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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

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
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