CYCLONE ON THE PRAIRIES [with] A BOOKBINDER'S ANALYSIS OF THE FIRST EDITION OF THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 2011. Fine.. Limited edition fine press monograph on the production of the first edition of THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ – with an original leaf from the first edition tipped-in. Designed and printed by Peter Rutledge Koch with the assistance of Jonathan Gerken, bound and cased by John DeMerritt Bookbinding. 12'' x 9''. Original quarter green cloth, orange paper boards with cyclone design in black line, printed paper orange spine label. Dark orange endpapers. Original leaf from the printed first edition of WIZARD OF OZ tipped onto preliminary leaf as issued. Illustrated with 77 full-page color plates and in-text line images. Appendices at rear. 141, [3] pages. With: BOOKBINDER'S ANALYSIS. Original dark orange wrappers, perfect bound, title banner in yellow. Gold endpapers. 47, [3] pages. Together in brown cloth slipcase as issued. Original Book Club of California announcement and order sheet in printed envelope laid in. Just a touch of dustiness to slipcase. (Inventory #: 44565)