Other noteworthy books include a quadruple-signed Disney Bambi collectors set a signed Odyssey of Homer, illustrated by N.C. Milne books: a fine first British edition of The House at Pooh Corner in the original dust jacket The Christopher Robin Story Book and Now We Are Six. Other featured pop-up books are Pinocchio and Jack the Giant Killer and Other Tales.īooks by other acclaimed authors were collected by Mr. Their Oz books are also featured in this auction.Īmong the Oz highlights in this sale are a rare, limited-edition Oz, the 100th Anniversary Edition and a deluxe The Wonderful Wizard of Oz pop-up illustrated by Robert Sabuda. These include Ruth Plumly Thompson, John R. Subsequently, a number of other authors have built on and continued the famous Oz stories that Baum founded. Frank Baum’s Juvenile Speaker, The Boy Hunters in Yucatan, Phoebe Daring, Prince Mudturtle, The Sea Fairies, and others. Some works were written under various pseudonyms, including Edith Van Dyne, whose Mary Louise books are also offered in this sale. It aspires to being a modernized fairy tale, in which the wonderment and joy are retained and the heart-aches and nightmares are left out.' In total Baum wrote 14 books in the Oz series – plus 41 other novels, 83 short stories, and more than 200 poems and 42 scripts. His first Oz book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, was released in 1900 in the introduction, the author stated the book '…was written solely to pleasure children today. Frank Baum (1856-1919), a prolific American author best known for his children's books. Harris, who is the Director of Special Publications of the International Wizard of Oz Club, as well as an author, long-time collector, and San Francisco Bay Area estate planning and probate attorney. The sale offers over 195 lots of first edition and vintage books, showcasing an enchanting and extensive selection of Oz books. Return to Oz: The Joel Harris Collection of Oziana & Children’s Books, Part 2

L.frank baum complete oz series