The Oz Enthusiast

I have a copy of The Road to Oz that seems to be unique - at least at present. On the rear cover, the stamped image of Dorothy and Ozma show...

Another example of changes to covers W. W. Denslow drew for Rand McNally is The Marbeau Cousins . On the left is the original cover, while o...

1909 brought The Road to Oz by L. Frank Baum. Here again, Reilly & Britton were producing an elaborate and attractive book. This time t...

This piece of artwork was done by John R. Neill around 1918 and was published in Pictorial Review magazine. It's a bizarre image that I ...

In 1978, the Del Rey company decided to start reprinting the Oz series as trade paperbacks and market them as science fiction. As part of th...

Before W.W. Denslow teamed up with L. Frank Baum to produce some of the most successful children's books of their time, he was a well re...

Dorothy and the Wizard was the first vintage Oz book I bought, when I was about 15, and it confused me to no end. I was not familiar with t...

Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz was L. Frank Baum's Oz book for 1908. I've always thought that this was a very awkward title, and the ...

John R. Neill's illustration skills were used for much more than just the Oz books. As well as drawings for other books, he did a great ...

Ozma of Oz, from 1907, was the 3rd Oz book by L Frank Baum, and re-introduced Dorothy Gale to the series. Ozma has one of my favorite cover...

The Wogglebug Book was published in 1905, during L. Frank Baum's attempt to turn The Marvelous Land of Oz into a musical extravaganza....

From August 1904 to February 1905, Baum authored an Oz comic page. This was titled Queer Visitors from the Land of Oz , and was drawn by Wal...

A few days ago I mentioned another bookplate drawing by John R. Neill in my collection. This one is again from 1906, and bears a striking re...

When L. Frank Baum wrote The Marvelous Land of Oz , he introduced Jack Pumpkinhead, who became an ongoing character in the Oz community. On...

W. W. Denslow illustrated the first Oz book, but John R. Neill became the official Oz illustrator. Starting with The Marvelous Land of Oz i...

The 1939 MGM film of The Wizard of Oz has had a profound influence on American pop culture. There are few people who have not seen the movi...

I don't have any Denslow artwork from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz , but I do have a piece done for another Baum/Denslow book, Father Goos...

In my last post I mention IWOC - I'd be remiss not to talk about the International Wizard of Oz Club in a discussion of Oz. Created in 1...