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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: 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. .

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.

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.

Harper & Brothers, 1928. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Blue Ribbon (1930), 14th printing. (Hardcover) Very good, no dust jacket. 207pp. Owner name, bibliography, decorated end papers. Biography of Christophe. Illustrations by Mahlon Blaine. Locale: Haiti. (History--Central America, Biography, Royalty).

Scholastic Book Services, 1966. Mass Market Paperback. Good. in x in x in. G+ Light wear. Clean, tight copy.

Harper & Brothers, 1928. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Scholastic, 1963-01-01. Paperback. Acceptable. Heavy creases in the cover. Name inside. Some dents that travel through the cover and into the pages. Priority shipping available on this item. ***No international shipping.

New York: The Literary Guild of America, 1928. Early Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo; x, 207 pages; G; three-quarters black cloth binding over printed paper boards with a brown paper label to spine; mild shelfwear to covers, including bumped edges, scuffing, exposed boards, wear to tail of spine and small missing section at the head of spine, and tears/missing pieces to spine label; textblock clean with black top edge dye and deckled fore edge; illustrated endpapers printed in yellow and blue, small rectangular yellow sticker reading "7/92 STRAND PRICE $5.00 EA" on front pastedown, mild split to expose webbing at gutter of front endpaper, almost complete split to expose webbing at gutter of rear endpaper; black and white illustrations throughout, with select illustrations printed in yellow and blue as well; mild textblock splits at signature boundaries; shelved below front counter. 1363853. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Harper and Brothers The Literary Guild of America. Stated First Edition. First Edition A-C. First edition hardcover 1/4 black cloth with paper illustrations on front and back covers. Original publishers pictorial boards. Prior owner signature on ffep. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1928.

New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1928. First edition. Colored drawings by Mahlon Blaine. x, [ii], 207, [2]pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Decorated cloth backed in black, fine in original glassine and slipcase. rarely seen thus. Blaine, Mahlon. First edition. Colored drawings by Mahlon Blaine. x, [ii], 207, [2]pp. 1 vols. 8vo.

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1928. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo; x, 207 pages; G; three-quarters black cloth binding over printed paper boards; mild shelfwear to covers, including bumped edges, light fraying to the head of the spine, and two small worm holes in the spine; textblock clean with red top edge dye and deckled fore edge; illustrated endpapers printed in yellow and blue, ink name to ffep, worming at gutter from front endpaper reaching in to pinprick at page preceding page 1 and at rear endpaper with no pinpricks visible within; black and white illustrations throughout, with select illustrations printed in yellow and blue as well; pencil underlining on pages 2, 4, 8, and 9; mild textblock splits at signature boundaries; shelved below front counter. The covers depict a graphic interpretation of the central piece of King Christophe's coat of arms, a crowned bird on a bed of flames. This crest went on to be a part of the Haitian flag. 1362666. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1928. First Edition. Octavo. Frontispiece, 207 pages. Illustrated by Mahlon Blaine. This is the life of a man. The author had 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 had he left anything out, except a few foolish, though extraordinarily common, legends that he found had no historical basis whatever. Christophe, as is often the ill-fortune of great men, has been remembered chiefly by his enemies and the cruel and silly tales they told of him. This is not a "work of reference," but the author had appended a selected bibliography. A very good copy bound in 3/4 black cloth over decorative paper covered boards, spine gilt (gilt fading), pictorial endpapers, two bumped corners, bookplate of collector Noel Sullivan, as well as his name with his San Francisco address stamped on the front pastedown, top edge and foredge of the book. wealthy American concert singer, philanthropist, and patron… Leer más

New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1928. First printing, with First Edition A-C stated. Edges are uncut. Top edge is unopened. A fine, unmarked copy in a square, tight binding. The clear acetate dust jacket is a bit yellowed. Otherwise fine. The slipcase has light wear to the extremities.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Mahlon Blaine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Harper & Brothers. Original publishers boards. Stated First Edition A-C. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1928.

New York: Harper, 1928. hardcover. Illustrated by Mahlon Blaine. 8vo, cloth backed picorial boards; light shelf-wear, corners rubbed. New York: Literary Guild of America, (1928).<br/> <br/> Reprint edition, with a presentation by Vandercook on the title page.<br/> <br/>