{"product_id":"the-visitors-from-oz-hardcover","title":"The Visitors from Oz - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eL. Frank Baum\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEric Shanower\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eDavid Maxine\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Hungry Tiger Press edition includes all 27 episodes of Baum's 1904 \u003cem\u003e\"Queer Visitors from the Marvelous Land of Oz\"\u003c\/em\u003e short stories, plus the \u003cem\u003ecomplete, unedited text\u003c\/em\u003e of Baum's 1905 \u003cem\u003eThe Wogglebug Book\u003c\/em\u003e. All illustrated by Eric Shanower.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Oz characters visit the United States of America! Laugh at the antics of the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, Jack Pumpkinhead, the Sawhorse, the Gump, and the Woggle-bug as they navigate the strange world of the USA in 1904. Oz-creator L. Frank Baum brings his lovable characters to a world they've never experienced before - a world of automobiles, state fairs, pawn shops, fire engines, and submarines. This beautiful hardcover contains an \u003cem\u003eadditional twenty pages\u003c\/em\u003e of material, including Baum's original 1904 \"publicity\" articles, an informative afterword by David Maxine, and much more!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 1961 \u003cem\u003eVisitors from Oz\u003c\/em\u003e picture book by Dick Martin contained heavily rewritten versions of \u003cem\u003eonly half\u003c\/em\u003e of Baum's 1904 originals. The stories were next collected in the 1986 volume \u003cem\u003eThe Third Book of Oz\u003c\/em\u003e, but that volume contained a \u003cem\u003eheavily edited\u003c\/em\u003e version of \u003cem\u003eThe Woggle Bug Book\u003c\/em\u003e and altered versions of some of the \u003cem\u003eVisitors\u003c\/em\u003e stories. This new edition is the absolute FIRST to include ALL of Baum's original unexpurgated text - and the first ever to be presented in traditional Oz book format! This is the first edition, too, that includes ALL of Eric Shanower's illustrations for these stories. The two previous editions of \u003cem\u003eThe Third Book of Oz\u003c\/em\u003e each contained drawings not included in the other. And Eric Shanower has drawn a number of NEW illustrations just for this definitive edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis beautiful new edition is sure to be a collector's item. There is no better way to enjoy these little-known Oz stories by L. Frank Baum, the Royal Historian of Oz!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51779155067168,"sku":"9781929527076","price":50.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/944826a4bde3eb3aaa6674edad81d4b2.webp?v=1780512751","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-visitors-from-oz-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}