Fifth Ediion "The Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum 1903 Copyright sitting frog These plates were purchased from

These plates were purchased from the estate of a prominent choreographer in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood

and the others of which are attached to the wrists

grey and brown glazes over a cream slip

it would make for a charming way to learn the names of animals (real and fictional) too

Fifth Ediion "The Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum 1903 Copyright sitting frog These plates were purchased fromThis is a fifth edition copy of The Wizard of Oz, printed by The Bobbs Merrill Company in the 20s early 30s (last copyright is 1903), with 208 pages, 8 full color plates and 8 black and white, plus terrific black and white text illustrations by W. W. Denslow throughout. I remember reading (or, mostly, having my mother read to my brother and me) all of the Oz books when we were kids, and seeing the design and illustrations in this old copy reminds me