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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. This copy is a trade issue; there was also a library issue, in a variant binding with text on the rear cover and reinforced inner hinges. The same jacket was used for both, the library price clipped from the trade jacket and vice versa. The two issues were published simultaneously. Octavo. Original blue-green cloth, spine and front cover lettered in black, pictorial design in black to front cover, green endpapers. With dust jacket, designed by Ruth Robbins. Title page vignette, 5 maps (including one double-page), and chapter headpieces, all by Robbins. Light bumps to spine ends, tiny spots to top edge; jacket spine lightly toned, extremities slightly rubbed with a couple of tiny nicks, both prices clipped from front flap, overall bright: 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.