Sambo, il Negretto.
Milan: Editrice Vecchi, (c. 1950). Octavo. (12)pp. Color illustrations throughout depict the story of Little Black Sambo, Helen Bannerman's popular folk tale. The narrative is told in Italian verse at the bottom of each page. The illustrations depart slightly from Bannerman's original depictions of the characters, though some still employ classically racist motifs, and the whole is a rather belittling vision of people of color. A shape-book, bound in brightly colored pictorial wrappers cut in the silhouette of Sambo, who carries a three-dimensional toy pan flute. This gimmick was the hallmark of Editrice Vecchi's "Piccolo Fiore" series. As new, including original printed glassine bag, as issued. A bright, sliver of midcentury Italian children's publishing. Item #31354
Price: $475.00