Inscribed "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" | Best Moment | ANTIQUES ROADSHOW | PBS 

And from eight years later, no less. A significant find. GOOD EYE!! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Oz_characters_(created_by_Baum)#Eureka

Exactly. I once watched a documentary about L. Frank Baum and his books. The documentary explained that Baum wrote children's books before "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" was written. Those books were published, but Oz was the one true success story. It was not just the one book everyone knows about. There was a whole series of Oz books, and they included the cat character you mentioned.

Absolutely! Mind you he was a top notch illustrator 😉

..and he underlined the name "Dorothy." It certainly seems plausible.

Agreed. And love your username.

I agree. He took great care in creating that.

It be a combination of the Dorothy that died and the living Dorothy. Combined, it would seem to make an easy decision to have the main character as an homage to both of them.

Why does it have to be one or the other? Why couldn't both Dorothy's have been the inspiration?

There is so much more detail in the book, it is almost an entirely different story from the movie.

That's why I love the book so much more then the movie. Not saying the movie was bad (it was excellent and Judy Garland (real name Frances Ethel Gumm) waa amazing as Dorothy) but I prefer the book.

@@ayakotami3318 Yeah I read the book many times, even as an adult!

Everything is for sale for the right price, want my wife for one night? $1million and its a deal.

I think people go to get an appraisal for insurance as well

Right? I have almost clicked past this video several times because of him. LOL

I thought so too. Arrogant prick, he was. It was my impression that they weeded out these types, but this was such an interesting item- but again- Arrogance never helps a situation sadly.

he is passionate about the book as it was a gift from the father he never knew, he mentioned he passed when he was 11. He was also presenting a personal belonging on television. I can't see arrogance here just ignorance in the comments

Are you sure it was the first edition, they don't always change the illustration with every edition. So while it looks like the first, it might have been second or third edition. Apparently the printed image was quite an investment, so it would make sense if they used it for a longer period of time.

Is it about the book or the movie?

The fact that the book is an allegory on the gold standard vs. free silver coinage is fascinating. I can't bring myself to watch the documentary though, because I do not like or trust Bill Still.

@@JiveDadson Watch "Owen Benjamin breaks down the wizard of Oz".On Utube. Very interesting.He breaks down all the financial, politic, philosophical and religious meanings in the book/film.

The dude is like my mother-in-law... never shuts up!

He did, weren't you listening?

Because he's convinced that he's the expert.

My grandfather was dealing antique books , and he never wore gloves or anything. Even with books 3 times as expensive.

I was more peeved about the way the book was standing up, leaning on the back cover.

It is a very beautiful piece this inscribed first edition, so I am happy they show it to us.

@@tom.1 Here here. Thats what Roadshow is all about!

Dave Dangles Although the guy knows what he has, a first edition with an autograph by the illustrator, for us who are interested, it is still a great treasure to see! If he hadn't brought it along, we would never ever have seen this little jewel!!

The roadshow is not perfect. My Dad and I took three pieces of old used furniture in 1972 and Frankensteined them together to make a piece for my Mom for mother's day. It was a dresser. All three pieces had been in my Dad's family for over 150 years at the time. But all three were severely damaged with lots of things missing. Fast forward about 30 or so years and my brother and I took it to the Antiques Roadshow along with two other pieces. The Chair they said was obviously reupholstered by an expert which added some value (I was the one to reupholster it which was my first attempt and I was 17 at the time) and they valued it at $750. The second piece was a candle stand that I got at a flea market for $7 and the seller said they got it from the person who made it. Roadshow said it was early 19th century and was worth about $250. they were gushing over Frankendresser though. They said it was original from Cape Cod circa 1750 said it was worth about $5000. The only thing they got right was Cape Cod since that's where my Dad was from but they did not pick up on the fact that it came from three pieces of furniture my Dad put together. Then a few years later in another city I took a piece of silver plated copper to them. I bought the tray at a thrift store for $20 and cleaned it really good. 90% of the silverplate had been worn off. I replated it myself using methods I found on RU-vid and then took it to the Roadshow. They were gushing over the quality of the silver plate and how it had been so perfectly preserved all these years. I have no doubt about the date estimate they gave me of 1895-1915 and I already knew it was copper under the silver which does make it worth something just as is. But the fact that I fooled them for the third time does not give me a lot of confidence in their expertise. The guy said it was one of the finest examples of original silver plated copper he had and gave me an estimate of $500. Had it been solid Sterling it would have been closer to $1200 as it was huge and ornate. Unfortunately none of the above made the cut. I found out that the vast majority of people who bring stuff there never make it on camera or the final cut. The second one I went to had over 5000 people there and I think only about 20 made it on the show.

@@nunyabiznez6381 what episode was this on?

you're waaay off...much lower currently

Not from me!

I agree. They are both totally unaware of the significance of Eureka the cat being illustrated EIGHT YEARS before the 1908 publication of "Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz."

Usually their estimates are conservative so the people can't go back and be like, you said!... Also it depends on where you auction it off and based on past auctions which could be a while. They say estimate because it's an estimate, not a fact.

And had his baseball card collection "stolen".

"The Secret of Oz". award winning excellent documentary..

Poppies(opium) made them fall asleep and the snow( cocaine ) woke them up. Lol

It really was a reflection of the times with the public debate over the gold standard. Scarecrow represents agriculture, Tinman is industry, and Lion represents the military industrial complex (or maybe William Jennings Bryant).

Yes, it is said that the red shoes that some folks in Hollywood (and elsewhere) wear are linked to Satanic ritual ...it has been suggested that is the nefarious reason the makers of the film chose red. I hope not.

@@shellchenonceau7832 The film is not about Satanic rituals. MGM changed the color of Dorothy's slippers to red because they wanted to take advantage of Technicolor, which was still relatively new at the time.

Interesting. It sounded like a fast-paced but still normal interaction to me. Both parties interjected to contribute knowledge, but notably, they were both used to this style of interaction and there was no visible sign of offense taken by either side. Then again, I'm not here for the "omg!" reaction. I'm here for the content. If someone's here more for the drama of the reaction, I can see them being disappointed in this clip. But when the owner said (notably not an interruption - it was in the same breath as his response to the estimate) it wasn't for sale and Francis responded with "good," I was pretty delighted. Everyone had a chance to share their knowledge - Francis from his research and the owner with what he knew from it being passed down through his family. All in all, I didn't find it rude; I found it satisfying in a different way. But then again, I was raised in DC and bounce around between NY and LA (well, pre-COVID) all the time, so perhaps this is just a normal cultural expectation to me.

At the start for a second I thought the guest was the appraiser.... the appraiser should of let the guest explain everything and only give the estimate worth at the end.

@@brrrrr9999 I agree. I don't think this whole exchange showed anything disrespectful at all on the part of the owner. Not sure what all the fuss is about.

Rude.

The problem is he didn't get very enthusiastic at all, but I do see your point.

My thoughts exactly. 🙂

And the AR appraiser looks like William H. Macy, the actor.

Agreed and I bet he never read the book

You're right

The Austin housing market is red-hot these days. Realtors are constantly asking us if we're interested in selling our house. I tell them "get me an all-cash offer for a million dollars and I will move out tonight." Everybody has a price, because at some point the money is too much to turn down.

Wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut

True. But silver didn’t show up well on screen.

*And you know 'all about how money works' because...........?* *FunFacts: *Being schizophrenic makes the image in a mirror 'more real' than you because IT SAYS IT IS*

@@gerrynightingale9045 psycho

No, because it doesn't cost a lot more to insure it for $100k instead of $60k, and you don't want to under-value it.

@@texaswunderkind Let's say it costs 5% more, that's a nice chunk of change for the insurance company and the Roadshow over millions of insured items.

Insurance value has to do with replacement value - how much it would cost at any given time to buy that thing for sale, usually at retail since you can’t count on something rare being in a current auction. That’s different than the price you are likely to get selling it (e.g. your cut of an auction or what a retail buyer would pay and then sell for the higher amount)

sara paul that’s what I was thinking. Why even bring it to get appraised besides to show off what he already know he has.

Big mr. Show-off what a jerko fat bald mister😝🐵💩

@@roadrailn the only reason I can think of is that they paid him to do this

You guys are so mean! This is a direct link to his dad who died when he was just a boy. Of course he won't sell it!

Agreed. He said his father collected thousands of books. My father in law was an avid book collector. When your collection of rare books gets that substantial the collector knows what they are buying. They’re purchasing “differently” than a casual book buyer. So, his father either knew, or suspected what that inscription was and knew how valuable it was. The fact that the buyer’s son knew really key pieces of information- his father taught him well. Lastly, if his father had this kind of eye for rare books, what other treasures were or are in his collection?

@@P_hilly A very interesting question. (c=

It is known to collectors that wearing gloves are awkward n sometimes pages get torn due to gripping...

After all, he's taking all of the risk. 😂

He'd need to show it to a buddy of his first.

He just wanted attention. It's like the people who bring in diamond necklaces full of jewels and pretend to be shocked it is worth something.

Highly unlikely. Paperbacks are rarely considered important in the collectible market; very few books had first editions or first printings in paperback and those are where the big money is. In some cases of particularly desirable books, very old books, and especially where the first edition was limited, later editions can have some decent relative value to them. Paperback-wise, there are collectible books that had first editions/printings in solely paperback, especially sci fi and fantasy books but those tend to be much more recent publications. An Oz paperback edition from 35 years after the book was published isn't likely to be particularly valuable.

Yes...to someone

Touching it with clean hands is perfectly safe. However, conservators will not allow people to handle old books with gloves.

Nice catch. I never thought of it that way!

loads of old and antique books can be handled without glaves. tbh, its even better to dont use gloves in most cases. if u dont know, just stay in silence.

And who knows how long it's gonna sit on the shelf until the right buyer comes...

@@westsideken Yeah, and the market for that particular item has dropped severely the last two months. Sorry, best i can do.

I feel like it was clearly explained.