July Online Auction (Sale #279)

Ruth Plumly Thompson 'Oz' Book Assortment

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Start price: $200

Estimated price: $400 - $600

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Ruth Plumly Thompson ‘Oz’ Book Assortment

(38) volumes including early hardcover editions of ‘The Fishing Horse’ having dust wrapper; ‘The Gnome King’ having wrapper; (4) copies ‘The Cowardly Lion’ with (3) having dust wrappers; (4) copies ‘Pirates’ with (1) having wrapper; (3) copies ‘The Hungry Tiger’ with (1) having wrapper; (2) copies ‘Handy Mandy’ with (1) having wrapper; (2) copies ‘The Silver Princess’ with (1) having wrapper; (5) copies ‘The Giant Horse’; (3) copies ‘Jack Pumpkin-head’; (2) copies ‘Grampa in Oz’; single copies of ‘The Purple Prince’, ‘The Yellow Knight’, ‘Kabumpo’, ‘Ojo’ and ‘Lucky Bucky’; together with titles by L. Frank Baum including ‘The Wonder City of Oz’ having wrapper, ‘The Scalawagons’ and (3) copies of ‘The Royal Book of Oz’ having dust wrappers; and ‘Yama Yama Land’ by Grace Duffie Boylan

Length: 9 1/4 inches, Width: 7 1/8 inches, Depth: 1 1/2 inches (average book)

Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light to moderate wear consistent with age and normal use; light to moderate soil; occasional bumping of extremities and edges; spine ends rolled and occasionally pulled; front cover paste-down illustrations may have light to moderate rubbing; occasional wear-through at extremities; occasional splits at hinges and gutters; occasional tape repairs; occasional ink, pencil, crayon or watercolor marks and signatures; occasional loose or missing plates and pages; occasional torn or bent pages; dust wrappers, if present, may have soil, edge wear, tears and chips

Disclaimers: books not inspected for edition or bibliographic points

Category: Collectibles > Books

Estimated Sale Time: 1:31 pm CST

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Sales Tax: Illinois (8.000%), Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)

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Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light to moderate wear consistent with age and normal use; light to moderate soil; occasional bumping of extremities and edges; spine ends rolled and occasionally pulled; front cover paste-down illustrations may have light to moderate rubbing; occasional wear-through at extremities; occasional splits at hinges and gutters; occasional tape repairs; occasional ink, pencil, crayon or watercolor marks and signatures; occasional loose or missing plates and pages; occasional torn or bent pages; dust wrappers, if present, may have soil, edge wear, tears and chips

Dimensions: 7.125 x 9.25 in