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Ojo in Oz (1933) is the twenty-seventh in the series of Oz books created by L. Frank Baum and his successors, and the thirteenth written by Ruth Plumly Thompson. It was illustrated by John R. Neill.

Summary

Thompson - Ojo In Oz 1933 First Printing — *Ojo in Oz 1933 first printing*

Ojo (from The Patchwork Girl of Oz) is captured by Gypsies who plan to turn him over to a mysterious enemy who has offered to pay a large reward to anyone who captures and delivers Ojo to his stronghold at Moojer Mountain. Ojo befriends the gypsies’ captive dancing bear Snufferbux (whose full name is Snuffurious, Buxorious, Blundurious Boroso). The gypsies are in turn captured by Realbad, the leader of a gang of bandits, who carries a secret that is connected to the Munchkin boy and his habitually closemouthed guardian Unc Nunkie. Realbad learns about the reward and resolves to collect it himself by delivering Ojo to Moojer Mountain. Separated from the bandit gang, and hopelessly lost, Ojo and Snufferbux reluctantly agree to travel with Realbad (who is a resourceful survivalist) until they either get to the Emerald City or to Moojer Mountain. While traveling, they face various dangers together and gradually develop a genuine friendship.

Meanwhile, Dorothy, Scraps, and the Cowardly Lion set out to rescue Ojo, but get lost themselves, and visit Dicksey Land and other strange places. Everyone is menaced by a fearsome wizard, and Ojo learns who his parents are.

Ojo in Oz First Edition Book Identification Points

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Ruth Plumly Thompson - Ojo in Oz 1933 First Edition Identification Guide
Year	Title	Publisher	First edition/printing identification points
1933	Ojo in Oz	Reilly & Lee Co., [1933]	First edition. Illustrated by John R. Neill, 298 pages. Textual points: Pictorial endpapers in black and white. The front endpaper is inserted; the back is a self-endpaper. *Color plates:* 12 full-color inserts, tipped in facing the title page and pages 28, 52, 100, 116, 140, 156, 180, 196, 212, 244, 268. The plate stock is coated on both sides. *Binding:* various colors of cloth: green, blue-green, gray-green, dark gray, light blue, very dark blue, light tan, light brown, dark brown, and dark brick-red have been reported. There is no known priority among the color variants. Pictorial paper label in colors. The spine imprint reads in boldface: “Reilly \| & Lee”. SECONDARY BINDING: Ca. 1934 copies, have been seen bound in blue, dark-red, dark blue-green, and putty-gray cloth, with the spine imprint in the semi-script, “fancy” letters. *Size of leaf:* 9 by 6 5/8 inches. Thickness of volume: 1 1/2 inches. Later Printings All copies printed after 1935 have no color plates.