The Story of Little Black Sambo
by [Altemus, Henry]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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West Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Henry Altemus Company, 1915. c. 1915 edition. 27 illustrations. A most lovely colorful clothbound edition. Color art piece of the subject of the book to the front cover which is repeated on the very rare dustjacket. Near fine purple cloth decorative boards with Little Black Sambo painting and with red spine in very good decorative dustjacket with minor bleed to internal side of dustjacket showing lightly to the outside. Dustjacket holding its dignity for its age. Text bright and beautifully illustrated in color throughout. With back page "Wee Books for Wee Folks". Front and back endpapers beautifully illustrated with children's books characters including Humpty Dumpty and others. Extremely rare in this condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Longhouse, Publishers and Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42427
- Title
- The Story of Little Black Sambo
- Author
- [Altemus, Henry]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- c. 1915 edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry Altemus Company, 1915
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Literature;
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About the Seller
Longhouse, Publishers and Booksellers
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West Brattleboro, Vermont
About Longhouse, Publishers and Booksellers
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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