![]() ![]() ![]() Denslow and Baum would soon part acrimoniously over the share of the profits (Denslow purchased, no joke, an island from his) the rest of the Oz books in Baum's lifetime were illustrated by John R. Their instinct was right: the book quickly became the fastest selling children's book in the United States, and was soon turned into a sensation at the theater. The expense turned publishers away until Baum and Denslow took the gamble to pay for the printing costs themselves. Denslow envisioned an elaborate production of color-printed plates to reflect the role that color plays in the story. ![]() Although it was only one of four books Baum published in 1900, THE WIZARD OF OZ was his most ambitious as a publication: he and illustrator W.W. First edition, second state, of the classic American fairy tale, a remarkably beautiful copy. ![]()
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