The Wicked Witch of Oz
Author: Rachel Ruth Cosgrove Payes (1922-1998)
Year: 1993
Publisher: The International Wizard of Oz Club, Inc
Place: Kinderhook, IL
Description:
326 pages with illustrations by Eric Shanower. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's red cloth with yellow lettering to spine and cover in original pictorial jacket. First edition.
Oz book number 49. Originally written not long after The Hidden Valley of Oz, but rejected by a shortsighted editor at Reilly & Lee, it was finally published in 1993 by the International Wizard of Club. It tells the story of Singra, the Wicked Witch of the South, who who has awakened after a one-hundred-year enchanted sleep. Discovering that Dorothy has killed her cousins, Singra seeks revenge on her, but accidentally enchants Trot instead!
Meanwhile, Dorothy, aided by Percy, a giant rat, and Leon the Neon, a man formed from lighted neon tubing, seeks to thwart the the former Wicked Witch of the South. A suspenseful Oz tale balanced with humor and Eric Shanower's outstanding illustrations make this a book all Oz enthusiasts will want to read!
Condition:
Fine in like jacket.
