wizard of oz - Version 1.0 Original 24 Color iullustration from first edition Wonderful Wizard of Oz book by L.Frank Baum. Illustrated by W.W.Denslow. This is very rare book and it is worth over $50,000 in this condition. It should also need to be added that there is only 90,000 copies are printed in 1899. THis book preceeding the MGM 1939 movie by 40 years.