The Hungry Tiger of Oz early edition with 2 color plates - $75 - (East Montpelier, VT)
An early edition of The Hungry Tiger of Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson, with color plates. Heavily illustrated by John R. Neill. Copyright 1926, but a later printing. The “Reilly & Lee” mark on the spine is in large, bold type but has the ‘small E’ ampersand instead of the curled ampersand of a first edition. Booksellers grade: fair+ Some defects but pages pristine. 268 pages. 2 color plates plus pastedown plate on cover. The front cover is a color plate pasted to the cloth-covered board. Minimal scuffing, and one chip on edge of color plate. Cover corners in good condition, with very slight ding points and now breaks in cloth. Binding is loose, and crash cloth shows through break in front spine at endpaper. Back endpapers have parted also but less markedly. Interior binding is still generally good, with stitched pages holding true. No markings on any page except the front endpapers, which give owner’s name and address, and a pale “1.50” price, all in pencil. All pages in fine shape. Given the acidity of the paper, the book is in remarkable condition, with no yellowing. This copy was handled with care and stored carefully for all its years. The only serious defect are the tears along the front spine. The 20th book in the Oz series created by L. Frank Baum; the sixth book written by his successor Ruth Plumly Thompson.
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