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Auction History Result 6t1519 WIZARD OF OZ English hardcover book 1939 w/8 color plates from the 1939 movie, ultra rare! Date Sold 7/2/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A Vintage English Hardcover Book (measures 7" x 9" [18 x 23 cm]; 208 pages) (Learn More) The Wizard of Oz, the classic 1939 Victor Fleming family magical fantasy adventure musical ("MGM's miracle musical show of shows!"; "It's Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Technicolor triumph!"; "Magnificent in its brilliant Technicolor splendor!"; "At Last It's Here Biggest Sensation Since "Snow White"!"; "The mighty miracle show that is the talk of America!"; "Amazing sights to see! The Tornado, Munchkinland, Horse of a Different Color, Startling Balloon Ascent, The Flying Monkeys, The Tree That Throws Apples"; "Gaiety! Glory! Glamour!"; based on the classic book of the same name by L. Frank Baum; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award) starring Judy Garland (as Dorothy), Frank Morgan (in the title role as The Wizard of Oz!), Ray Bolger (as The Scarecrow), Bert Lahr (as The Cowardly Lion), Jack Haley (as The Tin Man), Billie Burke (as Glinda, the Good Witch), Margaret Hamilton (as the Wicked Witch), Charley Grapewin, "The Munchkins", and Toto too! Note that MGM was worried about how well this movie would do at the box office, and they did something we don't remember seeing on any other major movie advertising! One of the taglines says "Biggest sensation since Snow White", which means MGM was advertising a Walt Disney movie, but that shows just how worried they were! Of course, they needn't have worried, because this was a timeless classic that has only improved with age. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that we have never before auctioned this English hardcover book! It was published when the classic 1939 film was released, and it was printed without a dust jacket, and the full color image is actually printed on the covers, and it is a complete wraparound image, including on the spine (showing the four main characters being spruced up for their meeting with the Wizard). The cover says "The Original Story on which the film is based", and the spine says "With 8 Colour Illustrations From the Film". But to save money, they used an earlier edition of the book to print from, including much earlier illustrations by W.W. Denslow scattered throughout, and they simply inserted the eight full-color images between the pages, with a full-color image of Judy Garland as the "frontispiece", and they added the "8 Colour Stills from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film", but other than these changes, the book is the same as the earlier edition (see our many images). Note that we have pictured the front cover, the title page, and the interior page that shows the publishing information, and one or more interior 2-page spreads. Note: We have 16 images of this book, but due to a space limitation, only TEN of the 16 images are displayed above. However, there is a "supersize" link to the right of those images that lets you see the other 6. Condition: good. The book has some light staining scattered on the covers, with some tiny brown stains on the outer edges of the pages, with a few extending into the pages. There is slight damage to the edges of the spine where it meets the front and back covers, and around the edges of the covers (see our many images to get a good sense of the exact condition of this book). Learn More about condition grades 
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