Lang published 25 different African stories in his Fairy Book series, with illustrations by Henry Justice Ford; more about Ford.
In the Violet Fairy Book, published in 1901, there are four different African folktales There are no illustrations for The Story of Halfman, but the other stories do have illustrations: The Story of a Gazelle, The Story of Hassebu, and The Nunda, Eater of People.
These three illustrated stories are all Swahili tales from eastern Africa. The Story of a Gazelle is my personal favorite; it's a lot like the European fairy tale Puss-in-Boots, but way more intense; WAY more intense. Here's a close-up of the heroic gazelle beheading the monster (larger view):
See this Flickr album for larger file sizes. The images below have been resized to fit this blog; I have linked the titles of the stories below to where you can read them in the book.
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