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New York: Geo. M. Hill Co., 1900. Original light green cloth pictorially stamped and lettered in red and a darker green, pictorial pastedown endpapers (issued without free endpapers), housed in custom archival light green cloth clamshell box with dark green morocco title label. Tall octavo (8 3/4 x 7 inches. Size of leaf: 8 3/8 x 6 3/8 inches. Thickness of volume: 1 3/16 inches). 259, [1, blank], [1], [1, blank] pages; illustrated with twenty-four inserted color plates (including title) by Denslow. FIRST EDITION/FIRST STATE. Contains ALL first state textual points: Page [2], the publisher's advertisement is enclosed in a box; page 14, line 1 has "low wail on..."; page 81, fourth line from bottom has "peices"; page [227], line 1 begins: "While Tin Woodman..."; the colophon at the end of book is set in eleven lines and is enclosed in a box. Pictorial endpapers; the front paste-down is in black and gray, the back paste-down is black and red. The pages facing paste-downs…

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a children's novel written by L. Frank Baum. It tells the story of Dorothy, a young farm girl who is whisked away to the magical Land of Oz by a tornado. Alongside her dog Toto, she meets a Scarecrow, a Tin Woodman, and a Cowardly Lion, and they journey together to the Emerald City to meet the Wizard of Oz. Along the way, they face various challenges and the wicked Witch of the West. Dorothy's goal is to return home to Kansas, and she eventually discovers that the power to do so has been with her all along. The story is celebrated for its vivid imagery, and the underlying message that true bravery, love, and intelligence come from within.

Look for the text 'Published by the George M. Hill Company. May, 1900.' on the copyright page, along with no listing of later printings.