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New York: The Literary Guild, 1928. Book. Illus. by Blaine, Mahlon. Good. Hardcover. First. Black spine with tan sticker, black print, sticker is partly disintegrated. Purpose of sticker is to identify the book, probably put on by publisher. There is a name and number in ink on the front inside cover. There is a tear in the paper about two inches where the FEP joins the front inside cover. There is light yellowing on the pages and a place where the title page was too tight with the page before it. One page had been folded under. The outside cover is rubbed at the bottom edges, and top edge of the spine, the cover shows wear..

New York: Harper & Brothers. Good with no dust jacket. 1928. Hardcover. Owner Inscription/Worn and Soiled. .

New York: Blue Ribbon Books, 1930. Octavo, black cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, uncut, top edge red, illustrated endpapers, 207 pp + ads. Near Fine. From Foreword: This is the life of a man. I have added nothing to the sparse records of old books and the fading memories that linger in the minds of men in his own country. Nor have I left anything out, except a few foolish, though extraordinarily common, legends that I found had no historical basis whatever. Christophe, as is often the ill-fotune of great men, has been remembered by his enemies and the cruel and silly tales they told of him. This is not a “work of reference,” but I have appended a selected bibliography.

NY: Council on Books in Wartime. First Thus . Soft cover. Very Good. Oblong paperback done for servicemen in world war II. A small bug chew on cover front edge. and some general wear. inside is a small newsclipping about the subject of the book.

Harpers, 1928. In somewhat better then good condition.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Literary Guild of America, 1928. First Thus . Hardcover. VG-/No Jacket. Biographical account of Henri Christophe, a key figure in the Haitian Revolution in the late 1700s & Haiti's one & only Monarch, appointed in 1811. On 207 pages, with Bibliography in rear. Orig. published by Harper & Brothers in 1928, this is the First Edition from the Literary Guild (First, thus), with the stunning Deco-style duotone illustrations of Mahlon Blaine gracing both front & rear board, endpapers, & throughout the text. Hardcover book in black matte cloth-wrapped spine with decorative paper to front & rear boars, paper title box to spine. Condition is VG-: very clean, pages creamy white with moderate tanning, heaviest around edges. Binding strong & straight, hinges intact. Moderate rubbing to extremities, bumped corners. No slipcase (orig. came with one). Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't… Read More

The Literary Guild of America / Harper & Brothers, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Black half-cloth with illustrated papered boards, with rubbing, scuffing and edgewear, staining to back. Spine square. Binding sound. Illustrated endsheets. Bookplate at front paste down, and newspaper clippings about the publication of this book adhered at verso of FFEP, facing half title. Foxing to the page with news clippings and its facing page / half title. Interior else clean, pages toned, text unmarked.

NY: Harper. VG. (1928). 11th ptg. Colorful pictorial red/black on yellow binding, black spine & corner tips, illus endpapers. Foreword by author says he has . added nothing to the sparse records of old book and fading memories lingering in minds of men in his own country. Selected bibliography. Sl edge wear. .

NY: Pocket Books, 1952. 125pp. Cover by Tom Dunn. Light general wear. Photos on request. #857, March, First Printing. Paperback. Very Good-. Mass Market.

NY: Literary Guild, 1928. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Small 8 vo. (x) 207 pp. Bibliography, 1-& 2-color illustrations, b/w chapter head & tail pieces Mahlon Blaine, pictorial boards/3/4 black cloth. Cop yrighted 1928 by Harper. Cover scuff from sticker, edges worn, moisture sta in back top/edge, label spine faded, front hinge broken, smudges few pages, top margin slightly wavy, good; no dust jacket..

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1928. Bound in black quarter buckram and decorated yellow boards, sans DW; illustrated end-papers; drawings by Mahlon Blaine; 207pp.. Third Printing. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket. Illus. by BLAINE, Mahlon.

New York: Blue Ribbon Books, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good. Later. Very good. Hardcover, hinges cracked, cover and foredges soiled, rubbing and chipping of spine ends and corners, corners bumped. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

New York: Literary Guild, 1928. Hardcover. Very good condition. Mahlon Blaine. 207p., illus. Illus. by Mahlon Blaine

Harper & Brothers. Very Good with no Dust Jacket. 1931. Hardcover. Date code: D-F (April 1931) This may be the first american edition. The only other older edition was published in 1928 in London. Spine title faded. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 207 pages; 26180 .

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1928. Later printing. Cloth. Fair. Mahlon Blaine. Black cloth with illustrated paper pastedowns on front and back covers except for corners and quarter spine. Wear to extremities. Title page is untrimmed. Some water stains on cover and front endpaper. Drawings by Mahlon Blaine. 207 pp.

(Literary Guild, 1928-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1.2000 8.0000 5.5000. Dust jacket is heavily chipped and torn, tanned, is protected in plastic and tape. Pages are tanned with a bit of scattered foxing. Name of former owner in the prelims.

Armed Services Edition Inc ASE, 1944. # F-154. Nicer than average with no major creases. Presentable condition for this publisher (usually found with heavy creasing and wear). This was issued during WW II to soldiers overseas.. First Thus. Paperback. Very Good+/Near Fine.

New York: Literary Guild of America, 1928. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. SIGNED. 209 pages. Hardcover. Includes canceled check signed by John W. Vandercook laid-in. Illustrations by Mahlon Blaine. Light rubbing to cover edges. Clean, unmarked copy. Record # 612567

Garden City Publishing. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket (Literature, Biographic, history, Haiti, Revolution) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Scholastic. GOOD- Reading Copy. 1966. Second Printing. Mass Market Paperback. (B77) .