The Story of Little Black Sambo
Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1931. Bannerman, Helen. Reissue. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. Item #2353096
Ink letter on front board, corners exposed, edges a bit foxed, owner bookplate on front endpaper, ink scribbles on rear endpaper. Binding tight and square, text clean and unmarked.
58, [1] pp. Red cloth spine, color pictorial paper over boards. The jolly and exciting tale of the little boy who lost his red coat and his blue trousers and his purple shoes but who was saved from the tigers to eat 169 pancakes for his supper, has been universally loved by generations of children. First written in 1899, the story has become a childhood classic and the authorized American edition with the original drawings by the author has sold hundreds of thousands of copies.
Price: $25.00