I was finally able to acquire this from a fellow collector in California (along with another item). Behold the 1939 hardback first edition of The Wizard of Oz tied to the film’s release on August 25, 1939. The dust jacket is in near-mint condition, and the book, binding, and pages are also in mint condition; it is a choice example, the best I have ever seen. Not pictured is that the edition is inscribed and signed by Margaret Hamilton (1902-1985) on a blank page, the actress who portrayed the Wicked Witch of the West. One will notice that the price of the book in 1939 was $1.19 (as indicated on the interior of the dust jacket), which is 9/11 backward, as demons often communicate in reverse, anticipating and announcing the Crowleyan OZ-Rainbow death curse.
Robert W. Sullivan IV 