Second edition of the re-issue of A NEW WONDERLAND (1900), brought out under a new title after the success of the Oz books.
Very good.
Price: $250.00
"[M]y heart is still accustomed to going pit-a-pat when I read of impossible adventures..."
While MOTHER GOOSE IN PROSE (1897) was Baum's first published children's book, A NEW WONDERLAND was the first children's book he actually wrote – sold only after the former book had come out. In its earliest form, it was one of a number of books published by Baum the same year as his breakout title, THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ. After Oz proved a sustained phenomenon, publishers re-issued earlier works in hope of capitalizing on the momentum. The name change was hoped to evoke the same stickiness as "Oz": short and punchy. In this it is indicative of Baum's career evolution: when it was first published, A NEW WONDERLAND evoked the established classic ALICE IN WONDERLAND in hopes of finding footing – while this version was meant to echo the new classic, Oz.
Read more: Bienvenue, The Book Collector's Guide to L. Frank Baum, 210.
Chicago: M.A. Donohue & Company, [1913]. 9'' x 7''. Original light blue cloth stamped with black-lined white letters, pictorial paste-on. Illustrated with 12 full-page color plates and in-line images. [10], 237, [1] pages. Ink Christmas gift inscription dated 1917 on front fly leaf. A few small stains to cloth, some light edgewear. Hinges expertly repaired, sliver of dampstain to top edge of some leaves.
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