge of spine. Some pages are browning with age.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Tan cloth, b/w illustrations, illustrated endsheets, $1.50 on DJ flap, the last title on the rear flap is Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz (1939). Modest shelf wear, small p.o. name in ink on the ffep, 'This book belongs to' is blank. Tape re-enforcement across the bottom of the dustjacket verso, repairing several short closed tears.

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible - Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Blue cloth covered boards with full color paste down on front cover. This book is written by Ruth Plumly Thompson and is founded on and continuing the Oz books by L. Frank Baum. It is illustrated by the original illustrator of the Oz books, John R. Neill and published by the same publisher as the original Oz books. The book is printed on heavy paper stock and is about 1 3/8 inches thick. Pictorial endpages in black and white. Inscription by previous owner on half title page. The letter K on page 193, line 4, is perfect. Later copies have the top serif of that letter missing. 11 of the 12 full color inserts are present. Some have some water damage to the outside 1/4 inch. Plates are printed on paper coated only on the printed side. Indicators listed identify this as a first printing of this title. (Greene, Hanff) Price has been adjusted for the missing illustration and the light water damage on the edge.

Last title on dust jacket flap is Scalawagons of Oz. weight: 1.3 lb. Very good, ink name to ownership page, good dust jacket; small piece dust jacket missing top of spine and bottom of back, small tears. black & white illustrations. illustrated by John R. Neill. 23.5x17 cm. 280pp. Blue cloth, black spine title, color pictorial cover.

THE LOST KING OF OZ, Reilly & Lee, (1925), spine somewhat tanned, light wear to the rear outer hinge, faint stain to a small section of the fore edge with just a bit of bleeding on to the fore edge margins, else a vg copy. Illustrated by John R. Neill. A post 1935, but still early printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 280 pp. 6 3/4 x 9 1/4. Blue cloth covered boards, stamped in black on spine, with color illustrated pastedown on front. Cloth worn at corners. Includes color plates.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good DJ. Color Cover Illustration, And Illustrated Throughout In Black And White By John R Neill (illustrator). 5th or later Edition. 280 Pp. 1939 Issue, Dark Blue-Green Cloth, Color Paste-On Illustration, Decorated Endpapers [Usually Blank After 1934 But Illustrations Present Here], B/W Illustrations With No Color Plates, No "Popular Edition" Statement, Dj Same As Earlier Ones But Titles Through Ozoplaning (1939) On Rear Flap. Spine With Publisher's Name In Script But Dj Has Name In Semi-Bold Type. See Bienvenue P. 107. Would Be Very Good + Or Near Fine Book, But Hinges Cracked Through At Endpapers And With Small Tape Reinforcements; No Fading, Bright And Clean, Slight Rubbing , Single Pinpoint Fray At Lower Front Tip, Previous Owner's Information On Ownership Page. In Lightly Worndj, Not Price-Clipped [$1.50], Small Tears And Minute Losses At Corners.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Later printing. 8vo. 280 pp. Illustrated by John R. Neill. Tan cloth binding, pictorial pastedown, black-and-white endpapers in unclipped dustwrapper, edgewear, else very good copy. (90018).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. John R.Neill (illustrator). early, not 1st printing; list to Ozoplaning With the Wizard on dj; dj w/slight wear, in mylar; brilliant dark green c w/colored pictorial boards ; b&w illus; owner's name; 280 clean, unmarked pages.

Blue Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Color Plates (illustrator). 1st Edition. 280 Pp. Medium-Dark Blue Cloth, Stamped In Black, With Color Pate-On Illustration. Illustrated Endpapers And All 12 Color Plates Coated On One Side Only. First Printing, Plates Coated On Printed Side Only, Later State Of First Printing With Broken "K" On P. 193. Bright And Clean, No Marks, Light Rubbing At Corners, No Fraying, Rear Hinge Cracked.

Hardcover. Illustrated by John R. Neill (illustrator). Hardcover. Reilly & Lee Company. 280 pages. Numerous Black & White Illustrations. Some shelfwear and chip missing on top of spine, else Very Good condition. Founded on and Continuing the Famous Oz Stories by L. Frank Baum. Illustrated by John R. Neill. Vintage reprint. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 280 pages.