A16954. TARRY, ELLEN and OLIVER W. HARRINGTON illus. The Runaway Elephant. 40 pp., detailed 2-color (black and brown) litho crayon illustrations throughout (numerous double-page, including double-page illustrated endpapers). African American writer and illustrator have teamed up to create this charming story of the hunt for a runaway circus elephant involving a small boy from Harlem named Hezekiah. Harrington is best known for his creation of Krazy Kat and political cartoons. Large 8vo, lettered cloth spine, pictorial papered boards and endpapers. First ed. New York, Viking, 1950. V.G. (corner tips worn; spine ends dented; else attractive tight and clean copy).
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