Annotated Wizard of Oz: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Michael Patrick Hearn, W. W. Denslow and L. Frank Baum (2000, Hardcover, Centennial)

Key Details
Author:	L. Frank Baum, W. W. Denslow, Michael Patrick Hearn
Language:	English
Publisher:	W W Norton & Co Inc
Format:	Hardcover
ISBN-10:	0393049922
ISBN-13:	9780393049923

Additional Details
Edition Description:	Centennial

Size
Length:	432 pages
Thickness:	1.8 in
Weight:	56.8 oz

Publisher's Note
The first striking thing about this book is its elegant dust jacket made to look like a copper plate. But the eye candy stretches past the front cover, nearly every page with either color illustrations or distinctive frames, fleurons, and figures around the text. Not surprising to those who've taken some literature classes, the annotations following a page of text are often far longer than whatever bit of text they illustrate. But if the reader should find academicism beside the point, annotations are easy to skip because Baum's story is written in larger type. This edition is for both kids and kiddie litters, the latter interested in such tidbits as the Dorothy-type farmgirl character called Dot, Dolly, and Doris in other works by Frank Baum, and the reigning theory that Dorothy lived in Kansas, yes, but more specifically, Topeka. Reprinted from the 1900 edition with many of the original drawings by W.W. Denslow. Oversize: 9.5x10.5<">. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)