Oz Scrapbook

GREENE, David L. & MARTIN, Dick. The Oz Scrapbook. NY: Random House [1977]. 4to, [x] 182pp. Dark purple quarter-cloth stamped in gold with brick red boards pictorially stamped in gold. Red endpapers; 16 pages of color illustrations and photos, numerous b&w illustrations and photos on nearly every page. Light rubbing at upper and lower edges, evidence of paper clip removed from front free endpaper and first leaf, else a tight, bright copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (a few tiny tears at edges, rear flap creased, price-clipped).

First edition (bearing a number-line extending to the number 2 and the words “First Edition” on the copyright page, which indicates a first printing copy, contrary to normal convention). An exploration of the world of Oz from books to movies to toys and more, all captured in more than 250 pictures.