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Little Black Sambo - Saalfield Issue No. 117
by Bannerman, Helen
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
USA: Saalfield, 1928. Book. Illus. by Williams, Florence White . Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. First thus. Format is similar to an oversized comic or magazine. Both front and back covers illustrated with Sambo and two tigers. Very minor edgewear and a tiny fold in upper left hand corner of front cover, a touch of rubbing otherwise a fine copy. Interior clean, bright and vibrantly illustrated. 14 pp.
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
- Turtle Creek Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1012450
- Title
- Little Black Sambo - Saalfield Issue No. 117
- Author
- Bannerman, Helen
- Illustrator
- Williams, Florence White
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Saalfield
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1928
- Keywords
- CEHB Sambo black americana african american collectables
- Bookseller catalogs
- .Antiquarian - Vintage 1900-1950; .African-American Topics;
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