American Fairy Tales [SEP] publisher
American Fairy Tales
American Fairy Tales is the title of a collection of twelve fantasy stories by L. Frank Baum, published in 1901 by the George M. Hill Company, the firm that issued "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" the previous year. The cover, title page, and page borders were designed by Ralph Fletcher Seymour; each story was furnished with two full-page black-and-white illustrations, by either Harry Kennedy, Ike Morgan, or Norman P. Hall.
Background.
L. Frank Baum was
British publisher Grant Richards between 1897 and 1904.
Early to mid-20th century.
L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" was published in 1900, and Baum created a number of other successful Oz-oriented books in the period from 1904 to 1920. Frank Baum wanted to create a modern-day fairy tale since he loved fairy tales as a child. In 1910, American illustrator and author Rose O'Neill's first children's book was published, "The Kewpies and Dottie Darling". More books in