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First edition, first printing, with the publisher's faint vertical smudge on the title page, running through the "r" in "Wizard" and ending at the "r" in press, not present in later printings. There are two bindings, trade and library, without priority. This is in the library binding, distinguishable by the text on the rear cover and the reinforced inner hinges. The same jacket was used for both, the library price clipped from the trade jacket and vice versa. This is the first instalment in Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea trilogy. Octavo. Original blueish green cloth, spine and front cover lettered in black, pictorial design in black on front cover, rear cover lettered in black with details of the library binding, green endpapers. With dust jacket. Title vignette, 5 maps (including one double-page), and headpieces by Ruth Robbins. Spine a little cocked and sunned, a few spots of foxing to edges; jacket toned, both prices clipped from front flap, sporadic foxing, a few shallow chips and short closed tears at edges, three longer. A near-fine copy in very good jacket. Currey 3421.

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.