The Enchanted Island of Yew Whereon Prince Marvel Encountered the High Ki of Twi and Other Surprising People
Baum, L. Frank
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1903. F 242 pages; first edition, the first state, with these 'points of issue': pictorial endpapers, title page printed in orange and black, "Press of Braunworth & Co. Bookbinders and Printers Brooklyn, N.Y." at bottom of copyright page, illustration on page 238 printed upside-down; with 8 color plates by Fanny Y. Cory collated complete and other illustrations in orange throughout; previous owner gift inscription in the year of publication on endpaper; in the original grayish-tan pictorial boards binding, with red, yellow, orange & black coloring; spine lettering in orange outlined in black; some edge, tips wear, soiling to binding; a few leaves with some soiling; overall, in good plus condition, especially nice for being the first state. Good Hardcover (Item ID: 20662)
$250.00
