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Fantasy - American Genre

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Books in the Fantasy - American genre:

The Delineator July 1922 page 19 (1922)

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Robert Lawson illustrated Martin Forgot by Ellis Parker Butler on pages 18-19. Read online at Hathitrust.... View More

Author(s): Ellis Parker Butler
Various
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson
Et al

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The Delineator March 1922 (1922)

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The Delineator was a monthly pictorial review. In this issue the cover is by Robert Lawson and on page 18 is an illustration for The Last Adventure of Little Prince Toofat, drawn by him. And on page 70, there is an advertisement illustrated by M... View More

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson
Maxfield Parrish
Et al

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The Delineator March 1922 (1922)

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The Delineator was a monthly journal covering fiction, current events, community improvement and dress making. Read this March 1922 issue online for free at Hathitrust. Here are some items of special interest: On page 18, see an illustration for The... View More

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson
Maxfield Parrish
Et al

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How the Five Rusty Rats Helped to Find a New Village (1922)

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This is the first periodical publication of part three of chapter 1 of Rootabaga Stories. The image above is online at freelibrary.... View More

Author(s): Carl Sandburg
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

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How to Break Away and Go to the Rootabaga Country (1922)

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This was the headline illustration for the first periodical publication of the first of the three stories in Chapter 1 of Part One of Rootabaga Stories. It appeared in volume 56, Issue 4 (September 1922) of The Designer and the Woman's Magazine, on p... View More

Author(s): Carl Sandburg
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

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Kabumpo in Oz (1922)

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Prince Pompa and his friend Kabumpo the elephant must save Ozma and her fairy kingdom from Ruggedo, the wicked gnome king. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Ruth Plumly Thompson
Illustrator(s): John R. Neill

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More Stories About the Potato Face Blind Man (1922)

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This is the first periodical publication of a story about the Potato Face Blind Man from Rootabaga Stories printed in The Designer and The Woman's Magazine, probably in January 1923. The image above is available online at freelibrary.... View More

Author(s): Carl Sandburg
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

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Rootabaga Stories (1922)

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The first collection of American fairy tales from the poet of the prairies. This is the first edition containing eight chapters. Later editions with this title also include the stories from Rootabaga Pigeons. Read online at Hathitrust. Or at archive.... View More

Author(s): Carl Sandburg
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham

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The Story of Jason Squiff and Why He Had a Popcorn Hat, Popcorn Mittens and Popcorn Shoes (1922)

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This is the first periodical publication of this story from Rootabaga Stories. The image is available online at freelibrary.... View More

Author(s): Carl Sandburg
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

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The Cowardly Lion of Oz (1923)

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The Cowardly Lion is called on to rescue his friends from the wicked king of the Mudgers. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Ruth Plumly Thompson
Illustrator(s): John R. Neill

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Rootabaga Pigeons (1923)

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More American fairy tales by the poet of the prairies. Read online at Hathitrust.... View More

Author(s): Carl Sandburg
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham

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Grampa in Oz (1924)

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Prince Tatters and Grampa set out to find King Fumbo’s head, save the kingdom from bankruptcy and find a suitable Princess. With the help of Dorothy and Bill, an iron weathercock, they succeed. Read online.... View More

Author(s): Ruth Plumly Thompson
Illustrator(s): John R. Neill

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The End of the Rainbow (1925)

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This illustration was probably prepared for a periodical, but the source is unknown.

Author(s): Unknown
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

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June (1925)

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It is not known whether this illustration was part of a full calendar or was used in a magazine.

Author(s): Unknown
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

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The Lost King of Oz (1925)

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Ozma’s father, King Pastoria is rescued from an enchantment and we see the last of the evil witch Mombi.

Author(s): Ruth Plumly Thompson
Illustrator(s): John R. Neill

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Made-To-Order Stories (1925)

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A dozen stories which originally appeared in St. Nicholas magazine.

Author(s): Dorothy Canfield
Illustrator(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop

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Poor Cecco (1925)

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“The wonderful story of a wonderful wooden dog who was the jolliest toy in the house until he went out to explore the world.”

Author(s): Margery Williams Bianco
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham

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The Hungry Tiger of Oz (1926)

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The Hungry Tiger of Oz (1926) is the twentieth in the series of Oz books created by L. Frank Baum and his successors, and the sixth written by Ruth Plumly Thompson. It was Illustrated by John R. Neill. Betsy Bobbin and Carter Green the vegetable man,... View More

Author(s): Ruth Plumly Thompson
Illustrator(s): John R. Neill

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The Gnome King of Oz (1927)

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Unsuspectingly, Peter, a boy from Philadelphia, assists the wicked Gnome King in escaping from the island where he has been banished and who is now determined to reclaim his former kingdom and ravage Oz. Read on line at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Ruth Plumly Thompson
Illustrator(s): John R. Neill

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Kris and Kristina (1927)

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A Christmas story starring Kris Kringle and Kristina.

Author(s): Marie Bruce
Illustrator(s): James Daugherty

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