M Hill publisher went out of business. September, - 10, copies October, - 25, copies November, - 30, copies January - 25, copies Total of 90, copies published by Hill. Number of copies printed by Katharine M. Frank Baum Creator of Oz". According to this reference material 37, copies were printed over 15 month period. The autors base their 35,copy estimation on surviving records of Denslow's total royalties and dismiss the publisher's hyperbolic claims of nearly 90, copies printed by However, an early notice by the Hill Company cites three printings of the book, of 10,15,and10 thousand copies Baltimore Herald, Oct.
The First edition publication When copies of Oz book published in , the book contained 24 color plates in addition to in-text color illustration. It should be noted that only 2 copies of the original dust jacket have been found. Completed restored dust jacket in the private collection at private University Library and other fragments of the dust jacket in the private collection. Frank Baum was purchased in at Sotheby Parke Bernet on behalf of a private collector. The book was in the earliest binding state, but the presence of its partial dust jacket was not even detailed by American Book Prices Current.
When is sold at auction twenty years later Swann Galleries, Epstein sale , the partial dust jacket was a featured element of the description. The title can be found in three different printings states of text, plates and three different bindings "A", "B" and "C". An "A" binding advance copies mention earlier is identical to "B" binding with the exception that the publisher's name at the bottom of the spine is printed in green color instead of red color.
The true first printing will be bounded in "B" binding with uncorrected text and proper 24 color plates without correction. The true second printing will be bounded in "C" binding, with corrected plates and text. There is another variant that is called mixed state due to the book have a combination of elements from a first and second printing.
Usually, books from a mixed state might have one or two plates from a first state or might be bounded in the "B" binding. Below are the images of all 3 bindings. From left to right "A" - Binding, "B"- Binding, "C" - Binding Below are the images of three plates and an advertisement section that is different between two different variations Left: 1st state, Right: 2nd state. The book consists of four parts: 1. Boards with external cloth front and back covers 2. Paste down left and right end papers 3.
Text block 4. The Title page Plate 2. Opposite of page 14 Plate 3. Opposite of page 20 Plate 4. Opposite of page 34 Plate 5.
Opposite of page 36 Plate 6. Opposite of page 44 Plate 7. Opposite of page 56 Plate 8. Opposite of page 66 Plate 9. Opposite of page 80 Plate Opposite of page 92 Plate Opposite of page Plate Opposite of page The first press run of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz consisted of the following elements: 1 binding "B", 2 text with misspelling, 3 rear pastedown and advertisement text are in the box; and 4 24 plates in which 3 of them title page and plates opposite of pages 34 and 92 are different from the second printing printed plates.
You watch a short video that I put together to show differences between first and second state copies of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to understand four elements mentioned above. I posted this video on youtube and had around 15, viewsers over the years. Based on my evaluation, I had concluded that the first part that was replaced over the years was rear endpapers. I deduced that mainly because there are very few copies of "B" binding with the first state text and all first state plates, but second state rear endpaper.
Since the second state corrected text can be found in "B" bindings, I assume that the text is an element that was replaced next. Although there are copies of "C" binding with first state text still in existence. If I had to guess, for every 10 copies of "B" binding with second state text, there is only one copy of "C" binding with the first state text.
And finally, the last book part that was replaced is color plates. Please note that since the publisher had more color plates than of any other parts of the book, the first state text copies always had first state plates. As a result, quite frequently the first state plates can be found in "C" binding with second state text, but not another way around.
Frequently the first state plate that is found in the second state copies is the one opposite of page Since color plates were not bounded in the book and only glued to the opposite pages, over the years most of them are getting separated from text pages that they were glued on. If those plates were not been glued back right away, they are usually sticking out of the book resulting in various plate edge wear.
When dealing with a children's book that is over one hundred years old, it is easy to understand why the condition of the book may be far from perfect. Many people, in an attempt to preserve the book, take this famous title to a bookbinder. When a book falls in the hand of bookbinder he or she usually attempt to perform a variety of repairs to bring the book to a readable condition. Usually, bookbinders re-saw pages, sometimes they trim pages to have even edges, and almost always, they remove the existing spine, place a new spine that connects two boards and re-glue the original spine on the top of the new recasing.
The text block is then attached to the board and existing endpapers are lifted to support linen holding text to the board.
Many bookbinders do an excellent job essentially transforming antique books. However, many collectors, including the majority of Oz collectors, prefer original, not re-built, books.
Because from both monetary and sentimental perspectives, the collectors would like to see the book as close to the original as possible. I am always mindful of these considerations when I consider repairs of Oz book that come into my possession.
Some time ago I have had a chance to meet and discuss issues associated with the repairs of antique books with Thomas Albro. Albro is a retired head of conservation unit at the Library of Congress and helped restore many rare books. I set up a working session with him and asked for his opinion about several copies of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz that I brought to him for his review and opinion.
Albro confirmed that given those preferences, the only repairs that will not disturb the original integrity of the book should be minor.
In particular, he recommended the following: 1. Re- inserting page or plate if it is out of the book 2. Repairing tears 3. First edition, first issue, second state with all points present and red unserifed spine imprint. Original pale green cloth stamped in green and red. Twentyfour color plates and illustrations throughout by W. A very good example with some wear to foot of the spine, covers lightly soiled.
Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. The printing history of the George Hill edition has been hotly debated for years. The major distinction between the three states was the copyright page. It not only provides the range of prices depending on the book grading level Fine, Very Good, Good, Fair and Poor , but also includes in the easy-to-follow table format photos of the front covers, bullets related to each title, position of color plates, edition, and printing years. The guide is also provides the Table of Contents with the link to quick navigation to specific title.
In other words, you have in one concise snapshot everything you need to determine the Wizard of Oz books value you are interested in! In the image below you can see the details of the sample page from the Price Guide. The Oz books series is one of the most complex ones to analyze for the correctness of edition and pricing.
I have strived to provide enough information, including photos, that will help with such identifications. Below are some examples of various advertisement sections, different variations of the publisher's name on the spine and photos of and page gatherings. Many people are overpaying hundreds of dollars for Oz books, mainly due to the lack of a price guide and absence of identification of true printing years in almost all Oz books.
Most of them only have the original copyright year, and do not list subsequent printings or editions. I provided my own prices based on my exclusive dealings with numerous Oz books. Over the past 20 years, I have purchased and sold over 5, Oz books from various sources. Discrepancies in prices that I encountered are so dramatic that I am asked daily to give my opinion regarding individual Oz books to folks who contact me through my website.
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