[Children's & Illustrated] Baum, L. Frank, and Ruth Plumly Thompson. Group of 10 First Edition Oz Books

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The Marvelous Land of Oz
Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co. 1904. First edition. 8vo. 287 pp. Illustrated throughout by John R. Neill. Publisher's pictorial red cloth, stamped in green, blue, black, and silver; illustrated endpapers; publisher's dust-jacket wanting. Hanff II

The Patchwork Girl of Oz
Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co. (1913). First edition. 8vo. 340 pp. Illustrated by John R. Neill. Publisher's pictorial green boards stamped in green yellow and red; illustrated endpapers; publisher's dust-jacket wanting. Hanff VII

Rinkitink in Oz
Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co. (1916). First edition. 8vo. 314 pp. Illustrated throughout by John R. Neill. Publisher's light blue cloth, with printed cover label; illustrated endpapers; publisher's dust-jacket wanting. Hanff X

The Lost Princess of Oz
Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co. (1917). First edition. 8vo. 312 pp. Illustrated throughout by John R. Neill. Publisher's light blue cloth with printed cover label; illustrated endpapers; publisher's dust-jacket wanting. Hanff XI

Grampa in Oz
Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co. (1924). First edition. 8vo. 271 pp. Illustrated throughout by John R. Neill. Publisher's red cloth with printed cover label; illustrated endpapers; publisher's dust-jacket wanting. Hanff XVIII

The Hungry Tiger of Oz
Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co. (1926). First edition. 261 pp. Illustrated throughout by John R. Neill. Publisher's green cloth with printed cover label; illustrated endpapers; publisher's dust-jacket wanting. Hanff XX

Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz
Chicago/New York: The Reilly & Lee Co. (1929). First edition. 8vo. 252 pp. Illustrated throughout by John R. Neill. Publisher's gray cloth with printed cover label; illustrated endpapers; publisher's dust-jacket wanting. Hanff XXIII

The Yellow Knight of Oz
Chicago/New York: The Reilly & Lee Co. (1930). First edition. 8vo. 275 pp. Illustrated throughout by John R. Neill. Publisher's red cloth with printed cover label; illustrated endpapers; publisher's dust-jacket wanting. Hanff XXIV

The Purple Prince of Oz
Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co. (1932). First edition. 8vo. 281 pp. Illustrated throughout by John R. Neill. Publisher's purple cloth with printed cover label; illustrated endpapers; publisher's dust-jacket wanting. Hanff XXVI

Speedy in Oz
Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co. (1934). First edition. 8vo. 298 pp. Illustrated throughout by John R. Neill. Publisher's green cloth with printed cover label; illustrated endpapers; publisher's dust-jacket wanting. Hanff XXVIII

Condition varies, some worn and stained. Sold with all faults and not subject to return.

Darren Winston

SVP, Head of Department, Books and Manuscripts, Philadelphia

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Darren Winston, Senior Vice President at Freeman’s, has served as Head of Department for Books & Manuscripts, Philadelphia, since 2018. He has been a trustee of the Rosenbach Museum and Library since 2022, is a member of The Manuscript Society, The Bibliographical Society of America, and Philadelphia’s Philobiblon Club.

Raised in northern New Jersey, Darren moved to New York City in 1988 and began his career there as a bookseller in 1995. He spent the next 18 years selling to private clients and at East Coast book fairs. In 2003 he moved with his young family to Sharon, Connecticut where, in 2009, he opened his own bookshop. Darren Winston, Bookseller offered rare and vintage books, prints, fine art, and more, and hosted over 50 book signings and art shows. He was a trustee and, later, Board President, of the Sharon Historical Society, and for six years a trustee of Indian Mountain School in Lakeville, Connecticut.

Darren has hosted the radio program "Darren Winston's Book Report" for NPR-affiliate WHDD since 2009, appeared in the 2014 book-themed documentary The Paper Trail, and in 2024 he joined Antiques Roadshow as a books and manuscripts appraiser. From 1999 to 2005, Darren was the buyer and consultant to the Fine and Rare Books Department at Asprey, the British luxury goods company, at its New York headquarters. While there he spearheaded various in-store events including readings by Salman Rushdie and Dominick Dunne.

In 1993, Darren was hired as a Creative Consultant to Columbia Records, where he assisted in the repackaging of their 12-record Aerosmith back catalogue. He later sold his extensive collection of Aerosmith memorabilia, which he began amassing at the age of 14, directly to the band.

Darren now lives on the Main Line, outside Philadelphia, with his wife, two children, and dog. The family travels frequently to his wife's native England and Scotland. When not bookselling, he plays guitar in Pumped, an Aerosmith tribute band. Darren also appears on the top-rated PBS television program Antiques Roadshow.

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[Children's & Illustrated] Baum, L. Frank, and Ruth Plumly Thompson. Group of 10 First Edition Oz Books

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