No. 3 of 15 · The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
A Lighted Match
Pictures by W. W. DenslowWords by L. Frank Baum
Dorothy sits on a fence gazing up at the Scarecrow while Toto paws at the rails, in W. W. Denslow's plate for L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Inside, the Scarecrow shares his one secret fear: a lighted match. The art comes from the original 1900 first edition with Denslow's colour plates, not the later film. For someone who grew up on Oz.
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Inside, it says
“I’ll tell you a secret... there is only one thing in the world I am afraid of.” “What is that?...” “...it’s a lighted match.” L. Frank Baum, 1900
On the back
L. Frank Baum · W. W. Denslow, 1900 / Baum's first Oz book, as printed in 1900 with Denslow's colour plates. This card is made from the book, not the 1939 film.
