Publisher's Synopsis
Few delusion lands have captured our hearts and imaginations as has the dazzling land of Oz. For over four generations, children and adults alike have reveled in the magical adventures of its beloved folk. Now, for the primary time in over seventy years, the second e book about Oz is offered right here in the equal deluxe layout as the rare first version, whole with all sixteen of the unique John R. Neill shade plates, its colourful pictorial binding, and the various black-and-white illustrations that deliver it to joyous lifestyles.First issued in 1904, L. Frank Baum's The Marvelous Land of Oz is the tale of the tremendous adventures of the younger boy named Tip as he travels at some point of the many lands of Oz. Here he meets with our antique buddies the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman, in addition to some new pals like Jack Pumpkinhead, the Wooden Sawhorse, the Highly Magnified Woggle-Bug, and the exquisite Gump. How they thwart the wicked plans of the evil witch Mombi and conquer the revolt of General Jinjur and her army of younger women is a story as exciting and endearing nowadays because it become while first posted over 80 years in the past.Afterword by means of Peter Glassman. A facsimile of the uncommon first version, whole with all 16 original shade plates, a colorful pictorial binding, and over 125 of Neill's drawings. A Books of Wonder(R) Classic.
