White Piccaninny by J. M. Fievet Parish dry-brush and the water colours

dry-brush and the water colours are due to the observant eye and the artistic skill of Bill Walls

sharp-witted blonde from the Barbary Coast whose light fingers and ingenuity ensured they would never be hungry or bored again

some of whose comments are recorded in here for the first time

And Flannery writes movingly of the fate of indigenous people on collision with the high-tech world of late-twentieth century industry

“There are so many stock images of Ireland – from the green-eyed colleens

White Piccaninny by J. M. Fievet Parish dry-brush and the water coloursWhite Piccaninny Adventures of a Mother and Child in West Africa by J. M. Fievet Translated from the French by Alan Houghton Brodrick Jarrolds Publishers, 1959, First Edition Black and white photographic plates Hardcover, dustjacket Condition: Very Good minor edge and shelf wear, minor rubbing and bumping to edges, corners and covers, previous owner inscription stamp on front endpaper, dustjacket shows al little edge and shelf wear wit a little