Black Majesty

New York: Harper & Brothers, Literary Guild, 1928. First. Cloth. Very good. Mahlon Blaine. Black cloth with illustrated pastedown on front and rear. Tan label with black lettering on spine. First edition, A-C. Illustrated endpapers. Deckled pages. Black and white illustrations throughout plus 6 full page color illustrations by Mahlon Blaine. 209 pp. including bibliography.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 207 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Quarter bound in black cloth with patterned paper boards and gilt lettering on spine. Housed in publisher's Good plus slipcase. Slipcase has tearing and wear to edges. Textblock has foxing to many pages. Shelved Room A. 1373127. Special Collections.

8vo, original pictorial boards with cloth spine and tips, no dust jacket, illustrated, 207, [2] pp. Hinges weak and rear joint cracked, wear at extremities, some browning and aging, slight staining, paper spine label chipped a little. Black Majesty is Vandercook's story of Henri Christophe (1767-1820) a former slave who became a key leader in the Haitian Revolution. The work… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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;… Read more about this item

New York: The Literary Guild of America/Harper & Brothers, 1928. The author's second book, a biography of the revolutionary former slave Henri Christophe (1767-1820) who became Emperor of Haiti. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition (stated). Paper-covered boards illustrated in yellow, blue, and black; black cloth spine with a paper title label. Clean text; x, 207… Read more about this item

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.

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 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.… Read more about this item

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

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

New York, NY: The Literary Guild of America. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1928. First American Edition. Hardcover. First American edition. Very good copy. No visible markings or underlining inside. General shelf wear to cover. ; Drawings; 5 5/8" x 8 5/8"; 207 pages .

New York: Harpers, For The Literary Guild Of America, 1928. 1st literary Guild of America edition 1928. Hardback. Fine copy in the original paper-labelled cloth-backed color-decorated boards. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 207 pages; Description: x p. , 1 l. , 207… Read more about this item

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

1928. HBDJ, 1928, VG/VG-, AS-IS. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.

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/>

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… Read more about this item

First Edition. No dust jacket. Near fine condition. Pages are crisp with no aging, tears, or markings. Cover shows only minor signs of shelf wear. Black spine, design on front and back covers.

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).