Here's a chance for you and your children to read The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the form Baum originally intended. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive The wonderful wizard of Oz by Baum, L. Five generations have turned to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz for entertainment and enchantment. The effect Denslow achieved is a mesmerizing vision of Oz. And the second color in the pictures changes to match the region of Oz Dorothy and her companions are in: green for the Emerald City, red for the Poppy Field, and so on.ĭenslow worked closely with Baum on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Denslow's 24 stunning color plates capture the high points of Dorothy's adventures, while his 130-plus two-color illustrations surround the text, fill the margins, even have the text printed over them. It was created to fulfill a contractual obligation associated with Baum's personal bankruptcy caused by The. Frank Baum 's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, made by the Selig Polyscope Company without Baum's direct input. This stunning edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz features color pictures on nearly every spread. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a 1910 American silent fantasy film and the earliest surviving film version of L. Denslow's original beautiful three-color pictorial binding. All of Denslow's original 130-plus two-color illustrations. Filled with all the beautiful features that make the rare first edition so collectible, Oz lovers of all ages can now revel in: All of Baum's original text, printed in large, easy-to-read type.Īll of Denslow's original 24 color plates. Here's a beautiful facsimile of the rare first edition of the first Oz adventure ever written - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

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