The Wizard of Oz

Overview:

  • Title: The Wizard of Oz
  • Author: L. Frank Baum
  • Year: 1968
  • Publisher: Fawcett Gold Medal
  • Price: $0.50
  • Pages: 192
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Type: Novel
  • Title Reference: The Wizard of Oz
  • Notes:
    • d1883 (over) 50¢ in gold medal logo at top left front cover. [This Publication Record].
    • No printing, edition, printing date or printing number line in book.
    • Introduction copyright © 1960 by James Thurber. The Wizard of Chitenango originally appeared in different form in The New Republic, December 12, 1934.
    • Introduction, The Wizard of Chitenango by James Thurber. Ends with James Thurber.
    • Pagination is mixed with Roman numerals used from pages vii to xi and Arabic numbers starting on page 13 to 192. The page count of 192 is an actual count by the publisher.
    • "With the original illustrations by W. W. Denslow" at bottom left front cover. Illustrations are profuse and start on page i and end on page 192.
    • Introduction on page i ends with L. Frank Baum (right side) (over) (left side) Chicago, April, 1900.
    • "Introduction by James Thurber" under title on front cover.
    • 231-01883-050 running downward at bottom spine.
    • Date estimated based on the catalog number.