Harrison, 1945. Lamplighter Series. Ships from Massachusetts. Tanned unmarked text, some wear. From a private collection. Dust Jacket and boards have discolorations. Dust jacket has tears and a split at the spine. Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: The jolly and exciting tale of the little boy who lost his red coat and his blue trousers and his purple shoes but who was saved from the tigers to eat 169 pancakes for his supper, has been universally loved by generations of children. First written in 1899, the story has become a childhood classic and the authorized American edition with the original drawings by the author has sold hundreds of thousands of copies.The Story of Little Black Sambo' is a book that speaks the common language of all nations, and has added more to the joy of little children than perhaps any other story. They love to hear it again and again; to read it to themselves; to act it out in their play.