The Lost Princess of Oz (11th Oz title, written by Baum)

First Edition, First Reilly & Lee Printing (1919). Complete with 12 color full page illustrations, including the frontispiece. Just about fine in publisher's blue cloth, with full-color, pictorial cover pastedown. Internal content fine. Prior owner's name on ownership page. Binding square and tight. Lacking the extremely rare dust jacket. Quite scarce, especially in this excellent condition. Dedicated to Baum's granddaughter, Ozma. Octavo. 312 pp. A fantastic copy of this favorite of the early Baum works. 

This is the third (very early) printing, overall, where the book was first published in 1917. Identical points to the second 1918 printing but for the change in publisher name to "Reilly & Lee" from Reilly & Britton Co." on the title and spine. Verso of ownership page has titles through The Tin Woodman of Oz.

Baum reworked the title and story of The Lost Princess of Oz a number of times after getting push-back from his publisher. Generally unhappy with John Neill's illustrations (believing that the artist failed to display enough humor in his illustrations), Baum sent Neill a [person congratulations on his work for the title . . . with a single snub, . . . calling to attention Neill's error of including two peaches on a peach tree where the story told of Button-Bright climbing our on a branch peach tree branch to grab a "lonesome peach." (see page 153 of the book, and photos here).