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John Henry, an American Legend
by Keats, Ezra Jack
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Minus/Very Good Minus
- Seller
-
Torrington, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Pantheon Books, 1963 Pictorial cloth, cloth is badly mottled, else a nice copy; dust jacket with fold wear, abrasions to rear panel, and soil to verso, original price intact, ($3.50)-correct price for 1st Edition. Retelling of this tale about the popular folk hero John Henry. Bold and wonderful artwork by Keats throughout. First editions are scarce.. First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good Minus/Very Good Minus. Illus. by Ezra Jack Keats. Square 4to.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009149
- Title
- John Henry, an American Legend
- Author
- Keats, Ezra Jack
- Illustrator
- Ezra Jack Keats
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Minus
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Minus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1963
- Size
- Square 4to
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Black Americana, black Interest, folklore, Folk tales, Folk Heroes
Terms of Sale
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
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About the Seller
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Biblio member since 2004
Torrington, Connecticut
About E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Established in 2003, E M Maurice Books has been selling rare, collectible, out-of-print and obscure children's and illustrated books by catalog, online and at trade shows around the Northeast. We have high standards for condition and make every effort to describe condition and edition accurately. We rarely sell ex-library copies and on the rare occasion we do, it will be stated clearly in the description. Our quarterly digital catalogs include items which are offered to established customers before being offered online, please inquire if you would like to be added to our digital mailing list. We never sell our mailing list and save all customer information in a safe digital environment.
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- First Edition
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
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