Here is the scarce first printing ever in paperback of Ruth Plumly Thompson’s first Oz book! Issued in June, 1985, these first paperback editions are the first appearance of this book under the author’s name! 

This story tells how the Scarecrow finds himself far below the surface of Oz where he is proclaimed the re-created Emperor of the Silver Islands. But being Emperor brings all sorts of trouble. Luckily, Dorothy and the Cowardly Lion, along with new friends Sir Hokus of Pokes, the Comfortable Camel, and Doubtful Dromedary come to his rescue. With 73 black-and-white illustrations.