Description
Author: W. Moses Serwadda
Transcribed and edited by: Hewitt Pantaleoni
Illustrated by: Leo and Diane Dillon
Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell Company
Place: New York
Year: 1974
Edition: First printing; number line begins with 1
Format: Illustrated hardcover with dust jacket
Page Count: 80 pages
ISBN: 0690752407
Condition: Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket. Exceptionally clean, bright copy with little evidence of handling. The illustrated jacket is protected in a removable Brodart cover. No signature or ownership inscription.
Description
Ugandan musician and folklorist W. Moses Serwadda brings together thirteen traditional songs and their accompanying stories in this richly illustrated collection. Hewitt Pantaleoni transcribed and edited the music, while Leo and Diane Dillon created the striking artwork. The songs and stories offer an inviting introduction to Ugandan folklore for readers, families, educators, and collectors of illustrated books.
This first-printing copy was acquired as part of the estate collection of Thomas Doane Perry III, an anthropologist and African studies educator who lived and taught in Uganda. It bears no ownership inscription.
Why we love this book
The collaboration brings story, song, and the Dillons’ vivid illustrations together in one beautiful volume. Perry’s connection to Uganda makes its presence in his collection especially fitting.