John Bale Books LLC
Elvira Garner, Carolyn Sherwin Bailey,
Ezekiel & Lil’ Hannibal
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Black Americana childrens books, 1930s, Ezekiel and Lil Hannibal, illustrated juvenile fiction
Two illustrated children’s books depicting African American child characters: Ezekiel written and illustrated by Elvira Garner, New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1937, stated second printing, in publisher’s pictorial boards and partial dust jacket; together with Lil’ Hannibal by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey, New York: The Platt & Munk Co., Inc., 1938, in publisher’s pictorial boards. Ezekiel with edge wear, rubbing, and chipped dust jacket lacking portions; Lil’ Hannibal with rubbing, creasing, and wear to boards and spine. Both profusely illustrated in color and representative of Depression-era juvenile publishing and period racial imagery.
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