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Little Black Sambo
by Bannerman, Helen; edited by Watty Piper
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine unmarked; in VeryGood++ bright unclipped jacket.
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Platt & Munk Publ, 1972. Reprint.. Hardcover in orange cloth boards; in color illus jacket.. Fine unmarked; in VeryGood++ bright unclipped jacket.. Nice bright clean tight collectible HB copy in bright jacket.
6-1/2 x 8-1/4, unnumbered pp, color illus, color illus endpapers.
6-1/2 x 8-1/4, unnumbered pp, color illus, color illus endpapers.
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
- edburynbooks
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28775
- Title
- Little Black Sambo
- Author
- Bannerman, Helen; edited by Watty Piper
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover in orange cloth boards; in color illus jacket.
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine unmarked; in VeryGood++ bright unclipped jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Platt & Munk Publ
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- Children, Parenting, Education
Terms of Sale
edburynbooks
Books are returnable for full refund but the buyer pays the return postage. If the book was as described by the seller, no original postage charge will be refunded.
About the Seller
edburynbooks
Biblio member since 2007
Nevada City, California
About edburynbooks
I sell from my home, where I have about 25,000 books shelved or stored. I am also an author, poet, photographer, taroist, publisher, collector. Selling books online for almost 15 years, including my own titles and rare books from my collection.
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- Jacket
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Cloth
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