Description
Here is an unusual copy of The Wizard of Oz book with the hard-to-find dust jacket illustrated by Dick Martin. In 1960, only ten of the Oz books were issued in special dust jackets by Martin, and these were only in production for a few years before being replaced by the “white cover” editions without dust jackets, which are much more common. This book is also interesting in that internal illustrations by Dale Ulrey alternate between blue, yellow, and red throughout. Published by Reilly & Lee, copyright 1956. Jacket lists to Hidden Valley of Oz.
This is one of my favorite Martin jackets–very clever, with the rear cover depicting the same characters as the front, but an exact version of how they would look from behind!
The book plain blue cover is very good condition, clean inside and out except for former owner’s name on two pages, one blacked out, with address also on one page. Dust jacket is good only–not price clipped but with considerable edge wear, some loss at base of spine, and front flap torn about 2/3rds up. Still one of the hardest Martin jackets to find!
