Napoleon Jackson: The Gentleman of the Plush Rocker by Ruth McEnery Stuart - 1903

New York: Century, 1903. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. 12mo in maroon cloth with art nouveau decoration in gilt and light green. 132 pp. With illustrations by Edward Pottbast. A tight, very good example, some rubbing to the spine edges and extremities. Fictional memoirs and tales of an old African American gentleman, largely written in dialect.

The Century Company, 1903-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Copyright is 1904. No DJ. Binding is tight. Some staining on the inside on some pages near the binding. Rubbed edges. Gift inscription on front free page: James Stinson with best wishes of R.J. Stanton, May 8, 1908. 132pp.

New York, NY: The Century Company, 1903. Book. Illus. by Pottbast, Edward. Good. Cloth. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. New York, NY, The Century Company, 1903. Reprint. 12mo. Dark red silk with gilt lettering and blind stamp embossed on spine and a lovely art noveau cover in gilt and light green, featuring intertwining vines, leaves and gilt flowers around gilt lettering (by Decorative Designers, "DD" in lower right hand corner of board); illustrated with eight plates by Edward Pottbast; rough cut pages, 132 pp. A story of an African-American family living in the South in the 1800's, Rose Ann and Napoleon. Some wear at spine and corners, spine slightly sunned, owner name, one plate coming loose; text block clean. Good..

New York: The Century Co.. Very Good. 1902. Hardcover. 132pp., untrimmed, burgundy boards with gilt and tan stamping, rear cover shows some light staining, bookplate, otherwise a very good copy. .

New York:: Century,, 1903.. Hardcover -. Very good- in dark red cloth. Wear to corners and ends of spine, abraded spot on back cover, hinges tight with the front one just beginning to crack. . Early printing, originally published in Oct 1902. Novel written in black dialect, the story of Rose Ann, washerwoman, and her husband, 'Napoleon Jackson, the Gentleman of the Plush Rocker.'. Illustrated by Edward Pottbast with a frontispiece and 7 inserted plates in sepia tint. Small format. 132 pp. Attractive art noveau cover design in green and gilt by Lee & Henry Thayer (signed with the intertwined "D" s used by the Decorative Designers.)

The Century Co., 1910. Hardcover. Good. . Green cloth boards with black and white pictorial pastedown on front board, gilt lettering. Tanning to spine, some shelf wear. Original owner's name on front endpapers. Pages clean overall, binding sturdy.

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Century Co, 1902. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardback, no dust jacket. Not a library copy

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paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.