ABC. (TOY) ABC OF COMMON OBJECTS. British, no publishing information, circa 1910. Housed in the original pictorial box (measures 10 3/4 wide x 4 1/8") are 24 wooden pieces each measuring 1 1/4" wide x 1 1/8" tall and 1/4" thick. Box rubbed with flaps repaired otherwise VG and the... More about ABC OF COMMON OBJECTS
ABC. (McLOUGHLIN) ABC OF NURSERY RHYMES. NY: McLoughlin Bros., circa ca 1890. Folio (9 7/8 x 12 1/8"), pictorial wraps, small corner repair on cover and 2 pages, light soil, VG+. Illustrated with 12 fine full page chromos with each letter representing a different nursery rhyme, including Frog He Would... More about ABC OF NURSERY RHYMES
PUZZLE. ADVENTURES OF POPINJAY. London: John Leng, no date, circa 1930. 4to (7 3/4 x 10"), cloth backed pictorial boards, FINE. The text tells the adventures of Popinjay and Pongo a pair of humanized teddy bears and Wagga and Monty, golliwog brothers. Printed on thick board pages, each page of... More about ADVENTURES OF POPINJAY
PUZZLE. ADVENTURES OF POPINJAY. London: John Leng, no date, circa 1935. 4to (7 3/4 x 10"), cloth backed pictorial boards, some edge and corner wear to covers else near Fine. The text relates the adventures of Popinjay and Pongo a pair of humanized teddy bears, and Wagga and Monty, golliwog... More about ADVENTURES OF POPINJAY
BLACK INTEREST. (AMOS & ANDY) ALL ABOUT AMOS 'n' ANDY and their creators Correll & Gosden. Chic.: Rand McNally (1929). 8vo, cloth, near Fine in chipped dw. The story of this famous Black-face pair, illustrated with photos and colorful dw. More about ALL ABOUT AMOS 'n' ANDY
BLACK INTEREST. (TEN LITTLE NIGGERS) DIE 10 KLEINE NEGERBUBEN. Mainz: Jos. Scholz, no date, circa 1930. Oblong 8" wide x 5 1/2" bound panorama style. Light cover soil and occasional finger soil, some minor wear to cloth in a few places, overall VG condition. This is a six panel panorama... More about DIE 10 KLEINE NEGERBUBEN
BLACK INTEREST. (TEN LITTLE NIGGERS) DIE KLEINE NEGERLEIN. Reichenberg: Edmund Ullmann ca 1930. Oblong 8vo (9 1/4 x 6"), pictorial card covers, slight spine wear else near fine. Charming 3 color illustrations on every page by Grete Scheufler show the little boys doing things not normally found in this rhyme... More about DIE KLEINE NEGERLEIN
(UPTON,FLORENCE)illus. GOLLIWOGG'S AIR-SHIP. London: Longmans Green 1902. Oblong 4to (11 x 8 1/8") cloth backed pictorial boards, corners worn, edges rubbed, some cover soil, 3 tiny margin mends else clean, tight VG. 1st edition. The Golliwoggs become aeronauts! The full page color illustrations by Florence are really superb, accompanied by... More about GOLLIWOGG'S AIR-SHIP
EARLY ENGLISH. INSTRUCTIVE STORIES; CONSISTING OF TOM RESTLESS AND THE HISTORY OF THEODORE. London: J. Harris, 1802. 2 5/8 x 2 7/8", 94pp., original boards rebacked with marbled endpapers, VG. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece entitled "Theodore" which depicts a child being ushered into a carriage. This title is one... More about INSTRUCTIVE STORIES; CONSISTING OF TOM RESTLESS AND THE HISTORY OF THE
BLACK INTEREST. [HUNT,BLANCHE SEALE] LITTLE BROWN KOKO COLORING BOOK. Topeka: Capper Pub. 1941. 4to, pictorial wraps, 21p., corner creased else VG and unused. Each page is illustrated in line designed to be colored by the reader. Wonderful stylized illus. by Dorothy Wagstaff. Very scarce. More about LITTLE BROWN KOKO COLORING BOOK
ABC. (MCLOUGHLIN) LITTLE PET'S ABC BOOK. NY: McLoughlin Bros., no date, circa 1870. 5 3/4 x 8 1/4", linen pictorial wraps, some soil, VG. Illustrated with 4 pages of full color pictures for letters of the alphabet and with other pages having word lessons. Charming color covers as well. "E"... More about LITTLE PET`S LINEN ABC
ABC. (MCLOUGHLIN) LITTLE PET'S LINEN ABC. NY: McLoughlin Bros., no date, circa 1870. 5 3/4 x 8 1/4", linen pictorial wraps, small corner repair, VG. Illustrated with 4 pages of full color pictures for letters of the alphabet and with other pages having word lessons. Charming color covers as well... More about LITTLE PET`S LINEN ABC
ABC. (ANIMALS) LITTLE TOT'S ABC. Chicago: Madison Book Co., no date, circa 1903. 4to (7 1/4 x 9 1/2"), cloth, pictorial paste-on, some finger soil, VG+. This is an ABC of animals with really nice black and white engravings to accompany text in rhyme. Each letter is printed in a.... More about LITTLE TOT'S ABC
ABC. (EARLY AMERICAN) THE LULU ALPHABET. NY: Samuel Raynor 1856. 12mo, cloth backed decorative boards, margin mend onone leaf else fine. Printed on one side of the page featuring charming cuts on every page. "A" is for Alice, So graceful and fair. "B" for her bridal, and we were all there." More about LULU ALPHABET
GERMAN. LUSTIGE LEBEWOHL-BILDER. Dresden: Becker, nd circa 1925. Oblong 16mo, pict. wrappers, sl. wear and age to pages, VG. A charming German picture book in comic style. Each page illustrated in rich colors including fairy tales and on page with stereotypical black characters. More about LUSTIGE LEBEWOHL-BILDER
EARLY AMERICAN. THE MEDLEY. NY: Samuel Wood & Sons, 1822. 2 1/2 x 4 1/8", orange wallpaper wraps with embossed design, 28p., Fine. A Medley was a chapbook containing short articles with illustrations for children. There is an 8 page section "The Hospitable Negro Woman" that tells how a Negro... More about MEDLEY
BLACK INTEREST. [TEN LITTLE NIGGERS] OS DEZ NEGRINHOS. (Lisboa: Papelaria da Moda / Lisbon, Portugal), no date, circa 1920?. Oblong 5 1/8 x 3 1/2"0, pictorial wraps die-cut in the shape of the characters heads, Fine. The classic counting rhyme features great cover in color and in very detailed line inside by "EM" More about OS DEZ NEGRINHOS [TEN LITTLE NIGGERS
BLACK INTEREST. OUR CHARADES by H.M.H. and others. Leeds:Alf Cooke ca 1910. Obl. 4to, cl. backed pict. bds, some cover rubbing and wear, VG. A great picture book showing little children dressing up in a variety of adult custumes to amuse themselves. Illustrated with 16 wonderful color plates including the..... More about OUR CHARADES
BLACK INTEREST. (DOLLS) PLAYHOUSE DOLLY CUT-OUTS: JO. Kenosha: Samuel Lowe ca 1965. 4to, pict. wraps, corner of cover off else Fine and un-cut. Featuring a Black paper doll on cover and 5 pages of outfits. More about PLAYHOUSE DOLLY CUTOUTS: JO
TOYS. RAG-BAG TOYS. Leicester: Dryad Press nd ca 1940. 12mo, stiff pict. wraps, 47p., VG+. Instructions for making eleven cloth toys including a Golliwog, a Darkie Doll, a Teddy Bear and more. Charmingly illustrated with photos of dolls already made, and complete with UNCUT PATTERNS in the back of the book. More about RAG-BAG TOYS
BLACK INTEREST. SAMBO VISITS THE LION. no pub. info., ca 1925. Oblong 5 x 4" pictorial wraps diecut in the shape of a lion, fine. Little Black Sambo visits the lion in his den. Illus. in 3-color on every page by Phyllis Cooper. More about SAMBO VISITS THE LION
BLACK INTEREST. (TEN LITTLE NIGGERS) THE STRANGE TALE OF TEN LITTLE NIGGER BOYS. Chicago: M.A. Donohue (1908). 8vo (6 1/2 x 7 3/4"), pictorial boards, Fine condition. The text is based on the London Stump Book version of this rhyme. Illustrated in color on every page by THE PILGRIMS. A.... More about STRANGE TALE OF TEN LITTLE NIGGER BOYS
DOLLS. TEDDY TAR AND DAISY a cut out and story book. (London: L. Miller), no date, circa 1950. 4to (7 5/8 x 9 7/8"), stiff pictorial card covers, fine. The story about is about Daisy Doll's birthday party and the bear and Goliwogg who attend. Illustrated in black and white... More about TEDDY TAR AND DAISY
BLACK INTEREST. (TEN LITTLE NIGGERS) TEN LITTLE COLORED BOYS. NY: Howell Soskins 1942. Oblong 4to, spiral backed boards, light soil and wear, VG+. Attached to the top of every page is a cardboard cut-out head in color of a little Black boy, so that as each page is turned, the... More about TEN LITTLE COLORED BOYS
BLACK INTEREST. (TEN LITTLE NIGGERS) TEN LITTLE NIGGER BOYS. (London: BB Ltd.) circa 1950. 8vo, stiff pictorial wraps, fine. A jolly, non -stereotypical portrayal of this group of Black boys brightly illustrated with 4 full page color illustrations, color covers plus 6 black & whites. More about TEN LITTLE NIGGER BOYS
BLACK INTEREST. TEN LITTLE NIGGER BOYS TEXTILE. Printed on cloth measuring 11 3/4 x 13" are two verses from the counting rhyme of the Ten Little Niggers. Illustrated with 2 large full color scenes with text beneath each picture are the rhymes for Six Little Nigger Boys and Five Little Nigger Boys. Rare. More about TEN LITTLE NIGGER BOYS TEXTILE
BLACK INTEREST. TEN LITTLE NIGGERS. Lond: Dean ca 1904. 8vo, printed on cloth, some creasing, soil and discoloration, VG. Illustrated by R.J[AMES] WILLIAMS with great color illustrations on every page to accompany this famous rhyme (music included). #82 Dean Rag Book. Very scarce. More about TEN LITTLE NIGGERS
BLACK INTEREST. TEN LITTLE PICKANINNIES. Kansas City, MO: Faultless Starch circa 1910. 16mo, pictorial wraps, 15p., fine. This is an advertising booklet with the counting rhyme involving little Black children and starch. ("Four pickaninnies buying Faultless starch with glee / One got another sort and then there were three"). Illustrated... More about TEN LITTLE PICKANINNIES
BLACK INTEREST. (TEXTILE) CHILDREN'S HANDKERCHIEF. This is a children's handkerchief from the turn of the 20th century. It measures 11" square. some foxing, VG-. All around the perimeter are 2 inch high figures of different stereotypical Black children done in 2-colors. Obviously given as a gift to a child named... More about TEXTILE: CHILDREN'S HANDKERCHIEF
BLACK INTEREST. Z'AH CHYLNI NEEGERLI [TEN LITTLE COLORED BOYS]. Zurich: Neue Bucher A.G. Verlagsbuchhandlung, no date, circa 1945. Oblong 4to (9 x 8"), pictorial boards, near Fine. The text of this version is in Swiss-German, a dialect of German spoken in the northern parts of Switzerland that border Germany. Attached... More about Z'AH CHLYNI NEEGERLI TEN LITTLE COLORED BOYS
[BANNERMAN,HELEN]. THE STORY OF LITTLE BLACK SAMBO. Chic: Reilly & Britton 1905. 16mo, pictorial boards, near fine. Early ed. (1906) of this volume in the Christmas Stocking Series with an introduction by L. FRANK BAUM and illustrated in color by Bannerman. A very early American printing of this classic (with... More about LITTLE BLACK SAMBO
BLACK INTEREST. (AFRICA) DAS MAMPAMPEBUCH by H[ermann] Abeking. Leipzig: Abnel & Muller, no date. circa 1921. 4to (8 3/4 x 11"), cloth backed pictorial boards, some edge rubbing and light soil, VG+. Printed on thick board pages on one side of the page only, this is the Sambo like story... More about MAMPAMPEBUCH
BLACK INTEREST. (BAGLEY,JULIAN) CANDLE-LIGHTING TIME IN BODIDALEE by Julian Bagley. NY: Amer. Heritage Press (1971). 8vo, cloth, 128p., Fine in dust wrapper. Folk tales along the line of Uncle Remus written by Black author Bagley, wonderfully illustrated in detailed line by Wallace Tripp. THIS COPY IS WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE... More about CANDLE-LIGHTING TIME IN BODIDALEE
BLACK INTEREST. (REFERENCE) THE BLACK EXPERIENCE IN CHILDREN'S BOOKS by Augusta Baker (NY Pub. Lib. 1963) with The Black Experience Books for Children (Boston) and Black Experience in Children's Books (NY Pub. Lib. 1971). 3 volumes, 8vo, wraps, 33p.,np, 109p, VG. Annotated bibliographies of books by and about Blacks. More about BOOKS ABOUT NEGRO LIFE FOR CHILDREN PLUS OTHERS
POP-UP. MOVING PICTURE GLUE BOOK with pictures that move and verses by B. Baker. NY: Stokes (1912). Obl. 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards, VG+ in a chipped dw. Printed on heavy paper, there are 12 full page color illustrations used as backgrounds, each of which is faced by a page... More about MOVING PICTURE GLUE BOOK
BLACK INTEREST. (BAKER,JOSEPHINE) LA TRIBU ARC-EN-CIEL by Baker in collaboration with her husband Jo Bouillon. (Mulder & Zoon / Netherlands 1957 Opera Mundi Paris). 4to, pict. cloth, ink scribbling on 2 pages else VG. A children's book written by the famous ex-patriate Black singer Baker featuring her "rainbow" of children... More about LA TRIBU ARC EN CIEL
[BANNERMAN,HELEN AND BEATRIX POTTER]. THE ALL ABOUT STORY BOOK. NY: Cupples & Leon (1929). 4to, orange cloth, Fine in worn dw. 12 classic children's stories including Peter Rabbit (Potter piracy illus. by Dick Hartley and Kirby Parrish); Little Black Sambo (illus. by Johnny Gruelle), Little Red Riding Hood; Peter Pan;... More about ALL ABOUT STORY BOOK
(SEREDY,KATE)illus. GUNNIWOLF AND OTHER MERRY TALES selected by Wilhelmina Harper. London: George Harrap (1937). 4to (7 1/4 x 9 1/4"), pictorial cloth, [96]p., light cover soil, small (1/8") round sticker on endpaper else VG (no dust wrapper). 1st U.K. edition. 16 stories by various authors including HIGH LOFTING, HOWARD PYLE... More about GUNNIWOLF AND OTHER MERRY TALES
[BANNERMAN,HELEN]. LITTLE BLACK SAMBO (A NEW STORY). Racine: Whitman 1926. 16mo, pictorial boards, Fine in slightly worn dust wrapper. A Sambo piracy, illustrated in full color throughout by CLARA BELL THURSTON and with text hand- lettered in blue and with text illus. both by EARNEST VETCH. More about LITTLE BLACK SAMBO (A NEW STORY
[BANNERMAN,HELEN]. LITTLE BLACK SAMBO AND THE MONKEY PEOPLE written and illustrated by FRANK VER BECK. Phil: Altemus (1928). 16mo, cloth backed pictorial boards, color paste-on, fine in dust wrapper. Sambo goes to Monkeytown and has adventures. Illustrated with marvelous color plates on every other page. An Altemus Wee Book for... More about LITTLE BLACK SAMBO AND THE MONKEY PEOPLE
FAIRY TALES. MY STORY BOOK LIBRARY. NY: Platt & Munk, 1932 or 1934, in a box dated 1940. 16 books 8vo (6 3/4 x 8"), pictorial wraps, neat owner name else near Fine in original pictorial box (box flaps reinforced , VG). Containing the following titles: CINDERELLA, LITTLE RED RIDING... More about MY STORY BOOK LIBRARY
[BANNERMAN,HELEN]. ALL ABOUT LITTLE BLACK SAMBO. NY:Cup. & Leon (1917). 16mo, boards, pict. paste-on, fine. Illustrated by JOHNNY GRUELLE with 8 wonderful color plates and many b&w's. Very scarce. More about ALL ABOUT LITTLE BLACK SAMBO
[BANNERMAN,HELEN]. ALL ABOUT LITTLE BLACK SAMBO. NY: Cupples & Leon (1917). 16mo, boards, pictorial paste-on, fine in dust wrapper. Illustrated by JOHNNY GRUELLE with 8 wonderful color plates and many b&w's. Very scarce. More about ALL ABOUT LITTLE BLACK SAMBO
[BANNERMAN,HELEN]. ALL ABOUT LITTLE BLACK SAMBO. NY:Cup. & Leon (1917). 16mo, variant durable cloth binding, pict. paste-on, fine. Illustrated by JOHNNY GRUELLE with 8 wonderful color plates and many b&w's. Very scarce. More about ALL ABOUT LITTLE BLACK SAMBO
[BANNERMAN,HELEN]. LITTLE BLACK SAMBO [in] FRAMED FAIRYLAND PUZZLES INCLUDING LITTLE BLACK SAMBO, PETER RABBIT, GINGERBREAD BOY AND THREE KITTENS. no place: Sam. Gabriel ca 1930. housed in a pictorial box measuring 15 x 9" are 4 jigsaw puzzles - each measuring 7 x 8 1/2". Sambo is signed by R.A.... More about FRAMED FAIRYLAND PUZZLES INCLUDING SAMBO, PETER RABBIT ETC
BANNERMAN,HELEN. JUMBO SAMBO. Philadelphia: Stokes (various dates 1942). 8vo (6 1/4 x 8 1/2"), cloth, 223p., two page publisher foreward, Fine in VG dust wrapper frayed at spine ends. 1st edition. Containing: 1. Little Black Sambo 2. Sambo and the Twins 3. Little Black Quasha 4. Little Black Bobtail 5... More about JUMBO SAMBO
BANNERMAN,HELEN. LITTLE BLACK SAMBO. NY: Gabriel no date, circa 1920. Folio, stiff pictorial wraps, some soil and edge wear else VG. A great version of this tale, illustrated in full color on every page by MARY LAFETRA RUSSELL. More about LITTLE BLACK SAMBO
BANNERMAN,HELEN. LITTLE BLACK SAMBO. (Duenewald 1949) sq. 8vo, pict. bds, Fine. A MOVEABLE SAMBO illustrated in color by JULIAN WEHR and featuring 4 really terrific moveable plates done in color. Quite special. More about LITTLE BLACK SAMBO
BANNERMAN,HELEN. LITTLE BLACK SAMBO. NY: Duenewald (1943). 8vo (6 3/4 x 8 3/4"), spiral backed pictorial boards, light edge rubbing else near fine. A MOVEABLE SAMBO illustrated in color by JULIAN WEHR and featuring 7 really terrific moveable plates plus other color illustrations in text. Quite difficult to find with... More about LITTLE BLACK SAMBO
BANNERMAN,HELEN. LITTLE BLACK SAMBO. Akron: Saalfield nd ca 1928. Small 4to, pict. wraps, general wear and some soil, VG. Wonderfully illustrated by FLORENCE WHITE WILLIAMS with color covers, 4 color illustrations plus numerous blue line illustrations on every page of text. A most uncommon edition. More about LITTLE BLACK SAMBO
BANNERMAN,HELEN. LITTLE BLACK SAMBO. NY: Duenewald (1943). 8vo, spiral backed pictorial boards, slight wear else near fine in chipped and slightly worn dust wrapper. A MOVEABLE SAMBO illustrated in color by JULIAN WEHR and featuring 6 really terrific moveable plates done in color. Nice copy, hard to find in the dw. More about LITTLE BLACK SAMBO
[BANNERMAN,HELEN]. LITTLE BLACK SAMBO. Racine: Whitman 1959. Sq. 12mo, pict. bds, Fine. A Tell-A-Tale book. Illustrated in color by VIOLET LaMONT depicting a racially "neutral" Sambo with darkish skin but with no distinguishing characteristics of any race - this Sambo can almost be perceived as white. More about LITTLE BLACK SAMBO
BANNERMAN,HELEN. LITTLE BLACK SAMBO. Cleveland:Harter (1931). Folio, pict. wraps, some rubbing and light soil, VG+. A stunning edition, boldly and brightly illustrated in color by FERN BISEL PEAT with 8 full page color illus. plus color covers and b&w's. An American Black version of this tale. More about LITTLE BLACK SAMBO
[BANNERMAN,HELEN]. THE ADVENTURES OF LITTLE BLACK SAMBO. RCA: 1949. Oblong 4to (12 x 10 1/2"), sl. rubbing, near fine. Consisting of a full 23 page color book illustrated in color by an unknown hand, depicting Sambo as a native of India (without really appearing to be Indian) plus two 78rpm... More about LITTLE BLACK SAMBO
[BANNERMAN,HELEN]. THE ADVENTURES OF LITTLE BLACK SAMBO. RCA: 1949. Oblong 4to (12 x 10 1/2") sl. rubbing, VG+. Consisting of a full 23 page color book illustrated by an unknown hand, depicting Sambo as a native of India (without really appearing to be Indian) plus two 78rpm records narrated by... More about LITTLE BLACK SAMBO
[BANNERMAN,HELEN]. LITTLE BLACK SAMBO. Racine: Whitman no date ca 1930. Folio (9 x 12 1/2"), stiff linen-like pictorial wraps, [16]p. including covers, name on edge of cover else VG+. This striking version of Sambo is illustrated in a broad style by TERRY AND MARY SMITH with bold colors printed on... More about LITTLE BLACK SAMBO
BANNERMAN,HELEN. LITTLE BLACK SAMBO. NY: Grosset & Dunlap (1942). Square 4to, pictorial boards, VG+ in worn dust wrapper. Illustrated in color by Robet Moore in typical 1940's style. Very scarce. More about LITTLE BLACK SAMBO
[BANNERMAN,HELEN]. LITTLE BLACK SAMBO. NY: Music You Enjoy 1941. Sq. 8vo, pict. wraps, some rubbing else VG and complete with the record. A listen-Look Picture Book featuring a grossly stereotyped Sambo illustrated in full color on every page by Martin Nadle. More about LITTLE BLACK SAMBO
[BANNERMAN,HELEN]. LITTLE BLACK SAMBO. no pub. info., Printed in U.S.A., ca 1945. 8vo, pict. wraps, fine. Illus. in color by an unknown hand, Sambo and his family are portrayed as Indians in terms of their clothing and skin tone. No credit is given to Bannerman as the author. More about LITTLE BLACK SAMBO
BANNERMAN,HELEN. THE STORY OF LITTLE BLACK SAMBO. RCA / McKay (1940). Square 4to, glazed pictorial boards, light spine wear else fine in worn dust wrapper. Consisting of a full 25 page full color book illustrated with Bannerman's originals and a 78rpm record told by Helen Myers. A "Talking Book" More about LITTLE BLACK SAMBO
[BANNERMAN,HELEN]. LITTLE BLACK SAMBO. Akron: Saalfield 1942. Folio, pict. wraps, 2 margin mends else VG+. Wonderfully illustrated in bright colors on every page by ETHEL HAYS. Cute version, quite scarce. More about LITTLE BLACK SAMBO
BANNERMAN,HELEN. LITTLE BLACK SAMBO MAGIC DRAWING BOOK [in] FUN WITH DOTS FOR LITTLE TOTS. Platt & Munk (illus. dated 1928, box dated 1940). There are 4, 4to sized books, stiff pict. wraps, each in fine condition and UNUSED in the original pictorial box. The little girl on the cover of... More about LITTLE BLACK SAMBO MAGIC DRAWING BOOK in FUN WITH DOTS
BANNERMAN,HELEN. LITTLE BLACK SAMBO MAGIC DRAWING BOOK [in] FUN WITH DOTS FOR LITTLE TOTS. Platt & Munk (illustrations dated 1928, box dated 1940). There are 4 books, stiff pictorial wraps, each near fine except for a few erasures or light pencil marks and basically UNUSED in the original pictorial box... More about LITTLE BLACK SAMBO MAGIC DRAWING BOOK in FUN WITH DOTS
[BANNERMAN,HELEN]. THE LITTLE BLACK SAMBO STORY BOOK by HELEN BANNERMAN & FRANK VER BECK. NY:Platt & Munk (1930,1935) 4to, blue pictorial cloth, Fine in frayed dustwrapper. This is a fabulous anthology of Sambo tales. The first is written and illustrated by Bannerman, the creator of Sambo. The other 5 stories... More about LITTLE BLACK SAMBO STORY BOOK
[BANNERMAN,HELEN]. THE LITTLE BLACK SAMBO STORY BOOK by HELEN BANNERMAN & FRANK VER BECK. NY:Platt & Munk (1930,1935) 4to, blue pictorial cloth, Fine IN DUSTWRAPPER (dw sl. worn). This is a fabulous anthology of Sambo tales. The first is written and illustrated by Bannerman, the creator of Sambo. The other..... More about LITTLE BLACK SAMBO STORY BOOK
[BANNERMAN,HELEN]. THE LITTLE BLACK SAMBO STORY BOOK by HELEN BANNERMAN & FRANK VER BECK. NY: Platt & Munk (1930,1935). 4to (8 1/4 x 10 1/4"), orange cloth, pictorial paste-on, small corner of blank flyleaf off, owner inscription, near Fine in dust wrapper with a few small chips. This is a.... More about LITTLE BLACK SAMBO STORY BOOK
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BANNERMAN,HELEN [and] BEATRIX POTTER. LITTLE BLACK SAMBO [and] THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT. Sandusky: Prang Co. (1946 Deluxe edition). Offered here are 2 books in the original publisher's box. Each book measures 8 1/2 x 11", pictorial wraps, slight bit of shelf wear else near fine. Both books are boldly... More about LITTLE BLACK SAMBO [AND] THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT
[BANNERMAN,HELEN]. NEW STORY OF LITTLE BLACK SAMBO (based on Bannerman's original). (Racine:Whitman 1939). Folio, stiff pict. wraps, [12]p., corner of cover nipped, some light wear, VG. Illustrated by JUANITA BENNETT with large full color illustrations on every page with a few lines of text beneath. An uncommon edition. More about NEW STORY OF LITTLE BLACK SAMBO
[BANNERMAN,HELEN]. NEW STORY OF LITTLE BLACK SAMBO (based on Bannerman's original). (Racine:Whitman 1939). Folio, stiff pict. wraps, [12]p., corner of cover nipped, some light wear, VG. Illustrated by JUANITA BENNETT with large full color illustrations on every page with a few lines of text beneath. An uncommon edition. More about NEW STORY OF LITTLE BLACK SAMBO
[BANNERMAN,HELEN]. NEW STORY OF LITTLE BLACK SAMBO (based on Bannerman's original). (Racine: Whitman 1939). Folio, stiff pict. wraps, [12]p., light cover soil, VG+. Illustrated by JUANITA BENNETT with large full color illustrations on every page with a few lines of text beneath. An uncommon edition. More about NEW STORY OF LITTLE BLACK SAMBO
[BANNERMAN,HELEN and POTTER,BEATRIX]. LITTLE BLACK SAMBO AND PETER RABBIT TURNOVER BOOK. Chic: Reilly & Britton (1910). 8vo, pict. boards, edges rubbed, edge stain on a few leaves and some finger soil, tight and VG. Adapted from Reilly & Britton's Children's Stories That Never Grow Old Series, half of the book..... More about PETER RABBIT AND BLACK SAMBO TURNOVER BOOK
(PEAT, FERN BISEL)illus. THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT AND LITTLE BLACK SAMBO, HANSEL AND GRETEL, AND CINDERELLA; FOUR BOOKS AND FOUR PUZZLES IN BOX. Sandusky: American Crayon Co. (1943, Harter: 1931). Offered here are four folio sized books, pictorial wraps in Fine condition plus four complete color jigsaw puzzles, all... More about PETER RABBIT, SAMBO, CINDERELLA, HANSEL AND GRETEL PUZZLES AND BOOKS I
BANNERMAN,HELEN. STORY OF LITTLE BLACK MINGO. NY: Frederick Stokes, no date, circa 1902. 16mo (3 5/8 x 5 1/2"), green cloth spine and pictorial boards. Cover rubbed and edges worn, interior tight and clean, VG. First American edition. This was Bannerman's sequel to Little Black Sambo wherein the Black orphan... More about STORY OF LITTLE BLACK MINGO
BANNERMAN,HELEN. THE STORY OF LITTLE BLACK QUIBBA. NY: Stokes Sept. 1903. 16mo, cloth backed pictorial boards, 142p., edges rubbed and light finger soil else clean, tight, VG. 1st U.S. edition of the third "Little Black" book by Bannerman, printed on one side of page and with a full page color..... More about STORY OF LITTLE BLACK QUIBBA
BANNERMAN,HELEN. THE STORY OF LITTLE BLACK QUIBBA. Lond: James Nisbet nd [1903]. 16mo, green pict. cloth, 143p., light binding fading and wear, VG+. 1st ed. of the third Little Black story. Little Quibba has many adventures in order to procure the 20 mangoes per day that his sick mother needs... More about STORY OF LITTLE BLACK QUIBBA
[BANNERMAN,HELEN]. LITTLE BLACK SAMBO. No pub. info., miniature edition (2 3/8 x 3", cl. backed pictorial cardboard covers, lower corner chipped else VG. A charming little edition illustrated in art deco style with color covers and many full page b&w's by Bess Livings. Scarce. More about STORY OF LITTLE BLACK SAMBO
BANNERMAN,HELEN. LITTLE BLACK SAMBO. London: Grant Richards 1899. 16mo (3 1/8 x 5"), green striped cloth, vi-viii, 57p., spine faded and very slightly soiled, 2 pages printed close to margin else near fine, tight and clean. THIS COPY INSCRIBED BY A BANNERMAN FAMILY MEMBER, DATED NOVMBER 1899! First edition of... More about STORY OF LITTLE BLACK SAMBO
BANNERMAN,HELEN. STORY OF LITTLE BLACK SAMBO (ANIMATED EDITION). NY: Garden City Pub (1933). 4to (7 x 9 1/4"), cloth, pictorial paste- on, light cover soil, near fine. A rare moveable edition of Sambo, this is illustrated with 27 full page color illustrations by KURT WIESE (plus color endpapers), 4 of... More about STORY OF LITTLE BLACK SAMBO (ANIMATED EDITION
PICTURE BOOK. AMAZING ADVENTURES by S. Baring Gould. London Skeffington & Son, no date [1903]. Oblong 13 1/4 x 9 1/8", 53p., cloth backed pictorial boards, corners worn and rear cover soiled else remarkably clean, tight and VG+. This is the tale of 3 shipwrecked sailors: Sambo - a stereotypical... More about AMAZING ADVENTURES
BAUM,L.FRANK. CHRISTMAS STOCKING SERIES: The Night Before Christmas * Little Black Sambo * Story of Peter Rabbit * Fairy Tales From Grimm * Fairy Tales From Andersen * Cinderella & Sleeping Beauty. Chicago: Reilly & Lee all dated (1905) except Peter Rabbit (1911). 6 volumes, 16mo, pictorial boards, spines lightly... More about CHRISTMAS STOCKING SERIES
BAUM,L.FRANK. CHRISTMAS STOCKING SERIES: The Night Before Christmas * Little Black Sambo * Story of Peter Rabbit * Fairy Tales From Grimm * Fairy Tales From Andersen * Cinderella & Sleeping Beauty. Chicago: Reilly & Lee, all dated (1905) except Peter Rabbit (1911). 6 small volumes, pictorial boards, FINE IN... More about CHRISTMAS STOCKING SERIES
BLACK INTEREST. (AFRICA) REYNARD THE FOX IN SOUTH AFRICA; OR HOTTENTOT FABLES AND TALES trans. from original manuscripts in the library of Sir George Grey by W.H.I. Bleek. London: Trubner 1864. 8vo, green cloth, xxxi, 94 p. + ads, Fine. 1st edition. 42 fables divided into eight sections such as... More about REYNARD THE FOX IN SOUTH AFRICA; OR, HOTTENTOT FABLES AND TALES
BLACK INTEREST. (BLUE,ROSE) BED-STUY BEAT: SONNY'S SONG by Rose Blue. NY: Franklin Watts (1970). 4to, cloth, Fine in dw. The story of Bed-Stuy told through a song, illus. in brown and white by Harold James. More about BED-STUY BEAT: SONNY'S SONG
BLYTON,ENID. NODDY AND HIS PASSENGERS. Lond.: Samson Low Marston, no date, ca 1948. Oblong 4 1/2 x 3 3/8", pict. wraps, some edgewear, VG. Number 1 Toy Station Book illus. with color covers and in b&w on every page featuring Noddy and golliwoggs and bears. More about NODDY AND HIS PASSENGERS
BLYTON,ENID. NODDY AND THE NAUGHTY TOYS. Lond.: Samson Low Marston, no date, ca 1948. Sq. 3 3/4", pict. wraps, some cover rubbing, VG. Noddy Garage Book Number 2. Illus. with color covers and in b&w on every page by Beek featuring Noddy, Mrs. Plump Doll and golliwoggs. More about NODDY AND THE NAUGHTY TOYS
BLACK INTEREST. (BONTEMPS,ARNA) LONESOME BOY. Boston: Houghton Miflin 1955. 8vo, cloth, 28p., Fine in dust wrapper. The story of a lonely boy and a silver trumpet. Lovely illustrations by FELIX TOPOLSKI. Selected by the AIGA as a notable book of the year. More about LONESOME BOY
BLACK INTEREST. (BRYAN,ASHLEY) WALK TOGETHER CHILDREN. NY: Atheneum 1974 (1974). Obl. 4to, cl. fine in dw. Stated 1st ed. Black American spirituals selected by Bryan and illus. by him with beautiful woodcuts. More about WALK TOGETHER CHILDREN
FAIRY TALES. STORIES TO TELL TO CHILDREN by Sara Cone Bryant. Boston: Houghton Mifflin (1912). 8vo (6 1/4 x 8 1/2"), gilt pictorial cloth, [181]p., slightest bit of edge rubbing else Fine condition. 29 fairy tales for reading aloud, from the classics to more unusual tales, including EPAMINONDAS AND HIS... More about STORIES TO TELL TO CHILDREN
BLACK INTEREST. SAMBO AND SUSANNA by May Byron. London: Blackie, no date, circa 1905. Oblong 4to (11 x 7 1/2"), cloth backed pictorial boards, covers rubbed some else VG+. Printed on frenchfold paper, each page of text faces a marvelous full page color illustration by ETHEL PARKINSON. The story is... More about SAMBO AND SUSANNA
(PETHERICK,ROSA)illus. TOPSY-TURVY LAND by May Byron. NY: Hodder & Stoughton no date ca 1910. 3.75 x 4.5", pictorial boards, tail of spine worn else VG. The story told in rhyme of Tommy in a land where everything is the opposite of what it should be. Illus. with more than 20... More about TOPSY-TURVY LAND
BLACK INTEREST. (CARLSON,NATALIE SAVAGE) THE EMPTY SCHOOLHOUSE by Natalie Savage Carlson. NY: Harp. & Row (1965). 4to, durable cloth, 119p., Fine in dw. 1st ed. The story of a young Black girl and desegregation set in Louisiana. Illus. in b&w by JOHN KAUFMANN. More about EMPTY SCHOOLHOUSE
(COLLOCI,C.) PINOCCHIO IN AFRICA trans. from the Italian of Cherubini by Angelo Patri. Bost:Ginn (1911). 12mo, green pict. cloth, 152p., light cover soil and occasional finger smudge, VG. Illustrated by CHARLES COPELAND, this is a scarce Pinocchio title and quite interesting. More about PINOCCHIO IN AFRICA
(COLLODI,CARLO). PINOCCHIO IN AFRICA trans. from the Italian of Cherubini by Angelo Patri. Bost:Ginn (1911). 12mo, green pict. cloth, 152p., near Fine. Illustrated by CHARLES COPELAND, this is a scarce Pinocchio title wherein he travels to Africa and has adventures - quite interesting. More about PINOCCHIO IN AFRICA
BLACK INTEREST. (CORNISH,SAM) YOUR HAND IN MINE by Sam Cornish. NY: Harc. Brace World (1970). 8vo, cloth, 32p., Fine in dw. Stated 1st ed. A crisis in the life of a young Black boy, illus. by Carl Owens. Both the author and illustrator are Black. More about YOUR HAND IN MINE
BLACK INTEREST. (MASSEY,CAL)illus. TOM B. AND THE JOYFUL NOISE by Jerome Cushman. Phil.: Westminster (1970). 8vo, cloth, 110p., fine in dw. 1st ed. The story of a cocky Black boy who shines shoes in the French Quarter of New Orleans where he meets the Preservation Hall jazz musicians. Illus. in..... More about TOM B. AND THE JOYFUL NOISE
BLACK INTEREST. THE DOCTOR by Gladys Davidson. Leeds:Alf Cooke ca 1910. Obl. 4to, stiff pict. wraps, light wear, VG. A picture book featuring a stereotypical poem entitled "The Niggers' Little Joke" that is illustrated by G.F. CHRISTIE (creator of the Christie Minstrels) with color plate and several line illustrations showing..... More about DOCTOR
BLACK INTEREST (BANNERMAN IMITATION) JO-JO'T GRAPPIGE JAVAANTJE by Frans de Kanter. Alkmaar: Kluitman no date [1932]. 4to (7 1/4 x 9 1/2"), pictorial boards, light soil and wear, VG+. First edition. The story features Jojo, a little Javanese boy whose parents give him a new jacket, sarong and umbrella. When... More about JO-JO'T GRAPPIGE JAVAANTJE
BLACK INTEREST. (DEVEAUX,ALEXIS) NA-NI by Alexis Deveaux. NY: Harper & Row (1973). 4to (7 1/4 x 9 1/4"), pictorial boards, fine in dw. Stated 1st edition with correct number line on last page). A picture book that is difficult to describe, this tells of an ordinary day in Na-Ni's life... More about NA-NI
BLACK INTEREST. (DUNBAR,PAUL LAURENCE) FOLKS FROM DIXIE by Paul Laurence Dunbar. NY: Dodd Mead 1898. 8vo (5 x 7 3/8"), cloth, pictorial paste-on, 263p., top edge gilt, near Fine. 1st ed. Written by Dunbar in dialect and illustrated by E.W. KEMBLE with 2 color plates and 6 b&w plates. More about FOLKS FROM DIXIE
BLACK INTEREST. WHEN MALINDY SINGS by Paul Laurence Dunbar. NY:Dodd Mead 1903 (1903). 8vo, brown gilt dec. cloth, 144p., teg, FINE. 1st ed. (BAL 4948). Another of Dunbar's books of verses written in Black dialect and illustrated with photos of Blacks taken by the Hampton Institute Camera Club. Also features... More about WHEN MALINDY SINGS