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261 pp. Illustrated by W.W. Denslow with 24 tipped-in color plates, plus numerous duotone illustrations in the text; pictorial pastedowns. 8½x6¼, light green cloth pictorially stamped in green and red. First Edition, Second State, Binding State C.

Second state of the immortal first Oz book, with "low wail of..." (p.14, line 1); the word "pieces" spelled correctly (p.81, 4th line from bottom); p.[227] begins with the words "While the woodman..."; imperfect type on last line of pp.100 & 186; verso of title page with printed copyright notice; and the advertisement facing the title-page is not in a box. The color plate facing p.34 does not have 2 dark-blue blots on the moon; and the plate facing p.92 without red shading on the horizon. Variant "C" spine imprint with publisher's name in serifed type, stamped in red, the `C' of "Co." encircling the `o'. With ink presentation inscription on front free endpaper, "Margery E.M. Smith, 245 Cooper St., Ottawa, From Uncle George, Dec. 22, 1902."