1901 collection of twelve fantasy stories by L. Frank Baum
American Fairy Tales
First edition
Author
L. Frank Baum
Illustrator
Norman P. Hall Harry Kennedy Ike Morgan Ralph Fletcher Seymour
Language
English
Genre
Fantasy Humor
Publisher
George M. Hill Company
Publication date
1901
Publication place
United States
Media type
Print (hardcover)
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,[1] Ike Morgan,[2] or Norman P. Hall.[3]
^Harry Kennedy had illustrated two of Baum's earlier books, The Army Alphabet and The Navy Alphabet (both published in 1900).
^Ike Morgan later illustrated Baum's The Woggle-Bug Book (1905).
^Norman P. Hall later illustrated Baum's Aunt Jane's Nieces in the Red Cross (1915).
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