Item #2355356 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Frank L. Baum, Martin Gardner.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

New York: Dover Publications, 1960. Denslow, W.W. Reissue. Trade Paperback. Good. Item #2355356
ISBN: 0486206912

1960 reissue of 1900 original. Two corners creased, edges rubbed. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked.

260 pp. 23 color plates and 120 two-color illustrations by W.W. Denslow, new introduction by Martin Gardner. No childhood is complete without a trip down the Yellow Brick Road, and this reprint of the original edition of L. Frank Baum's classic will transport young readers and listeners from the plains of Kansas to the shining towers of Oz. Baum characterized his ever-popular story as "a modernized fairy tale, in which the wonderment and joy are retained and the heartaches and nightmares are left out." His rich fantasies and child-friendly narrative combined with W. W. Denslow's artistry to make this the bestselling children's book of 1900.

Price: $6.00

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