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Little Black Sambo
by Bannerman, Helen
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good -/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0307105032
- ISBN 13
- 9780307105035
- Seller
-
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Racine, WI: Golden Press, 1976. 20pp. Original illustrated boards. Stated First Golden Press Printing, 1976. Illustrations depict an Indian family, as Bannerman intended. Pages are clean (no writing, underlining, or highlighting) but yellowing with age. Binding is cracked (and text block is pulling away from boards) but pages are still secure. Boards are scuffed/slightly finger soiled. Shelfwear (head/heel of spine and corners are heavily rubbed through to boards/slight fraying). This is NOT a remainder or ex-library. NO previous owner markings. The classic story of Little Black Sambo, his blue trousers, red jacket, green umbrella and the tigers. Nice reading copy of this scarce edition. . First Thus, Collectible. Oversized Hardcover. Good -/No Jacket. Illus. by Bonnie and Bill Rutherford. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
Synopsis
The Story of Little Black Sambo, a children's book by Helen Bannerman, a Scot who lived for 30 years in Madras in southern India, was first published in London in 1899. (An American edition of the book was illustrated by Florence White Williams. ) In the tale, an Indian boy named Sambo prevails over a group of hungry tigers. The little boy has to give his colourful new clothes, shoes, and umbrella to four tigers so they will not eat him.
Reviews
On Jan 14 2015, a reader said:
When I was a young I thought this was a great book. I never considered this book racist. But back then I didn't know what racism was. Sambo could have pink with yellow polka dots I would never have known the difference. Only when the grown ups made it racist did this ever enter my mind.
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Details
- Bookseller
- after-words bookstore
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 78585
- Title
- Little Black Sambo
- Author
- Bannerman, Helen
- Illustrator
- Bonnie and Bill Rutherford
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good -
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Thus, Collectible
- ISBN 10
- 0307105032
- ISBN 13
- 9780307105035
- Publisher
- Golden Press
- Place of Publication
- Racine, WI
- Date Published
- 1976
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15"
- Keywords
- Childrens Books Little Black Sambo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books; Children's Classics;
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Glossary
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Reading Copy
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Spine
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