The Hungry Tiger of Oz

New York: Del Rey, 1985. first thus. mass paperback. good. Michael Herring, John R. Neill. First printing of this edition. Cover has light wear, corner and pages have corner crease. Del Rey tall mass paperback, 1st printing June 1985 (stated), complete number line. ISBN: 9780345315892, 214 pages, cover art by Michael Herring, interior illustrations by John R. Neill. 12mo (4.5"" x 8") #20 in the Oz series, preceded by The Lost King of Oz, and followed by The Gnome King of Oz. First published in 1926, this contains all the original illustrations of John R. Neill, with a new cover painting by Michael Herring and maps of Oz and the surrounding magical countries courtesy of the International Wizard of Oz Club. The Hungry Tiger (first seen in Ozma of Oz) is transported to Rash, the Red Kingdom in Ev, where he is made guard of the prison, where he discovers Betsy Bobbin, Carter Green, the Vegetable Man, and the Scarlet Prince Reddy of Rash as prisoners. They escape, and have many adventures on the way back to Oz.