Description
Here is a nice first edition copy of one of the scarcer Oz books, “Hidden Valley of Oz”, by author Rachel Cosgrove. With the original dust jacket! Copyright 1951 by Reilly & Lee, this meets all the first edition point of the Book Collector Guide to L Frank Baum with the paste-down cover plate. Cloth binding A. Illustrations in B&W by Dirk (this book was published later and never had color plates). The first edition dust jacket is priced at $2.50.
The book is in very good condition–Color pastedown looks great; spine and rear cover are clean and straight. Inside, the front hinges is split about 1″ at the top, though the binding is solid. The Book Belong To page is blank and the endpapers and pages are clean without marks, tears or odor. The jacket is missing the rear flap with the list of titles, but is not price-clipped, and has a scuff on the front on Percy the Rat, as well as a little edge chipping. Now protected in an archival cover.
Note: I also have a nice copy of this book with a better jacket with the complete flap (not yet listed) for $250. Contact me if you have interest.
