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Helen Bannerman. The Story of Little Black Sambo. No. 4 in 'The Dumpy Books for Children' series. London: Grant Richards...
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Description
A beautifully preserved children's book, rarely found in such fine condition
Helen Bannerman. The Story of Little Black Sambo. No.
4 in 'The Dumpy Books for Children' series. London: Grant Richards,
1899.16mo. Publisher's light green cloth stamped in dark green. Illustrated with 27 full-page wood-engraved illustrations, printed in color. Custom full morocco folding case.
FIRST EDITION of this "revolutionary-style picture book" (Schiller).
Notably rare, Schiller writes, "the book is firmly rooted in the annals of children's literature and it is a proverbial rarity in first edition among other historical juveniles...should a census eventually be attempted, there would probably be fewer copies located than of the notoriously rare and suppressed 1865 Alice."
Condition: Scattered soiling to textblock.
References: Grolier, Children's 53; Schiller, "The Story of Little Black Sambo" in The Book Collector (Vol. 23, No. 3, Autumn 1974); and see Osborne I, p. 324.
Provenance: "Jack" (contemporary gift inscription); acquired from Heritage Book Shop, Los Angeles, in 1998. From the William A. Strutz Library.
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Auction Info
2024 June 27 Important English and American Literature: The William A. Strutz Library, Part I, Rare Books Signature® Auction #6295 (go to Auction Home page)
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