The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Berkeley & Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1986. 24x23.5cm: [xiv], [7], 8-268, [6]pp. First Trade Edition of The Pennyroyal Press Edition, First Printing. Illustrated by Barry Moser. Gray cloth-covered boards with black simulated leather backstrip, and metallic green titling to spine. Color illustrated dust jacket with Moser image of the Wicked Witch of the West. Emerald green endpapers. Inscribed by Moser on title page to Geoffrey Holder: “For Geoffrey Holder to whom I owe a great deal for these images. / With great respect - Barry Moser.” Some trivial external wear to dust jacket with original price sticker at lower rear panel. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket.
An extraordinary association copy of this exquisitely-illustrated edition of Baum's beloved 1900 novel. Among his many accomplishments, Holder (1930-2014) was responsible for directing and designing the original Broadway production of The Wiz, an African-American retelling of The Wizard of Oz, and a clear inspiration for Moser. Holder’s work on The Wiz earned him two Tony Awards in 1975; Best Direction of a Musical and Best Costume Design in a Musical. A rare find for any Oziana collector!
Price: $1,050.00
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