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
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
ABC. (HEBREW) ALEPH BET LEYALDEH PHENIKS (ALPHABET FOR PHOENIX CHILDREN) by Anda Pinkerfeld. Jerusalem: Haoman (?) 1935. 8vo (6 3/4 x 9 1/2"), flexible card covers, light cover soil else VG+. Illustrated by A.K. Henschel with artful full page pen and ink drawings on every other page with text in... More
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
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
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
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
[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
[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
[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
[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
[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
[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
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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
[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
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
[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
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
[BANNERMAN,HELEN]. LITTLE BLACK SAMBO AND THE BABY ELEPHANT by Frank Ver Beck. NY: Platt & Munk (1925 Altemus, 1935 Platt). 12mo, pictorial cloth, fine in back panel of dw. A new Sambo story written by Ver Beck in the tradition of the originals of Bannerman, and illustrated by him as... More
[BANNERMAN,HELEN]. LITTLE BLACK SAMBO AND THE BABY ELEPHANT by Frank Ver Beck. NY: Platt & Munk (1925 Altemus, 1935 Platt). 12mo, pictorial cloth, pictorial paste-on, fine in sl. worn dw. A new Sambo story written by Ver Beck in the tradition of the originals of Bannerman, and illustrated by him... More
[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
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
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
[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
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
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
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
[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
[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
[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
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
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
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
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
[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
[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
[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
[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
[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
[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
[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
[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
[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
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
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
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
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
[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
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
BASEBALL INTEREST. TRAVEL STORIES OF FAN, FAN-IE, GINGER AND LITTLE STITCHES: THE BASEBALL KIDS the Smallest Baseball Team in the World by Valarie McMahan. Alexandria, VA: Children's Library 1933. 3 books, volumes One, Two and Three, each die-cut in the shape of a humanized baseball child INCLUDING A BLACK BASEBALL... More
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
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
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
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
BLACK INTEREST. ALTHOUGH HE WAS BLACK by Lucy Laing. Lond.: Nelson, nd, bookplate dated 1933. 8vo, pict. bds, [63]p., sl. soil, VG+. The story about a man who brings home a Black boy as a surprise servant for his two sons. The boy is named Sambo and talks in dialect... More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
BLACK INTEREST. (DILLON,LEO AND DIANE) ASHANTI TO ZULU: AFRICAN TRADITIONS by Margaret Musgrove. NY: Dial (1976). Large 4to, (10 1/4 x 12 3/4"), cloth, Fine in dust wrapper (dw VG+, price clipped,, noted that it won the 1977 Award on front flap, no seal but faint trace of removal, a.... More
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
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
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
BLACK INTEREST. (EPAMINONDAS) EPAMINONDAS AND THE LETTUCES by Constance Egan. Lond: Collins no date, circa 1910. 12mo, pictorial boards, [63]p., near Fine in rubbed dust wrapper. Each page of text faces a marvelous full page color illustration by A.E. KENNEDY depicting stereotypical Blacks with gross features (pictorial endpaperss as well). More
BLACK INTEREST. (FANTASY) BIJ DE NEGERKONING by Klaas Pijlman. No publication information, [published in Holland by Mulder and Zoon], no date, circa 1945. Large 4to ( 11 1/4 x 11"), cloth backed flexible pictorial card covers, near fine. When little Elsje's Mother sees her mistreating her little Black doll she... More
BLACK INTEREST. (FEELINGS,TOM) SONG OF THE EMPTY BOTTLES by Osmond Molarsky. NY: Walck 1968. 4to, cloth, Fine in sl. worn dw. 1st ed. Thaddeus collects bottles in order to be able to buy a guitar. Illustrated in color by Black artist TOM FEELINGS. More
BLACK INTEREST. (FEELINGS,TOM) WHEN THE STONES WERE SOFT by Eleanor Heady. NY: Funk & Wagnalls (1968 1). 8vo, cl. backed bds, 94p., Fine in frayed dw. 1st ed. East African fireside tales, illustrated in b&w by Black artist TOM FEELINGS. More
BLACK INTEREST. (FIEDLER,MAGGI) CORKY'S PET PARADE written and illustrated by Maggi Fiedler. NY: Pied Piper Books (1946). 4to, boards, Fine in slightly worn dust wrapper. This relates the adventures of a little Black boy, his pet chicken and his friends of every race. Illustrated in color throughout. Interesting for its... More
BLACK INTEREST. (FOX,PAULA) HOW MANY MILES TO BABYLON? by Paula Fox. NY: David White (1967). 12mo, cloth, 118p., Fine in dw. 1st ed. A young adult story about a 10 year old Black boy in Brooklyn. Illus. by Paul Giovanopoulis. More
BLACK INTEREST. (FUFUKA,KARAMA) MY DADDY IS A COOL DUDE by Karama Fufuka. (NY: Dial 1975). 8vo, pict. bds, fine in sl. soiled dw. Stated 1st ed. 27 poems about life through the eyes of a child in an urban Black community. Illus. in b&w by Karama's husband Mahiri - their..... More
BLACK INTEREST. (GIOVANNI,NIKKI) EGO TRIPPING AND OTHER POEMS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE by Nikki Giovanni. NY: Lawrence Hill (1973). 8vo, cloth, 37p., Fine in sl. worn dw. A selection of previously published poems suitable for children by Giovanni, illus. by Black artist GEORGE FORD. More
BLACK INTEREST. (GOLLIWOGG) THE TEDDY BEAR BOOK by Constance Wickham. London: Collins, no date, circa 1938. 4to (9 x 11 3/4"), green gilt cloth, some foxing else VG+ in VG dust wrapper reinforced on verso. The text follows the daily life and adventures of Teddy, his friend Golly a Golliwogg... More
BLACK INTEREST. (GRAHAM,LORENZ) JOHN BROWN'S RAID by Lorenz Graham. NY: Scholastic, (1972). Oblong 8vo, pict. wraps, fine. Stated 1st printing. A picture history of the attack on Harper's Ferry, Virginia by noted black author Graham. Illustrated with black and white historical drawings and photos throughout. More
BLACK INTEREST. (GREENFIELD,ELOISE) UNDER THE SUNDAY TREE by Eloise Greenfield. NY: Harper & Row (1988). 4to, cloth, Fine in dw. Stated 1st ed. with correct code. Illus. with striking full color illustrations by Black Bahamian artist AMOS FERGUSON. More
BLACK INTEREST. (GRUELLE,JOHNNY) BELOVED BELINDY. Joliet: Volland (1926, seventeenth printing). 8vo (6 x 9 1/4"), pictorial boards, FINE IN PICTORIAL BOX. A Raggedy Ann story this features Belindy, the Black "mammy" doll. Illustrated with bright colors by Gruelle. A scarce Gruelle title, rarely found so nice in the box. More
BLACK INTEREST. (HAMILTON,VIRGINA) TIME-AGO LOST: MORE TALES OF JAHDU. NY: Macmillan (1973). 4to, pict. cloth, Fine in dw. 1st ed. with correct code. Hamilton's sequel to her Newbery Honor Time-Ago Tales also set in Harlem. Illus. by Black artist RAY PRATHER. More
BLACK INTEREST. (HAMILTON,VIRGINIA) THE PEOPLE COULD FLY: AMERICAN BLACK FOLKTALES by Virginia Hamilton. NY: Alfred Knopf (1985). 4to, cloth backed boards, as new in dust wrapper. Stated 1st edition. Beautifully illustrated by LEO AND DIANE DILLON, SIGNED BY HAMILTON AND THE DILLONS, CORETTA SCOTT KING AWARD WINNER. More
BLACK INTEREST. (HAMILTON,VIRGINIA) THE PEOPLE COULD FLY: AMERICAN BLACK FOLKTALES by Virginia Hamilton. NY: Knopf (1985). 4to, cl. backed boards, as new in dw. Stated 1st ed. Beautifully illustrated by LEO AND DIANE DILLONS, CORETT SCOTT KING AWARD WINNER. More
BLACK INTEREST. (HAMILTON,VIRGINIA) SWEET WHISPERS, BROTHER RUSH by Virginia Hamilton. NY: Philomel (1982). 8vo (5 3/4 x 8 1/2"), cloth backed boards, AS NEW IN AS NEW DUST WRAPPER (dw not price clipped, no award seal). 1st edition. NEWBERY HONOR. Color dust wrapper art by the DILLONS. Coretta Scott King... More
BLACK INTEREST. (HOGAN,INEZ) MULE TWINS by Inez Hogan. NY: Dutton (1939 no add. printings but 1st is stated). 8vo, cl. backed pict. bds, covers soiled else VG. The scarcest of Hogan's twin series, this featuring twin mules names Zeke and Zack and the little Black boy named Sim. More
BLACK INTEREST. (HOGAN,INEZ) NICODEMUS LAUGHS by Inez Hogan. NY: Dutton (1941, 2nd printing 1942). 8vo, pict. bds, covers rubbed, else VG. More adventures of this little black boy and his friends, illus. with color lithos by Hogan and featuring some Black dilect throughout. More
BLACK INTEREST. (HOGAN,INEZ) NICODEMUS LAUGHS by Inez Hogan. NY: Dutton (1941, 2nd printing 1942). 8vo, pict. bds, VG+ in worn and frayed dw. More adventures of this little black boy and his friends, illus. with color lithos by Hogan and featuring some Black dilect throughout. More
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
BLACK INTEREST. (I CAN READ BOOK) PLAY BALL, AMELIA BEDELIA by Peggy Parish. NY et al: Harper and Row (1972). 8vo (6 x 8 3/4"), glazed pictorial boards, fine in slightly worn dust wrapper. Stated 1st edition of the 5th Amelia Bedelia book, illustrated in color by Wallace Tripp. The... More
BLACK INTEREST. IT STARTED IN MONTGOMERY by Dorothy Sterling. NY: Scholastic, (1972). Oblong 8vo, pict. wraps, fine. A picture history of the Civil Rights movement illustrated with drawings and photos in black and white throughout. More
BLACK INTEREST. (JACKSON,JESSE) ANCHOR MAN by Jesse Jackson. NY: Harp. & Row (1947). 8vo, pict. reinforced cloth, 142p., Fine in sl. chipped dw. A sequel to Jackson's first book "Call Me Charley", Charley is now a senior in high school and faces problems when he must attend a different school... More
BLACK INTEREST. (JOHNSON,WILLIAM H.). LI'L SIS AND UNCLE WILLIE by Gwen Everett. Smithsonian Inst. / Rizzoli (1991). 4to, pict. bds, Fine in dw. 1st ed. A story based on the life and paintings of Black artist William H. Johnson, illustrated with his paintings. This is the first picture book by... More
BLACK INTEREST. (JOHNSTON,JOHANNA) A SPECIAL BRAVERY by Johanna Johnston. NY: Dodd Mead (1967). 4to, durable cloth, 94p., endpaper soil else fine in sl. worn dw. Stories of outstanding Blacks through the ages, illus. by ANN GRIFALCONI in b&w. More
BLACK INTEREST. JOLLY JINGLES PICTURE BOOK. Springfield: McLoughlin 1938. Folio (9 3/4 x 13 1/2"), stiff pictorial wraps, VG+. This is a great 1930'a picture book containing several stories, particularly Rufus Rastus Henry Brown with stereotypical Black characters and Pig Tales. Each story is illustrated in bold, bright colors (on... More
BLACK INTEREST. (JORDAN,JUNE) KIMAKO'S STORY by June Jordan. Bost.: HM 1981 (1981). Cloth, 42p., Fine in sl. worn dw. 1st ed. with correct code. Text by Black author Jordan, illus. by KAY BURFORD (her first children's book). More
BLACK INTEREST. (JUSTIS,MAY) NEW BOY IN SCHOOL by May Justis. NY: Hastings House (1963). 8vo, red cloth, 56p., fine in dust wrapper with chip and sticker. A picture book about a Black boy in an all white grade school, illustrated in black & white by Joan Balfour Payne. More