Description
This is a first edition of the “Silver Princess in Oz” book in original 1st printing dust jacket, listing titles to Silver Princess in Oz. Written by Ruth Plumly Thompson, successor to L. Frank Baum, copyright 1938 by Reilly & Lee. No color plates, as this book was published after Reilly & Lee stopped using them, but a first edition because of the silver title on the front pastedown, according to the Book Collector’s Guide to L Frank Baum. Variant “A” binding with Handy Mandy on the spine and in a dark blue cloth.
This book is in very good condition. The color pastedown is perfect, the spine and rear cover are very clean. Inside, hinges are tight, though there is some age staining to the endpapers, as well as pencil bookseller’s notations (could be erased). Ownership page is blank, and a few of the preliminary pages have some staining, but the rest of the pages are clean with no writing or tears.
The dust jacket is good plus, not price clipped, but with a chip at lower corner, and some wear to ends of spine and edges as shown. A very nice 1st overall!
