The Story of Little Black Sambo

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A hardcover copy of "The Story of Little Black Sambo" by Helen Bannerman. The book tells the story of a little boy in India who loses his fine new clothes to the tigers. The book has a red cloth binding and features a black ink image of a tiger carrying an umbrella with its tail in the center. The black text on the cover reads [THE STORY OF / LITTLE BLACK SAMBO / BY / HELEN BANNERMAN]. A paper dust jacket covers the book. The front of the jacket is light blue. In the center is a color illustration of a boy with caricatured features, “Little Black Sambo,” walking on grass. He is wearing a red jacket, blue shorts, and blue shoes. He is holding a green umbrella with a yellow handly in his proper right hand.

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