The Royal Book of Oz

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Books of Wonder, 1997. As new in as new dust jacket, not price-clipped. This is a facsimile of the book first published in 1921, but when published then, had the author on the book as L. Frank Baum, which it was not. The entire book, even though it was stated in the original first edition that the book was expounded on by Ruth Thompson from the notes of L. Frank Baum, came from the mind of Ms. Thompson, whom was an excellent writer of the Oz books after Baum's death. So, this book is the first time that mentions the name of the true author. The book has the beautiful full color 12 plates done by John R. Neill and sports the original dust jacket design as was issued in the first edition of 1921. The book itself is bound in royal purple paper cover boards, with the spine printed in gold. The spine of the jacket is simply printed horizontally. The number sequence of this gem starts with "1" - a true collectible. First edition THUS of this book, and it should be in every serious Oz collector's collection.. Illus. by John R. Neill. 8vo. Facsimile. 1st Edition Thus. Hard Back. As New/As New.