The Master Key
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Bowen-Merrill Co, 1901
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- 1st Bowen-Merrill Co1901 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this
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- Dover Publications (etc.)1976 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this
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Who published the first edition of The Master Key?
The first edition of The Master Key by L. Frank Baum was published in Indianapolis by Bowen-Merrill Co in 1901.
How many editions of The Master Key are there?
We track 2 editions of The Master Key, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
How can I tell if my copy of The Master Key is a first edition?
Check the title page and its reverse (the copyright page) against the edition: publisher, place and date should match, with no later printing or edition stated. Where we know the issue points, they are listed on the edition's page.