THE NAVY ALPHABET
Baum, L. Frank
From Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller Since September 8, 2020
Quantity: 1From Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller Since September 8, 2020
Quantity: 1About this Item
First and only edition of this rare alphabet book, published the same year as Baum's breakout WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ. Early in 1900, Baum and Denslow's illustrated book of rhymes, FATHER GOOSE, became a surprise breakout hit as the best-selling picture book of the year. Its success paved the way for four more books by Baum the same year, including the NAVY ALPHABET and THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ. The luscious color plates of the NAVY ALPHABET, and indeed, the entire conceit of the work, was meant to piggyback on the success of Baum's book before Baum's meteoric rise as the creator of Oz. Very scarce in this condition. 12.25'' x 10''. Original quarter red cloth, paper pictorial boards. Leaves printed on rectos only, each with a large color-printed illustration by Harry Kennedy below alphabetical text in verse lettered by Charles Costello. Slight cover soil, edges rubbed a bit as usual, front hinge and corner of front blank endpaper repaired; a bit of marginal soiling here and there, else a nice clean copy. Seller Inventory # 15352
Bibliographic Details
Title: THE NAVY ALPHABET
Publisher: George M. Hill Company, Chicago
Publication Date: 1900
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very good plus.
Edition: 1st Edition
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