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The Story of Little Black Sambo
by Bannerman, Helen (author and illustrator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good (-) to Good(+) copy. Spine torn and missing paper covering; boards are rubbed at corners, spine and edges; scratches a
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1946. Hardcover. Very good (-) to Good(+) copy. Spine torn and missing paper covering; boards are rubbed at corners, spine and edges; scratches and soiling to front and rear boards; pages, text and illustrations free of marks and bright; tight binding; excellent collectible copy.. Octavo in black illus. boards; illus.; 29 p., 22 cm. In English. || Abstract: A little boy in India loses his fine new clothes to the tigers, but while they dispute who is the grandest tiger in the jungle he takes his fine clothes back again. "The Only Edition with the Original Pictures).
Synopsis
The Story of Little Black Sambo is a children’s book written and illustrated by Scottish-born author Helen Bannerman for her children while her family was living in India. The story of a young Indian boy who outsmarts four tigers that threaten to eat him has been noted a controversial with its publication in the United States, accused of presenting racist overtones, primarily because of its illustrations. However, many “American editions” were pirated versions, lacking Bannerman’s name on the title page, that were reillustrated, producing degrading caricatures.
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Reviews
On Jul 31 2017, a reader said:
A wonderfull book for children,to see and learn of other cultures.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 84002
- Title
- The Story of Little Black Sambo
- Author
- Bannerman, Helen (author and illustrator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good (-) to Good(+) copy. Spine torn and missing paper covering; boards are rubbed at corners, spine and edges; scratches a
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- Rare Book, Black Stereotypes, Tigers, Children, Clothing
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bibliope by Calvello Books
Biblio member since 2005
Oakland, California
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
Over thirty-five years experience in the used, out-of-print and rare book trades. Selling online since 1997. WWW.BIBLIOPE.COM (formerly Calvello Books)
Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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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