Royal Book of Oz illustrations - Florida Wizard of Oz museum
One of the Cocoa Beach attractions in Wizard of Oz museum is display of color illustrations from Royal Book of Oz first edition book from 1921. Short summary of Royal book of Oz story:
The Scarecrow, going on a quest to find his family tree, slides down a magic bean-pole and discovers he is actually the Emperor of the mysterious underground Silver Islands. When Dorothy discovers him missing, she sets out to find him, meeting the knight, Sir Hokus of Pokes, along the way. Although Baum was credited as the author, it was written entirely by Thompson.
Below are images of a few items that are displayed in the museum.
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“The museum displays over 2000 Wizard of Oz Memorabilia pieces with original props from the famous 1939 movie. Through the self-guided tour, visitors learn about the universe of Oz, which consists of 40 official Oz books, and the movie that we all love, partially based on the first book written 40 years before the movie production.”
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Museum Founder