Wednesday, July 18, 2007

This Day in History: Wizard of Oz

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1. (L. Frank Baum) HEARN, Michael Patrick (editor).
Annotated Wizard of Oz: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.

NY Clarkson N. Potter 1973 051750086 8 Hardcover
With 44 four-color plates, 129 two-color drawings and 38 black and white illustrations by W. W. Denslow. Introduction, notes, and bibliograph y. First edition. Near fine in a very good (minor edge wear), price clipped dust jacket. ISBN: 051750086 8.
Price: 35.00 USD
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2. (Lisbeth Zwerger) BAUM, L. Frank.
Wizard of Oz.

NY North-South Books 1996 1558586385 Hardcover
Illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger. Second printing. Fine in a very near fine, price clipped dust jacket. ISBN: 1558586385.
Price: 20.00 USD
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3. BAUM, L. Frank.
Land of Oz: A Sequel to The Wizard of Oz.

Chicago Reilly & Lee 1932 Hardcover
Black and white illustrations by John R. Neill. A reprint edition. Very good in a very good (light shelf wear, a few short closed edge tears) dust jacket.
Price: 65.00 USD
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4. BAUM, L. Frank.
Land of Oz: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman: A Sequel to The Wizard of Oz.

Chicago Reilly & Lee 1904 Hardcover
Black and white illustrations by John R. Neill. A reprint edition. Near fine in illustrated boards. No dust jacket. A bright, celan, well preserved copy.
Price: 35.00 USD
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5. BAUM, L. Frank.
Little Wizard Stories of Oz.

NY Schocken Books 1985 0805240055 Hardcover
Introduction by Michael Patrick Hearn. 42 color plates illustrated by John R. Neill. First printing thus. Ex-library copy with typical markings, else very good in a near fine dust jacket that has no library markings. ISBN: 0805240055.
Price: 15.00 USD
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6. BAUM, L. Frank.
Wizard of Oz.

Chicago Reilly & Lee 1956 Hardcover
Color illustrations by W. W. Denslow. A reprint edition. Gift inscription on half-title page, else near fine in illustrated boards. No dust jacket.
Price: 20.00 USD
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Born on this Day: Hunter S. Thompson

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1. THOMPSON, Hunter S.
Better Than Sex: Confessions of a Political Junkie: Gonzo Papers, Vol. 4.

NY Random House 1994 0679424474 Hardcover
Illustrated. First printing. Fine in a very near fine (small corner crease to front flap) dust jacket. ISBN: 0679424474.
Price: 30.00 USD
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2. THOMPSON, Hunter S.
Fear and Loathing in America: The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist, 1968-1976 (The Gonzo Letters, Volume II).

NY Simon & Schuster 2000 068487315X Hardcover
Edited by Douglas Brinkley. Foreword by David Halberstam. First printing. Fine in a near fine (light vertical crease to front flap), price clipped dust jacket. ISBN: 068487315X.
Price: 100.00 USD
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3. THOMPSON, Hunter S.
Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72.

San Francisco Straight Arrow Books 1973 0879320532 Hardcover Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
With illustrations by Ralph Steadman. Black and white photographs. First printing. Very good in a very good (fair sized chip in upper corner of rear panel, edge worn) second state (no white border around the photograph on rear panel) dust jacket.
Price: 100.00 USD
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4. THOMPSON, Hunter S.
Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72.

San Francisco Straight Arrow Books 1973 0879 320532 Hardcover
With illustrations by Ralph Steadman. Black and white photographs. Third printing. Very good in a very good (edge worn with a few short closed edge tears) second state (no white border around the photograph on rear panel) dust jacket. ISBN: 0879 320532.
Price: 50.00 USD
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5. THOMPSON, Hunter S.
Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72.

San Francisco: Straight Arrow Books, 1973 0879320532 Third Printing Hardcover Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
With illustrations by Ralph Steadman. Black and white photographs. Remainder mark on bottom edge, else very good in a very good (minor shelf wear, fading along the spine) second state (no white border around the photograph on rear panel) dust jacket.
Price: 45.00 USD
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6. THOMPSON, Hunter S.
Rum Diary: The Long Lost Novel.

NY Simon and Schuster 1998 Paperback Fine
Thompson's novel, written in 1959, published now for the first time. Advance reader's excerpt (paperback). Forty-seven pages. Fine in glossy pictorial wraps.
Price: 75.00 USD
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007

This Day in History: Erle Stanley Gardner is born [1889]

1889 : Erle Stanley Gardner is born

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1. GARDNER, Erle Stanley.
Case of the Crying Swallow: A Perry Mason Novelette and Other Stories.

NY William Morrow 1971 Hardcover Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
First edition. Very near fine in like dust jacket.
Price: 25.00 USD
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This Day in History: John Coltrane dies [1964]


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1. COLE, Bill.
John Coltrane.

NY Schirmer Books 1976 0028706609 Hardcover
First printing. Previous owner's name on title page, trace foxing to top and fore edges, else very good in a near fine dust jacket. ISBN: 0028706609.
Price: 20.00 USD
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This Day in History: Billie Holiday Dies [1959]


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1. DE VEAUX, Alexis.
Don't Explain: A Song of Billie Holiday.

NY Harper & Row 1980 0060216298 Hardcover
First edition. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper, else near fine in a near fine (lower corner of front flap is clipped) dust jacket. ISBN: 0060216298.
Price: 15.00 USD
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2. MARGOLICK, David.
Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday, Cafe Society, and an Early Cry for Civil Rights.

Philadelphia Running Press 2000 0762406771 Hardcover Fine
Black and white photographs. Foreword by Hilton Als. First printing. SIGNED by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. ISBN: 0762406771.; Signed by Author
Price: 30.00 USD
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Disneyland Opens On This Day [1955]

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1. BLITZ, Marcia.
Donald Duck.

NY Harmony 1979 0517529610 Hardcover Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Color and black and white illustrations throughout. First edition. Fine in an about fine dust jacket that has a tiny closed tear at the top of the front panel.
Price: 55.00 USD
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2. BOWLES, Jerry.
Forever Hold Your Banner High!: The Story of the Mickey Mouse Club and What Happened to the Mouseketeers.

Garden City Doubleday 1976 0385116225 Hardcover
First edition. Near fine in a very good (light shelf wear) dust jacket. ISBN: 0385116225.
Price: 15.00 USD
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3. BROWN, Margaret Wise.
Little Pig's Picnic and Other Stories.

Boston: D. C. Heath and Company, 1939 Hardcover Very Good
Color illustrations by The Walt Disney Studio. First edition. Minor shelf wear, else very good in illustrated boards. No dust jacket.
Price: 10.00 USD
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4. EMERSON, Caroline D.
Mickey Sees the U.S.A.

Boston: D. C. Heath and Company, 1944 Hardcover Near Fine
Color illustrations by The Walt Disney Studio. First edition thus. Previous owner's name on verso of front free endpaper, else near fine in illustrated boards. No dust jacket.
Price: 50.00 USD
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5. HAMILTON, Bruce (editor).
Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse in Color.

NY Pantheon 1988 0394575199 Hardcover
1930s Disney comic strip classics. Color illustrations throughout. First edition. Light vertical crease to front free endpaper, else near fine in a fine dust jacket. ISBN: 0394575199.
Price: 30.00 USD
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6. KEY, Alexander.
Escape to Witch Mountain.

Philadelphia Westminster Press 1968 Hardcover
Made into the 1975 Disney film. Illustrated by Leon B. Wisdom, Jr. First edition. Slightest hint of a spine slant, faint foxing to fore edge, else near fine in a near fine (trace foxing to rear panel and flap edges) dust jacket. A reasonably well pr eserved and attractive copy.
Price: 400.00 USD
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7. PURNELL, Idella (retold by).
Walt Disney's Bambi.

Boston: D. C. Heath and Company, 1944 Hardcover Near Fine
Adapted from Felix Salten. Color illustrations by The Walt Disney Studio. First edition thus. Previous owner's name on verso of front free endpaper, else near fine in illustrated boards. No dust jacket.
Price: 20.00 USD
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