first edition Hardcover
1900 · Chicago
by Baum, L. Frank
Chicago: Geo. M. Hill Company Publishers, 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. First edition of The Army Alphabet by L. Frank Baum.. Quarto, illustrated boards, unpaginated, blue cloth spine. Notable wear to all boards, bumped corners, blue cloth at spine beginning to fray. Both hinges well worn, but stable. Complete with 29 illustrated plates. Child's signature front end paper, pencil marks throughout. Text was written by Frank L. Baum, illustrated by Harry Kennedy and colored by Charles J. Costello. This is one of two alphabet books written by Frank Baum, before he published the Wizard of Oz.
(Inventory #: 519)