The Story of Little Black Sambo. No. 4 in the Dumpy Books for Children series.
BANNERMAN, Helen.
Published by London Grant Richards, 1899
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First edition; 12mo; 27 full-page colour illustrations after the author printed by Edmund Evans, pages 4-5 with old repair to gutter, new endpapers; publisher's pale green cloth lettered and blocked in darker green, slight lean and bumping, very minor marking, overall a very attractive copy, presented in modern cloth-backed solander box. Helen Bannerman originally wrote this story during a long railway journey in India, to send to her two small daughters that she had just left to be educated in her native Scotland. It was eventually published as the fourth title in the 'Dumpy Books' series. Despite controversy it has gone through countless printings and translations, as well as many sequels, imitations, and parodies. Seller Inventory # 96849
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Story of Little Black Sambo. No. 4 in ...
Publisher: London Grant Richards
Publication Date: 1899
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition