The Oz Enthusiast

 I’ve posted in the past about The   Bride Her Wedding Book (see here ), a lovely little volume illustrated by John R. Neill in 1914, and p...

Mother Goose in Prose was the first book I read by L. Frank Baum that was not an Oz book. It's a collection of charming "explanati...

Over the years I've picked up several examples of letters from the original Oz creators. Letters are always a fun personal item to view,...

In 1907 and 1908 W. W. Denslow produced a series of comic drawings, illustrating verses written by Dudley A. Bragdon. These are collectively...

Along with his his regular Oz work and other illustrative endeavors, John R. Neill produced a number of drawings for the adventure magazines...

W. W. Denslow experienced many highs and lows during his life and career. High points certainly included his collaborations with L. Frank Ba...

Eighteen picture books were written and illustrated by W. W. Denslow in 1903 and 1904, and published by the G. W. Dillingham company. The se...