Nested Blocks, Set of 9, 1939
Item — Box: 022
Identifier: 001
Set of nine children's nesting blocks housed in original cardboard box with publisher’s label, which features Sambo and tiger. The largest cube in the set measures 6 inches and each block gets progressively smaller and one fits into the other. All blocks are illustrated by R.A. Burley and depict nursery rhymes and classic stories. The first and largest block has five color scenes from Little Black Sambo. Item 207 in collection catalog.
Dates
- Creation: 1939
Creator
- Burley, Raymond Albert (1890-1970) (Illustrator, Person)
Creator
- Burley, Raymond Albert (1890-1970) (Illustrator, Person)
Collecting Area Details
Part of the Rare Books Collecting Area
Contact:
Cassie Brand, Curator of Rare Books
MSC 1061-141-B
1 Brookings Drive
St. Louis MO 63130 US
(314) 935-5495
spec@wumail.wustl.edu
Cassie Brand, Curator of Rare Books
MSC 1061-141-B
1 Brookings Drive
St. Louis MO 63130 US
(314) 935-5495
spec@wumail.wustl.edu