John Henry
by Bradford, Roark
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed and sunned at spine.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
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 .
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40507
- Title
- John Henry
- Author
- Bradford, Roark
- Illustrator
- J. J. Lankes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed and sunned at spine.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Literary Guild
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1931
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- American Folk Tales, American Folklore, John Henry, 1930s Fiction, Woodcut Illustrations
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
We are happy to provide a refund within thirty days of the customer's receipt of any book(s) upon return of the book(s) to our shop.
About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Sunned
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