"CBS producers had wanted a first-edition copy of the book for Lahr to read during the presentation. Rare-book dealers in New York City referred the network to Justin, who'd been collecting books since age 8. And he did indeed have an "Oz" first edition."

"'I remember meeting Mr. Lahr,'" said Schiller, of New York City, now a worldwide expert and dealer in rare literature for children. 'They had hoped to get Judy Garland also, but she was performing and sent her daughter instead.'"

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