- Hardcover: 294 pages
- Publisher: Middle Grade; Reissue edition (Aug 15 1985)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0688054390
- ISBN-13: 978-0688054397
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 18.1 x 2.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 798 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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#595,212 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #67 in Books > Children's Books > Ages 9-12 > Series > Fantasy & Adventure > Oz
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Book Description
Few fantasy lands have captured our hearts and imaginations as has the marvelous land of Oz. For over four generations, children and adults alike have reveled in the magical adventures of its beloved folk. Now, for the first time in over seventy years, the second book about Oz is presented here in the same deluxe format as the rare first edition, complete with all 16 of the original John R. Neill color plates, its colorful pictorial binding, and the many black-and-white illustrations that bring it to joyous life.
First issued in 1904, L. Frank Baum's The Marvelous Land of Oz is the story of the wonderful adventures of the young boy named Tip as he travels throughout the many lands of Oz. Here he meets with our old friends the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman, as well as some new friends like Jack Pumpkinhead, the Wooden Sawhorse, the Highly Magnified Woggle-Bug, and the amazing Gump. How they thwart the wicked plans of the evil witch Mombi and overcome the rebellion of General Jinjur and her army of young women is a tale as exciting and endearing today as it was when first published over eighty years ago.
Afterword by Peter Glassman. A facsimile of the rare first edition, complete with all 16 original color plates, a colorful pictorial binding, and over 125 of Neill's drawings. A Books of Wonder(R) Classic.About the Author
L[yman] Frank Baum, born in Chittenango, New York, in 1856, tried his hand at numerous professions but didn't discover until the age of forty that his true talent lay in writing of fantastic tales. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the first of the fourteen full-length Oz novels, is his most famous work, but he is also known for his many other fantasies and pseudonymous books.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
read it all in 3 days and loved it,
This review is from: Marv Land Oz Bk Of Wonde (Hardcover)
this was undoubtedly the best in the oz series. i am not lying to you! in fact, i enjoyed it so much that i just couldn't put it down for THREE WHOLE DAYS!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good, but not Baum's best,
By Patricia Overland (Clearwater, Florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Marv Land Oz Bk Of Wonde (Hardcover)
Having read some of the other books, I'm not sure I can share their enthusiasm for this one. It is a very good book, but when ranked with all 14 of Baum's Oz books, I would put this one at twelve, maybe eleven. Baum's writing style is not as developed as in later books, and the plot is not as brilliant as in the first (and some of the laters). The Oz we see here, in fact, contradicts in many ways with the Oz as established later in the series. If you are planning to read the entire series (and if you're not planning to, you should), then read this one as you continue on to the more inspired and better written later volumes. If you are looking to read just one additional Oz book to sample what the series is like, try one of the later books. It will give you a better feel of what Baum is capable of. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz is my personal favorite, but they are all good. And if you've read all the Oz books and are looking for other titles that are just as magical and just as inspired, try the Chronicles of Narnia, King Fortis the Brave or Abarat. All will introduce you to other magical worlds that are every bit as fun to visit as Oz.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Stuff Comparable to Twain or Thurber,
By A Customer
This review is from: Marv Land Oz Bk Of Wonde (Hardcover)
Baum wrote 14 'Oz' books in the early 1900s. The movie was made from the first in the series. "The [Marvelous] Land of OZ" is the 2nd in the series, and possibly the best. The short chapter from page 71-81 reaches a level of perfection attained only rarely in the history of literature, and is equal to the best passages of Mark Twain or James Thurber. I can't read that passage out loud to my kids without going into a fit of laughing myself to tears. I wish I could reprint it here. You must try if you can to obtain the wonderful hardcover (or sometimes called 'library binding') edition that goes by the ISBN number of 0688054390. It's a stunning and faithful facsimile of the original 1904 edition complete with its beautiful color-illustrated endpapers, original color plates, and black & white illustrations charmingly integrated with the text. I snapped up a dozen and gave them away as birthday gifts for kids age 7 and up. I don't know if there are any left in print, and it's a good bet these will go up in value. Fine first edition OZ books command a pretty penny.
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