Books in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz series

The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank Baum. The Emerald City of Oz is the sixth of L. Frank Baum's fourteen Land of Oz books. Originally published on July 20, 1910, it is the story of Dorothy Gale and her Uncle Henry and Aunt Em coming to live in Oz permanently. While they are toured through the Quadling Country, the Nome King is assembling allies for an invasion of Oz. This is the first time in the Oz series that Baum made use of double plots for one of the books. Perhaps I should admit on the title page that this book is "By L. Frank Baum and his correspondents," for I have used many suggestions conveyed to me in letters from children. Once on a time I really imagined myself "an author of fairy tales," but now I am merely an editor or private secretary for a host of youngsters whose ideas I am requestsed to weave into the thread of my stories. These ideas are often clever. They are also logical and interesting. So I have used them whenever I could find an opportunity, and it is but just that I acknowledge my indebtedness to my little friends. My, what imaginations these children have developed! Sometimes I am fairly astounded by their daring and genius. There will be no lack of fairy-tale authors in the future, I am sure. My readers have told me what to do with Dorothy, and Aunt Em and Uncle Henry, and I have obeyed their mandates. They have also given me a variety of subjects to write about in the future: enough, in fact, to keep me busy for some time. I am very proud of this alliance. Children love these stories because children have helped to create them. My readers know what they want and realize that I try to please them. The result is very satisfactory to the publishers, to me, and (I am quite sure) to the children. I hope, my dears, it will be a long time before we are obliged to dissolve partnership.

L. Frank Baum's beloved classic gets the Marvel treatment! When Kansas girl Dorothy flies away to the magical Land of Oz, she fatally flattens a Wicked Witch, liberates a living Scarecrow and is hailed by the Munchkin people as a great sorceress... but all she really wants to know is: how does she get home? Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Marvel Illustrated is an imprint of Spotlight, a division of ABDO.

AS PICTURED: Illustrated by John R. Neill, The Reilly & Lee Co., 1909, 261 pgs. Integrity is well-preserved, hardbound with TAN cloth overboards, tight spine, no dust jacket, illustrated cover pages; beautiful black and white illustrations; some wear and yellowing of cover and pages, no writing except for a number written on spine bottom. SHIPPING FAST & SECURE!

AS PICTURED: Illustrated by John R. Neill, The Reilly & Lee Co., 1932, 287 pgs. Integrity is well-preserved, hardbound with RED/ORANGE cloth overboards, tight spine, no dust jacket, illustrated cover pages, beautiful black and white illustrations, some wear and yellowing of cover and pages, small date and writing inside cover and on first page, a number written on spine bottom. SHIPPING FAST & SECURE!