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Bannerman, Helen
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- Bannerman, Helen
- The Story of Little Black Sambo (The Dumpy Books for Children, no. 4). London: Grant Richards, 1899
- paper
16mo (4 7/8 x 2 7/8 in.; 125 x 73 mm). Half-title, 27 color illustrations. Publisher's striped green cloth; outer corners of upper cover and a few other tiny mends. In a green half-morocco drop-box.
With: The Story of Little Black Quasha. London: James Nisbet, [1908]. Square 16mo (5 5/8 x 4 1/8 in.; 142 x 105 mm). Color frontispiece and plates, all pages printed on one side only. Publisher's pictorial boards; rebacked. Clulow, Derby (booksellers embossed stamp on front flyleaf; Joan Hadfield (pencilled signature on front flyleaf).
With: The Story of Little Black Quasha. London: James Nisbet, [1908]. Square 16mo (5 5/8 x 4 1/8 in.; 142 x 105 mm). Color frontispiece and plates, all pages printed on one side only. Publisher's pictorial boards; rebacked. Clulow, Derby (booksellers embossed stamp on front flyleaf; Joan Hadfield (pencilled signature on front flyleaf).
Condition
outer corners of upper cover and a few other tiny mends (Sambo); Quasha rebacked. Otherwise both are clean.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
First editions of both, a handsomely preserved copy of Sambo. Written and illustrated by Helen Bannerman to amuse her two daughters, the tale is based on her experiences in India. The color printing was executed by Edmund Evans who pioneered work in this field as early as the 1860s.