The Story of Little Black Sambo: Color Facsimile of First American Illustrated

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Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See the ...
Publication Date
2017-06-15
Pages
62
ISBN
9781684221202
Book Title
Story of Little Black Sambo : Color Facsimile of First American Illustrated Edition
Publisher
Martino FINE Books
Item Length
9 in
Publication Year
2017
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
0.2 in
Author
Helen Bannerman
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Topic
Action & Adventure / General, Action & Adventure / Survival Stories, Animals / Lions, Tigers, Leopards, Etc.
Item Weight
4.3 Oz
Item Width
6 in
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Martino FINE Books
ISBN-10
168422120X
ISBN-13
9781684221202
eBay Product ID (ePID)
18038388198

Product Key Features

Book Title
Story of Little Black Sambo : Color Facsimile of First American Illustrated Edition
Language
English
Topic
Action & Adventure / General, Action & Adventure / Survival Stories, Animals / Lions, Tigers, Leopards, Etc.
Publication Year
2017
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Author
Helen Bannerman
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.2 in
Item Weight
4.3 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
TitleLeading
The
Synopsis
2017 Reprint of 1923 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. Illustrated with 27 Color Drawings. Sambo is a South Indian boy who lives with his father and mother, named Black Jumbo and Black Mumbo, respectively. While out walking, Sambo encounters four hungry tigers, and surrenders his colorful new clothes, shoes, and umbrella so they will not eat him. The tigers are vain and each thinks he is better dressed than the others. They chase each other around a tree until they are reduced to a pool of ghee (clarified butter). Sambo then recovers his clothes and collects the ghee, which his mother uses to make pancakes. Despite controversy concerning the racism of illustrations of other contemporary editions, we reprint the original American Edition of 1923 by The Stokes Company. The illustrations therein are more of the type done to illustration contemporary children's books, like Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, [1894] and which do not reflect the patent racism of other editions of Little Black Sambo; editions that clearly pandered to racist sentiment at the time.

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    Exactly as described. Packaged in a sorter box, which is ok IF you're putting that sorter box inside if another box. Luckily, the box didn't get crunched or dented, so the Funko arrived safely. Took a little while to finally get dropped off, but I'm patient so not a huge deal. What was strange is that this order showed up yesterday on July 4th. I'd buy from this seller again. Thank you
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    Thank you, it’s a great addition to my growing collection. The cost of the item was fairly priced. The item’s quality and in-person appearance met my expectations. Shipping was prompt, and it arrived in as described condition. The seller communicated effectively, providing updates and answering my questions. Overall, I recommend this seller for their professionalism and great customer service. Thank you for a smooth transaction!
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    I'm very pleased with my purchase. I had taken a chance. Unable to find the table of contents for this Edition to see if it was the same as other additions extra stuff but the nicest thing about it was came in a nice paperback Thrift Edition size book in very good condition no creases or damaged and I like the added picture to this particular version. The seller was respectful and responded back when contacted. If they're purchasing it I received it quickly and no problems. It was packaged well.

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  • Little Black Sambo

    It was my favorite book as a child. I bought it for my son when he was born, and now buying it for another new baby. It is a great story and illustrations are very colorful. Highly recommend.

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  • This is a children's story and it is a fun story to relate to them.

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  • Nothing Great

    The graphics are just okay --- not great. I'm sorry that I wasted the money on it.

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