tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post3496978965328373283..comments2024-03-09T05:53:59.542-05:00Comments on Oz and Ends: The First Little Boy to Receive The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-53042725938553904922012-02-12T17:29:09.772-05:002012-02-12T17:29:09.772-05:00Any theory, WIZARDOFOZBAUM, why Richard J. Street ...Any theory, WIZARDOFOZBAUM, why Richard J. Street inscribed this copy to his godson in May 1900?J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-82239466353072065022012-02-12T14:48:30.664-05:002012-02-12T14:48:30.664-05:00the first copy was given to his sister, mary louis...the first copy was given to his sister, mary louise ,,which was unbounc..see RODGERS BOOK ON BAUM..this book is not a presentation copy and in fact,,baum signed about twenty to twenty five of them to his friends and family,,the book officially came out in september 1, 1900 though denslow put 1899 ,,hoping it would come out by christmas,...this book sold for ONLY $19000 AND IS RECASED.. if it was a true A binding, this book is worth closer to $200,000 or MOREWIZARDOFBAUMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-70448569907830935702011-10-04T14:50:10.306-05:002011-10-04T14:50:10.306-05:00I look forward to that!I look forward to that!J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-15670430309627194112011-10-04T14:29:41.444-05:002011-10-04T14:29:41.444-05:00Wow! Thanks for the fancy internet detective work....Wow! Thanks for the fancy internet detective work. A little intelligence, curiosity, and a computer go along way when used well.<br /><br />Now I need to go finish a blog post myself with a slightly different POV on the alleged uniqueness and importance of this copy.David Maxinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12672089188117065118noreply@blogger.com