Return to Oz: The Joel Harris Collection Part 2

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Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Return to Oz: Part 2 of The Joel Harris Collection of Oziana & Children’s Books on Friday, December 10, 2021. The sale offers over 195 lots of first edition and vintage books, showcasing an enchanting and extensive selection of Oz books. It was curated by Mr. Harris, who is the Director of Special Publications of the International Wizard of Oz Club, as well as an author, long-time collector, and San Francisco Bay Area estate planning and probate attorney

The Oz series was created by L. Frank Baum (1856-1919), a prolific American author best known for his children's books. His first Oz book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, was released in 1900; in the introduction, the author stated the book "…was written solely to pleasure children today. It aspires to being a modernized fairy tale, in which the wonderment and joy are retained and the heart-aches and nightmares are left out." In total Baum wrote 14 books in the Oz series – plus 41 other novels, 83 short stories, and more than 200 poems and 42 scripts. Some works were written under various pseudonyms, including Edith Van Dyne, whose Mary Louise books are also offered in this sale. Other books by the author include L. Frank Baum’s Juvenile Speaker, The Boy Hunters in Yucatan, Phoebe Daring, Prince Mudturtle, The Sea Fairies, and others.

Subsequently, a number of other authors have built on and continued the famous Oz stories that Baum founded. These include Ruth Plumly Thompson, John R. Neill, Jack Snow, Rachel R. Cosgrove, Gina Wickwar and others. Their Oz books are also featured in this auction.

Among the Oz highlights in this sale are a rare, limited-edition Oz, the 100th Anniversary Edition; and a deluxe The Wonderful Wizard of Oz pop-up illustrated by Robert Sabuda. Other featured pop-up books are Pinocchio and Jack the Giant Killer and Other Tales.

Books by other acclaimed authors were collected by Mr. Harris’s late wife Christine. Among these highlights are noted A. A. Milne books: a fine first British edition of The House at Pooh Corner in the original dust jacket; The Christopher Robin Story Book; and Now We Are Six.

Other noteworthy books include a quadruple-signed Disney Bambi collectors set; a signed Odyssey of Homer, illustrated by N.C. Wyeth; Two Bear Cubs by Robert D. San Souci; a signed, special artist’s edition of Miracle in Seville by James Michener; Peter Parley’s Universal History, on the Basis of Geography by Nathaniel Hawthorne, in two volumes; and books and sets by several Caldecott Medal winners.
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Benjamin The True by Claudia Paley161 - Benjamin The True by Claudia Paley
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Benjamin The True by Claudia Paley, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman. Stanmore Press 1975 first edition. Fine illustrated hardcover in very good jack
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Five Signed First Editions Picture Books by Caldecott Winner Trina Schart Hyman162 - Five Signed First Editions Picture Books by Caldecott Winner Trina Schart Hyman
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Five Signed First Editions Picture Books by Caldecott Winner Trina Schart Hyman Swan Lake by Margot Fonteyn, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman. Harcou
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Five Rare Signed First Editions by Caldecott Winner Trina Schart Hyman163 - Five Rare Signed First Editions by Caldecott Winner Trina Schart Hyman
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Five Rare Signed First Editions by Caldecott Winner Trina Schart Hyman Moon Eyes by Josephine Poole, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman. Little Brown 1
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Figgie Hobbin by Charles Causley, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman164 - Figgie Hobbin by Charles Causley, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman
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Figgie Hobbin by Charles Causley, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman. Walker 1973 first edition. Fine illustrated hardcover in very good jacket with a
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Six Signed Novels Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman165 - Six Signed Novels Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman
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Six Signed Novels Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman All signed and illustrated by Hyman: Ronia, the Robbers Daughter by Astrid Lindgren. Viking 1983 f
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Collection of 13 Books Signed by Caldecott Winner Trina Schart Hyman166 - Collection of 13 Books Signed by Caldecott Winner Trina Schart Hyman
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Collection of 13 Books Signed by Caldecott Winner Trina Schart Hyman All signed and illustrated by Hyman: Self-Portrait: Trina Schart Hyman. Addison W
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Two Signed First Editions by Caldecott Winner Simms Taback167 - Two Signed First Editions by Caldecott Winner Simms Taback
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Two Signed First Editions by Caldecott Winner Simms Taback When I First Came to this Land, by Harriet Ziefert, illustrated by Simms Taback. Putnam 199
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Two Signed First Edition Madeline Books168 - Two Signed First Edition Madeline Books
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Two Signed First Edition Madeline Books Madeline and the Cats of Rome, written and illustrated by John Bemelmans Marciano. Viking 2008 first edition.
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Collection of Signed Books by Robert Sabuda169 - Collection of Signed Books by Robert Sabuda
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Collection of Signed Books by Robert Sabuda The Blizzards Robe written and illustrated by Robert Sabuda. Atheneum 1991 first edition. Fine hardcover i
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Benjamin & Tulip, written and illustrated by Rosemary Wells170 - Benjamin & Tulip, written and illustrated by Rosemary Wells
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Benjamin & Tulip, written and illustrated by Rosemary Wells. Dial 1973 first edition. Unique Hornbook review copy stamped on front endpaper. Nea...
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6 Early Rosemary Wells First Edition Hornbook Review Copies171 - 6 Early Rosemary Wells First Edition Hornbook Review Copies
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6 Early Rosemary Wells First Edition Hornbook Review Copies All written and illustrated by Rosemary Wells. A Lion for Lewis, Dial 1982 first edition.
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5 Novels and Collections by Rosemary Wells with 4 Hornbook Review Copies172 - 5 Novels and Collections by Rosemary Wells with 4 Hornbook Review Copies
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5 Novels and Collections by Rosemary Wells with 4 Hornbook Review Copies All written and illustrated by Rosemary Wells. None of the Above, Dial 1974 f
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The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown173 - The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
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The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. Doubleday 2003 first printing. Fine hardcover in unclipped jacket. Signed by Brown on the title page. Printed letter
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Neil Gaiman Books174 - Neil Gaiman Books
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American Gods by Neil Gaiman. William Morrow 2001, states first edition€ but number line to 2". Hardcover in jacket. Signed by Gaima
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Angels Visitations by Neil Gaiman175 - Angels Visitations by Neil Gaiman
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Angels Visitations Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Dave McKean, Bill Sienkiewicz, Charles Vess, Steve Bissette, Craig Russel and more. DreamHaven Books 19
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Coraline books by Neil Gaiman176 - Coraline books by Neil Gaiman
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Coraline by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Dave McKean. Harpercollins 2002 first edition. Hardcover in jacket. Presentation copy signed by Gaiman with a
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Good Omens by Neil Gaiman177 - Good Omens by Neil Gaiman
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Good Omens by Neil Gaiman. Workman 1990 1 st edition. Hardcover in jacket. Presentation copy signed by Gaiman in silver ink on red front endpaper. Ins
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The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman178 - The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
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The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Dave McKean. Harpercollins 2008 first edition. Hardcover in jacket. Signed by Gaiman on the title pa
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Set of Four Signed volumes in Neil Gaimans Sandman Series Sandman179 - Set of Four Signed volumes in Neil Gaimans Sandman Series Sandman
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Set of Four Signed volumes in Neil Gaimans Sandman Series Sandman: Season of Mists, DC Comics 1992 first hardcover edition. Mottled brown leather-like
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Before Adam by Jack London180 - Before Adam by Jack London
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Before Adam by Jack London, Macmillan 1907 first edition. Original tan board stamped in brown, red and white. Very good to fine.
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