The Magic of Oz

New York: Del Rey, 1981. Mass Paperback. Good. John R. Neill. First printing of this edition. Light wear to covers, with some scuffs to front; prior ownerÕs name on first page. Inside covers beginning to tan; pages clean and unmarked, off white. Del Rey mass paperback, first printing Feb. 1981. ISBN: 9780345282354, 234 pages. Black and white illustrations by John R. Neill, cover art by Michael Herring. 12mo (4.35"" x 7"") Contains a bonus map not in the original edition: a map of the Marvelous Land of Oz, courtesy International Wizard of Oz Club. 13th in series, preceded by The Tin Woodman of Oz, and followed by Glinda of Oz. Old Ruggedo, the former Nome King, comes to Oz for the second time, and makes more trouble than he did on his first visit. Ruggedo never gives up the idea of conquering Oz an this time he has the advantage of being in the country without Ozma's knowledge. Also, he has the magic and somewhat grudging help of Kiki Aru, the Munchkin boy who is illegally practicing the art. If you like magic, then this is a book for you. There's magic on every page, and everyone in the story eventually is transformed into something else, or bewitched in one way or another. Even the wild animals in the great Forest of Gugu do not escape.