John Henry
by Bradford, Roark
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Binghamton, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Literary Guild, 1931. Book Club Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. J.J. Lankes. Novel based on the folk hero, John Henry. Patterned two-toned blue cloth, worn silver spine label, light-struck spine. No dust jacket. Bookplate up front, slightly cocked. Lovely production w/ many repros of stunning woodcuts by the Buffalo-born artist. Clean text. With info about the author's other books at back. Book was 1st published by Harper & Bros. 17533 shelf
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Details
- Seller
- Gil's Book Loft (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 046906
- Title
- John Henry
- Author
- Bradford, Roark
- Illustrator
- J.J. Lankes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- The Literary Guild
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1931
- Pages
- 225
- Keywords
- American folklore -- fiction Black studies
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...