"The Magic of Oz" by L. Frank Baum, Illustrated by John R. Neill, published by Reilly and Lee, 1919. Early 1920s printing with all color plates present. Verso of the ownership [token] page is blank [no list of Oz titles].

Hard boards, original cloth with illustration on the front board [some soiling and wear, especially backboard: see photos]; 6.3/4" x 9.1/2"; b/w illustrated endpaper [a little soiling], 266 pages including many b/w illustrations + 12 full color plates; some soiling and wear [see photos]; good / very good condition.

The mischievous boy Kiki Aru has discovered a magical word--Pyrzqxgl--can transform him and anyone else into whatever Kiki demands. Worse yet, Kiki has been recruited by the villainous Nome King in his latest attempt to get revenge on Princess Ozma and all her friends.

While Ozma's court plans a spectacular celebration for her birthday, Dorothy and the Wizard set out with the Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger to find a gift for their beloved princess. But in the Forest of Gugu they become entangled in the wicked plans and magical transformations of Kiki and the Nome King.

Can Dorothy and the Wizard stop the evil-doers before they conquer Oz? Or will Kiki's incredible powers finally give the Nome King the revenge he has craved for so long?

John R. Neill was born in Philadelphia in 1877. In 1904, at the age of twenty-six, Neill received his first major book assignment, as illustrator for The Marvelous Land of Oz. From then until his death in 1943, Neill would illustrate over forty Oz books, including three he wrote himself. Today, his fabulous illustrations are synonymous with Oz.

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