The Oz Enthusiast

Back in October of 2020, I showed the start of a new project; toy figures of characters from the 1903 Broadway production of The Wizard of ...

I've been negligent with my blogging lately, but in the past I’ve shown a couple fake John R. Neill drawings. These have all been offere...

Another spurious John R. Neill drawing has emerged on the market from Rhyton Gallery - this is the third that I've seen in the past yea...

So much of collecting is a result of chance or serendipity; the element of surprise is part of what appeals to me. And it invariably happens...

 I’ve posted a few times in the past about music box discs of songs from the original stage version of The Wizard of Oz . I first became awa...

Here's a fun bit of ephemera - the Land of Oz Story Book , published in Great Britain by Hutchinson & Company. This is an abridged v...

Here’s a little Reilly & Britton oddity, something unlikely to be published today - the Washee-Washee book of laundry lists. This was p...

Here’s the story of a window that was 30 years in the making! Every year, Irwin & I close our studio between Christmas and New Year’s Da...

  Babes in Toyland is not an Oz book, but there is a very strong connection between this book and The Wizard of Oz - both stories were suc...

  Just in time for Halloween - well, a day late - here’s a puzzling little picture. It appears to be an original John R. Neill illustration...

I’ve posted a number of times in the past about books published by Rand McNally, with cover designs by W. W. Denslow. Recently, I picked up ...