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Title: Lot of 8 Oz books by Ruth Plumly Thompson, 6 with jackets or partial jackets Author: Thompson, Ruth Plumly Place: Chicago Publisher: Reilly & Lee Date: Various dates Description: Includes: The Royal Book of Oz. 12 color plates, coated on both sides. [c.1930]. * Grampa in Oz. 12 color plates, some coated on both sides, some on printed side only. Jacket with titles through Ojo in Oz on rear flap (large chip at spine head). [c.1933]. * The Lost King of Oz. 12 color plates coated on both sides, tipped in. Spine imprint semi-script. Jacket with titles through Ojo (lacking piece from spine head, cloth tape repair to rear joint; volume front hinge cracked). [c.1933]. * The Hungry Tiger of Oz. 12 color plates coated on both sides. Jacket with titles through Yellow Knight (lacking much of spine strip, old tape repairs and stains). [c.1930]. * The Gnome King of Oz. 12 color plates. Jacket with titles through Pirates (lacking much of spine strip, old tape repairs and stains). [c.1931]. * The Giant Horse of Oz. 12 color plates, frontispiece caption corrected. Jacket front and rear panels only present, with 3x2½” piece missing from lower corner of each. [c.1933]. * The Yellow Knight of Oz. 12 color plates. Spine imprint in semi-script. [c.1934]. * Pirates in Oz. 12 color plates. Jacket with titles through Pirates (lacking top 1½” of spine strip; volume rear cover and spine strip detached, front cover nearly so). [1931]. Together, 8 volumes. Illustrated by John R. Neill. Cloth, color pictorial cover labels. The jackets were formerly laid into the volumes, and most are split into several pieces, are chipped and well worn, only the most egregious faults are noted; they have been placed in protectors, holding them together. Added to the lot is a copy of Thompson’s The Princess of Cozytown, well worn, lacking spine strip. Provenance: Henry S. Blossom. Lot Amendments Condition: Varying amounts of wear, fair to very good, sold as is. Item number: 177638