1935 1st African American Childs Book McBrown Picture - Poetry Book Fairy Tales

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1935 1st African American Childs Book McBrown Picture - Poetry Book Fairy Tales:
$225.00

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Click Here. Double your traffic. Get Vendio Gallery - Now FREE! The Picture-Poetry Book (Rare book!)By Gertrude Parthenia BrownIllustrated by Lois Mailou JonesThe Associated Publishers, Inc.Washington, D.C. 1935First Printing. Hard cover w/no dust jacket.This was given to my mother in the late 1930\'s, there is an inscription inside the cover \"To Nancy, a happy birthday from Mickey\".5-3/4\" X 8-3/4\", 73 pages with black & white illustrationsCover of red cloth with paper label (torn, see pics)Spine is blank as issued, all corners are bumped. Top of spine has some damage. Interior pages are yellowed from age & slightly wrinkled, otherwise good. No missing or torn pages.36 poems, each with a black & white illustration. #toc, .toc, .mw-warning { border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249); padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; }#toc h2, .toc h2 { display: inline; border: medium none; padding: 0px; font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold; }#toc #toctitle, .toc #toctitle, #toc .toctitle, .toc .toctitle { text-align: center; }#toc ul, .toc ul { list-style-type: none; list-style-image: none; margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: left; }#toc ul ul, .toc ul ul { margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; }#toc .toctoggle, .toc .toctoggle { font-size: 94%; }body { font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); widows: 2; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; text-align: left; }table { }td { border-collapse: collapse; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; } Very early example of a child\'s book depicting both black and white children.None of the images of black children are in any way derogatory, on the contrary, they arepictured in every positive way, void of the stereotypes and negative depiction.This first printing of 1935 was published at a time when \"Sambo\" and \"Ten Little Niggers\"were still an accepted part of the child\'s literature in the U. S. A.Several reprints and further editions followed this brave, important First Printing. #toc, .toc, .mw-warning { border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249); padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; }#toc h2, .toc h2 { display: inline; border: medium none; padding: 0px; font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold; }#toc #toctitle, .toc #toctitle, #toc .toctitle, .toc .toctitle { text-align: center; }#toc ul, .toc ul { list-style-type: none; list-style-image: none; margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: left; }#toc ul ul, .toc ul ul { margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; }#toc .toctoggle, .toc .toctoggle { font-size: 94%; }body { font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); widows: 2; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0in; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; text-align: left; }table { }td { border-collapse: collapse; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; } We are happy to comply with all Buyer Protection Policies. We want your experience with us to be a positive one. We require immediate payment and will accept returns if contacted within 14 days of purchase. Timely payment provides for timely shipping. The buyer is responsible for return shipping costs. We make every effort to provide all necessary information for you to make an educated decision regarding edition, condition, and terms. We take pains to provide several clear photographs of every item we sell. We do not use any stock or borrowed photographs. The photographs you see in the listing are of the actual item for sale. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have prior to purchase. Thank you for your interest. Your browser does not support JavaScript.To view this page, enable JavaScript if it is disabled or upgrade your browser.