Black Sambos The Menagerie No 102 Finding an example from the

Finding an example from the pre-World War I era that avoids degradation and retains its original ink intensity is uncommon

Buster Brown's Pranks

This particular collection places a distinct thematic spotlight on Snoopy as his character arc transitioned from a standard household pet into a highly imaginative

along with the year and the month and a four line verse that ties it all together

whose distinct features anchor some of the artist's most iconic published greeting cards and book illustrations from the 1880s

Black Sambos The Menagerie No 102 Finding an example from the(Silhouettes) Robinson, Charles. Black Sambos. London: Blackie & Son, Ltd., [1907]. FIRST EDITION. 32mo 5" x 3 3 8". [Frontispiece], [55] pp. Bound in continuous French fold style, with the leaves intentionally unsevered at the vertical fore edges. Original publisher's sage green cloth covered boards; upper board featuring a central caricature silhouette stamped in black alongside a black bordered gilt title block; spine decorated and titled in gilt.