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Little Black Sambo
by Helen Bannerman
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Binghamton, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Platt & Munk, 1955. Reprint . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Art by Eulalie. 5400 CF shelf. NOT ex-library. Black-stamped pictorial blue bds, unlettered spine. Light corner crease one page. No names, clean text. No dust jacket. Unpaginated. With b/w & color artwork. Attractive! 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
- Gil's Book Loft
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 084064
- Title
- Little Black Sambo
- Author
- Helen Bannerman
- Illustrator
- Art by Eulalie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Platt & Munk
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- children's books
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Gil's Book Loft
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Binghamton, New York
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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