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Berry, James (retold by); llustrated by Ann Grifalconi. DON'T LEAVE AN ELEPHANT TO GO AND CHASE A BIRD. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1996.) Hardcover First Edition



First printing. Folk tale from Ghana, originally collected back in 1930 and retold in the style of Jamaican folktales - an Anancy Spiderman (Anansi) story, with illustrations based on African woodcuts and fabrics by Ann Grifalconi. Large oblong format, unpaginated. Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean in a near fine unmarked dj. .ISBN # 0-689804644 

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