"The Story of Little Black Sambo" by Helen Bannerman, published by Frederick A. Stokes, New York, First American Edition with original Bannerman's illustrations, 1923' printing with "The Only Authorized American Edition" on the title page.

Hard boards, original publisher's cloth with paper illustration on the front board [heavy wear: see photos]; 4" x 5.3/4"; magenta stamp 'AUG 99, 1941' inside cover v + 56 pages, red color bleeding inside cover and a few first pages; soiling, a few pages have edge damages, a few edge creases, the bottom part of the page# 3-4 is missing and repaired [the small corner of the picture is impacted - the text on the other side is OK: see photos]; overall fair/ good condition. See photos.

On October 31, 1899, The Story of Little Black Sambo was first published by the British publisher Grant Richards as one in a series of small-format books called The Dumpy Books for Children. Frederick A. Stokes of New York published the first US edition of Bannerman's Sambo in 1900. After the story was reproduced in many pirated versions, Stokes moved to affix the line "The Only Authorized American Edition" to its 1923 edition to maintain some kind of distinction in the marketplace.

"The Story of Little Black Sambo" is a children's book written and illustrated by Scottish-born author Helen Bannerman for her children while her family was living in India. The story of a young Indian boy who outsmarts four tigers that threaten to eat him has been noted a controversial with its publication in the United States, accused of presenting racist overtones, primarily because of its illustrations. However, many "American editions" were pirated versions, lacking Bannerman's name on the title page, were re-illustrated with degrading caricatures, instead of Bannerman's original cute drawings.

US: Priority (c.2-4 days) ----------- $14.50
Canada: Priority (c.2-6 weeks) ------ $29.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) ------- $40.50