This is a rare and special edition of "The Tin Woodman of Oz" by L. Frank Baum, published in 1918 by Reilly & Lee in Chicago. The hardcover book is beautifully illustrated by John R. Neill and features the original 1st edition printing. The story is a classic children's fairy tale, perfect for fans of the Wizard of Oz character family. The book is in its original English language is a must-have for collectors and enthusiasts of antique and collectible books.

Baum, Frank

The Tin Woodman of Oz

Chicago: Reilly & Lee, 1918. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st edition.

Please note: Minor wear on front cover,  NO DUST JACKET, some wear and discoloration on the back cover, spine is good tiny white dots on w in woodman on the spine as seen in pics, pages have some discoloration but overall in good condition, 1 small tear about quarter of an inch on the first blank page at the center of the bottom, 2nd page "This book belongs to" has writing on it in green pen that says "Pattie Kern" and the paintbrush tip and bottom right corner of the square has been colored green the pen. Also a small rip at the top of this page. NO OTHER MARKS OR RIPS ON OTHER PAGES BESIDES THE 2 DESCRIBED

Arguably the most important Oz book after the first one, at last telling the backstory, the creation of Oz as a fairyland in the time before Dorothy’s arrival, followed by an adventure with most of the familiar characters and a few new ones.

Witches, of a sort, in literature, trace to Circe in Homer’s Odyssey and the likes of Morgana in King Arthur but the modern version began in Basile’s Sleeping Beauty (originally titled Sun, Moon and Talia) from his Pentamerone (1634), however it was Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz that gave the witch (the Wicked Witch of the West) some depth, and that was because Baum. developed his characters, better than most, by understanding that the reader goes from language to thought while the writer goes from thought to language.