The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum SIGNED + NUMBERED! [FIRST EDITION FACSIMILE] 2010 • Charles Winthrope & Sons

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum with illustrations by W.W. Denslow [OZ #1]

FACSIMILE OF THE FIRST EDITION [2010] CHARLES WINTHROPE & SONS

Heirloom-quality reproduction of the first edition of L. Frank Baum's beloved classic, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, published in 1900 by the Geo M. Hill Company. 

Beautiful collectors editions with collectible dust jackets that when arranged show a landscape of OZ. 

Large heavyweight hardcover facsimile with stunning pictorial cloth-bound boards, illustrated endpapers and full-color, full-page illustrated plates throughout. 

Tipped in title page, flat-signed by the author's great-grandson, Robert Baum and Numbered (#5,316] with original insert card and a special enveloped note from Robert L. Baum.

Book is in excellent condition. Near mint with some very light shelf wear to dust jacket, which ships in a new archival quality jacket protector. 

Boards and text block are pristine, and all pages look and read like new. 

Minor factory defect to rear endpaper, where a small edge is pressed over into boards. (see last photo) 

Gorgeous!

ABOUT THE BOOK

The Bradford Exchange Press is pleased to present these incredible reproductions of L. Frank Baum's classic Wizard of Oz books, produced by Charles Winthrope and Sons, publishers of heirloom-quality reproductions and new classics. No detail has been overlooked in recreating the precise specifications of the original editions, from the quality of the paper, to the printing of the art plates, to the beautifully crafted covers. Produced in conjunction with the author's great-grandson, Robert Baum, and under the auspices of leading rare book experts, these volumes exemplify the craftsmanship of an earlier age, when a book was an item to be treasured.

Follow the yellow brick road! Dorothy thinks she's lost forever when a tornado whirls her and her dog, Toto, into a magical world. To get home, she must find the wonderful wizard in the Emerald City of Oz. On the way she meets the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion. But the Wicked Witch of the West has her own plans for the new arrival - will Dorothy ever see Kansas again?