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Ballantine/ Fantasy Classic /33568/$2.95 THE LAND OF BY L.FRANK BAUM ILLUSTRATED BY JOHNR. NEILL Dear Reader, There has never been a magical king- dom quite like Oz. Populated by good "witches and wicked witches, wretched Nomes and ehchanting princesses, chat- tering hens and cowardly lions—a whole host of marvelous creatures great and small and wise and wonderful—Oz is one of the most beloved fantasy worlds ever created. The enormous explosion of all types of fantasy that we are seeing in today's market makes us feel that now is the time for a brilliantly successful Oz revival. When we mention Oz to people who haven't grown up with the books, they nod, mention Judy Garland and think they know all there is to know about Oz. How wrong they are 1 They have no idea how rich the series is, how many wonder- ful characters and creatures there are. We have every expectation of making Oz as familiar to millions of fantasy readers as is Tolkien's Middle-earth and Lewis's Narnia. Del Rey Books is now publishing the first seven books in the series, with more to follow. Come, join us in Oz. Magically, Judy-Lynn & Lester del Rey I \. Del Key Books r^ ^S\ I 1 JLO • • • "Oz—where the young stay young and the old grow young forever—these books are for readers of all ages." —Ray Bradbury "Who says the Land of Oz is only for the young? Age has nothing to do with it. Oz belongs to the young at heart and always will. All that is needed is an adventuresome spirit and a genuine affection for classic fantasy." —Terry Brooks Author of The Sword of Shannara "I was raised with the Oz books, and their enchant- ment, humor and excitement remain with me. They are still a joy and a treasure. I welcome this Oz revival." —Stephen R. Donaldson Author of The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant "The land of Oz has managed to fascinate each new generation . the Oz books continue to exert their spell . and those who read [them] are often made what they were not—imaginative, tolerant, alert to wonders, life." —Gore Vidal The New York Review of Books The Wonderful Oz Books by L. Frank Baum Now Published by Del Rey Books The Wizard of Oz The Land of Oz ozma of oz Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz The Road to Oz The Emerald City of Oz The Patchwork Girl of Oz Tik-Tok of Oz The Scarecrow of Oz Rinkitink in Oz The Lost Princess of Oz The Tin Woodman of Oz The Magic of Oz Glinda of Oz THE LAND OF OZ Being an account of the further adventures of the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman and also the strange experiences of the Highly Magnified Woggle-Bug, Jack Pumpkinhead, the Animated Saw-Horse and the Gump ; the story being A Sequel to The Wizard of Oz BY L. FRANK BAUM Author of Father Goose—His Book; The Wizard of Oz; The Magical Monarch of Mo; The Enchanted Isle of Yew; The Life and Adventures of Santa Clausj Dot and Tot of Merryland etc., etc. PICTURED BY JOHN R. NEILL DEL REY A Del Rey Book BALLANTINE BOOKS • NEW YORK A Del Rey Book Published by Ballantine Books "The Marvelous Land of Oz" Map Copyright © 1979 by James E. Haff and Dick Martin. Reproduced by permission of The International Wizard of Oz Club, Inc. Published in the United States by Ballantine Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York, and simultaneously in Canada by Random House of Canada, Limited, Toronto, Canada. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 79-52645 ISBN: 0-345-33568-6 011 PUblished by JSk/lM a™D**n«nt with Contemporary Manufactured in the United States of America First Ballantine Books Edition: November 1979 Ninth Printing: October 1985 Cover art by Michael Herring Author's Note AFTER the publication of "The Won* JA dafal Wizard of On" I began to •*• ^ receive letter* from children, telling me of their pleasure m reading the story and aaking me to "mite aomethlng more" about the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman. M fint I considered these little letters, frank and earnest though they were, m the light ofpretty compliments; but the letters continued to come during succeeding months, and even years. Finally I promised one little girl, who made a long journey to see me and prefer her request,— and she Is a ••Dorothy/' by the way— that whenjk thousand little girls had written me a thou- sand little letters asking for another story of the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, I would write the book. Either little Dorothy , was a fairy In disguise, and waved her magic wand, or the success of the stage production of "The Wizard of On" made new friends for the story. For the i^L thousand letters reached their desti- nation long since —and many mors followed them* And now, although pleading guilty to t long delay, I have kept my promise in this book. L. FRANK BAUM. Chicago, June, 1904* e*ce\\eift| I To iVosw r MonV£oro« ft»4 \*\io»e <\e*W naftccub o\ SRtvVootavcavl I CWrou^iouV Vta\ sV>qoV is Tnt. Aun\<Ww» LIST OF CHAPTERS Tip Manufactures 8 Pumpkinhead The Marvelous Powder of life The Flight of the Fugitives Tip Makes an Experiment in Magfc The Awakening of the Saw-Hono Jack Pumpkinhead's Ride His Majesty, the Scarecrow General Jinj ur'» Army of Revolt The Scarecrow Plans an Escape The Journey to the Tin Woodmaa A Nickel-Plated Emperor Mr. H. M. Woggle-Bug, T. & A Highly Magnified History Old Mombi Indulges in Witchcraft , The Prisoners of the Queen The Scarecrow Takes Time to Think The Astonishing Flight of the Gump In the Jackdaws' Nest Dr. Nikidik's Famous Wishing Pills The Scarecrow Appeals to Glinda The Tin Woodman Plucks a Rose The Transformation of Old Mombi Princess of rtfe* Ozma Oz The Riches of Content Im&yOz I MPASS ABLE QBNMMf ^N\\\w/ntw/A t/itf Bsrrtif f, u/tt% ^e- QU A D LI N G feH^ ^fSouth ®TWinltlTbwiv *» G R EAT © 1979 by James E. Haff and Dick Martin. duced by permission of The International Wizard of Uz Club, Inc. SUTDggg. DESERT ^^ >• V W A^ X A-V J. ©Illumi COUNTRY Nations Lonesome %»£*W Vr.J 'mmfr ©Torpedo T^wn fttf T| OStoirWayCltf y A Wise Donkey „ "' Man-eatfnf jfe2&r ^ooP Ca»*U / Wmm!eAme*«^j o ©Trij^edalta 2 J ~ UNCHKIN' i ifflxtSZAxUn 1 h Vrtier* X Porotfiy* m«4 / V House *#«t. landed* -^5car«crow3 Beanpole Hcach,©^ (Mir-_ iddlin&Sdni Silver HAUCoKItroth J B«antyU^Pa)i.on.Ar^#i* UNTR ©CAy&tat City _ /<f f Mt. 7 itfTCryStol Travtkri' X# i \ Poorwa/s i III | I^s-,5^s.—^gggakjaffi^MUD^E/ N/ASTJS ip Manufactures a. Pumpkiivkead i-uJ IN the Country of the Gillikins, which is at the North of the Land of Oz, lived a youth called Tip. There was more to his name than that, for old Mombi often declared that his whole name was Tippetarius; but no one was expected to say such a long word when 'Tip" would do just as well. This boy remembered nothing of his parents, for he had been brought when quite young to be reared by the old woman known as Mombi, whose reputation, I am sorry to say, was none of the best. For the Gillikin people had reason to suspect her of indulging in magical arts, and therefore hesitated to associate with her. Mombi was not exactly a Witch, because the Good Witch who ruled that part of the Land of Oz had forbidden any other Witch to exist in her dominions. So Tip's guardian, however much The Land of Oz she might aspire to working magic, realized it unlawful to be more than a Sorceress, or at most a Wizardess. Tip was made to carry wood from the forest, that the old woman might boil her pot. He also worked in the corn-fields, hoeing and husking; and he fed the pigs and milked the four-horned cow that was Mombi's especial pride. But you must not suppose he worked all the time, for he felt that would be bad for him. When sent to the forest Tip often climbed trees for birds' eggs or amused himself chasing the fleet white rabbits or fishing in the brooks with bent pins. Then he would hastily gather his armful of wood and carry it home. And when he was supposed to be working in the corn-fields, and the tall stalks hid him from Mombi's view, Tip would often dig in the gopher holes, or—if the mood seized him—lie upon his back between the rows of corn and take a nap. So, by taking care not to exhaust his strength, he grew as strong and rugged as a boy may be. ' Tip Manufactures a Pumpkinhead Mombi's curious magic often frightened her neighbors, and they treated her shyly, yet re- spectfully, because of her weird powers. But Tip frankly hated her, and took no pains to hide his feelings. Indeed, he sometimes showed less re- spect for the old woman than he should have done, considering she was his guardian. There were pumpkins in Mombi's corn-fields, lying golden red among the rows of green stalks; and these had been planted and carefully tended that the four-horned cow might eat of them in the winter time.

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