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Showing posts with label Craig's Bookshelf. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Craig's Bookshelf. Show all posts
Thursday, January 01, 2015

Craig's Bookshelf: L. Frank Baum's Pseudonymous Books (Part One)

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Laura Bancroft's six Twinkle Tales were published in 1906 QUESTION: What do "Anonymous," Floyd Akers, Laura Bancroft, John...
Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Craig's Bookshelf: Original Art of the Oz Books

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I would love to own an original drawing or painting by John R. Neill or W.W. Denslow that appeared in one of the Oz books. Unfortunately, ...
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Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Craig's Bookshelf: The Scarecrow of Oz

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L. Frank Baum's The Scarecrow of Oz is the first Oz book that I read all by myself. It was a gift from my parents on my seventh birt...
Thursday, December 11, 2014

Craig's Bookshelf: The Magical Monarch of Mo (Part Two)

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From left to right: Bobbs Merrill 1st printing, Donohue 3rd printing, & Variant B of Donohue 2nd printing The first printing of the ...
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Tuesday, December 09, 2014

Craig's Bookshelf: The Magical Monarch of Mo (Part One)

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In 1903 the Bobbs-Merrill Company began reissuing several of L. Frank Baum's children's fantasies. The New Wizard of Oz was the...
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Wednesday, December 03, 2014

Craig's Bookshelf: The Little Wizard Series

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Some of the rarest of all the Oz books are the six titles published as the Little Wizard Series in 1913. L. Frank Baum's publisher Rei...
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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Craig's Bookshelf: The MGM movie editions of The Wizard of Oz

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Some may call this heresy, but I'm not too fond of MGM's The Wizard of Oz . Don't get me wrong. I appreciate the fact that it...