John Henry

New York: The Literary Guild, 1931. First Edition. Illustrated with woodcuts throughout by J.J. Lankes. 1 vols. 8vo. Spine a little faded, inner hinge starting, else very good. First Edition. Illustrated with woodcuts throughout by J.J. Lankes. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed to Joseph Mankiewicz. "The legend of a character born of the imagination of Southern Negro workers. He… Read more about this item

John Henry by Roark Bradford Literary Guild 1931 First Edition Hardcover, First Edition Collectors always looking for this book .......... great read, and add to your collection.

New York: The Literary Guide, 1931. Book. Illus. by J.J. Lankes. Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st. ed. 1931 , Hardcover with blue cloth boards and tipped on title on the spine , 225 page book. Illustrated with black and white with illustrations by J.J. Lankes. Condition : Very Good . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY: The Literary Guild. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed and sunned at spine.. 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Patterned cloth with printed paper spine label. Illustrated endpapers. Numerous woodcut illustrations by J. J. Lankes. A retelling of the legend of African American folk hero John Henry. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Woodcuts by J.J. Lankes. Green decorative cloth with gold and black spine label. Small nicks and rubs on the spine label, very good lacking the dustwrapper.

Literary Guild of America, Inc.. Good. 1931. Hardcover. Binding solid. Pages unmarked and only a little aged. Production error has several pages slightly shorter than most (not affecting text). Cover has only minor wear to edges, but spine cover is faded and pastedown title is wrinkled and loose at edges. No dustjacket. No Literary Guild insert. ;… Read more about this item

New York: The Literary Guild, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/good. Octavo. vi, [1], 225 pages, colophon page, [4] pages of author advertisements. Illustrated with woodcuts by J. J. Lankes. 1932 written in pen on the verso of the right front flyleaf. Stated first edition on the copyright page. Blue decorated cloth with paper title label on spine.… Read more about this item

New York: The Literary Guild. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1931. Hardcover.

New York: The Literary Guild, 1931. 1931, 225pp, illus. w/ woodcuts, slight wear to cover, fading to spine, no dj.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by J.J. Lankes.

Literary Guild, 1931. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. J. J. Lankes. Literary Guild, 1931. First Thus, states 'First Edition', however, Harpers published the same year according to Library of Congress. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Blue patterned boards with gold/black title lable on spine. Woodcut illustrations, including orange/black frontispiece. Decorated endpapers. Cover has mild… Read more about this item

New York:: Harper & Brothers,, 1931.. Hardcover first edition -. Good condition overall in blue cloth depicting gears in lighter blue, (gift inscription, bookplate, spine label peeling, sunning to spine). A tight copy, missing the dust jacket. . First edition. Tales of the legendary hero, John Henry, told in black dialect; scattered through the stories are lyrics… Read more about this item

Literary Guild of America, 1931. John Henry by Roark Bradford, woodcuts by J. J. Lankes. Hardback 225 page book shows fairly minor wear-overall good with clean, good to very good pages. No dust jacket. NOT AN EX-LIB!. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Lankes, J. J..

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition. Woodcuts by J.J. Lankes. Green decorative cloth with gold and black spine label. Light dampstain on bottom page edges, small pink spot on front board, still very good in a good only dustwrapper with large pink stain on front panel.

New York: The Literary Guild, 1931. Hardcover. 225p. A hardcover book in very good condition with a good dustjacket. Edges slightly faded and owner's tiny signature on front free endpaper. Otherwise clean and securely bound. The jacket is tanned and chipped, with the greatest damage to the top of the back panel. A novel based on the folk hero… Read more about this item

New York: The Literary Guild (Harper Brothers), 1931. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Some light blemishing to the gilt panel on the spine and some very light tanning to the ep's. Otherwise a very clean copy. Te jacket has some shallow chipping to the spine, short closed tears and a small amount of… Read more about this item

New York: The Literary Guild, 1931 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Blue dec. cloth, gold foil label on spine pictorial endpapers, viii, 225, [5] pp (last 4 unnumbered pages are author's bio & selections from reviews), numerous woodcuts. Cloth faded along top edge and spine, foil label chipping about the edges. … Read more about this item

The Literary Guild, 1931. Cover shows slight edgewear, front hinge cracked; interior clean, binding tight; b&w woodcuts. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. Illus. by Lankes, J. J.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Harper, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: J.J. Lankes. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Edges slightly foxed. Illustrator: J.J. Lankes. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram.… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1939 Hardcover. 8vo. 91pp. Tight. No names or other markings. (Old price erased front endpaper). Fine in Fine D/j in jscket protector.

New York: Literary Guild, 1931. Prior owners' names inked inside. Full patterned cloth binding with title label on spine. 225pp.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Lankes, J. J.. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.