The Tin Woodman of Oz, Early Edition (First Reilly & Lee), 12 Color Plates unique serving ware though it would be pretty

though it would be pretty great for a small mirror too

with a few small dark marks to the surface of the paint

with an old folk mark at the top right corner

with a few minor stains/smudges visible against the cream stock

I think its a pretty great drawing

The Tin Woodman of Oz, Early Edition (First Reilly & Lee), 12 Color Plates unique serving ware though it would be prettyThis is a very early edition of the Tin Woodman of Oz, printed I believe a couple of years after the 1918 true first edition, when publisher Reilly & Britton changed their name to Reilly & Lee. Often taken for a true first edition, this copy is in all other ways identical to the one, featuring pictorial endpapers, 12 color plates by John R. Neill, a publishers advertisement on back of ownership page, and wonderful illustrations throughout. I grew up