John Henry
by Bradford, Roark
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John Henry
by Bradford, Roark
- Condition
- Used - Spine a little faded, inner hinge starting, else very good
- Edition
- First Edition
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- 1931
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- Illustrated with woodcuts throughout by J.J. Lankes. 1 vols. 8vo
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New York, New York, USA
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New York: The Literary Guild, 1931. First Edition. Illustrated with woodcuts throughout by J.J. Lankes. 1 vols. 8vo. Spine a little faded, inner hinge starting, else very good. First Edition. Illustrated with woodcuts throughout by J.J. Lankes. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed to Joseph Mankiewicz. "The legend of a character born of the imagination of Southern Negro workers. He… Read more about this item Item Price
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John Henry
by Roark Bradford
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- Used - Good condition, label wearing away from spine as seen in pics. Spine boards slight yellowing from shelving. Overall decent condi
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- First Edition
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- 1931
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- Hardcover
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MANASSAS, Virginia, USA
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John Henry by Roark Bradford
Literary Guild 1931 First Edition
Hardcover, First Edition
Collectors always looking for this book .......... great read, and add to your collection. Item Price
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John Henry
by Bradford, Roark
- Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed and sunned at spine.
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- First Edition
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- 1931
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- Hardcover
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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A$23.00
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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 . Item Price
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John Henry
by Bradford , Roark
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
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- 1931
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Buffalo, New York, USA
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A$38.33
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New York: The Literary Guide, 1931. Book. Illus. by J.J. Lankes. Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st. ed. 1931 , Hardcover with blue cloth boards and tipped on title on the spine , 225 page book. Illustrated with black and white with illustrations by J.J. Lankes. Condition : Very Good . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
A$38.33
John Henry
by BRADFORD, Roark
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1931
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- Hardcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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A$61.33
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Woodcuts by J.J. Lankes. Green decorative cloth with gold and black spine label. Small nicks and rubs on the spine label, very good lacking the dustwrapper. Item Price
A$61.33
John Henry
by Bradford, Roark
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- Used - Good
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- 1931
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- Hardcover
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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A$12.27
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Literary Guild of America, Inc.. Good. 1931. Hardcover. Binding solid. Pages unmarked and only a little aged. Production error has several pages slightly shorter than most (not affecting text). Cover has only minor wear to edges, but spine cover is faded and pastedown title is wrinkled and loose at edges. No dustjacket. No Literary Guild insert. ;… Read more about this item Item Price
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John Henry
by Bradford, Roark
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- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1931
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- Hardcover
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, USA
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A$38.33
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New York: The Literary Guild, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/good. Octavo. vi, [1], 225 pages, colophon page, [4] pages of author advertisements. Illustrated with woodcuts by J. J. Lankes. 1932 written in pen on the verso of the right front flyleaf. Stated first edition on the copyright page. Blue decorated cloth with paper title label on spine.… Read more about this item Item Price
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John Henry
by Bradford, Roark
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Published
- 1931
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- Hardcover
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Cooperstown, New York, USA
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A$9.20
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New York: The Literary Guild. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1931. Hardcover. Item Price
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John Henry
by Roark Bradford
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Thus
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- 1931
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- Hard Cover
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Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, USA
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A$120.66
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Literary Guild, 1931. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. J. J. Lankes. Literary Guild, 1931. First Thus, states 'First Edition', however, Harpers published the same year according to Library of Congress. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Blue patterned boards with gold/black title lable on spine. Woodcut illustrations, including orange/black frontispiece. Decorated endpapers. Cover has mild… Read more about this item Item Price
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JOHN HENRY.
by Bradford, Roark.
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- Used - Good condition overall in blue cloth depicting gears in lighter blue, (gift inscription, bookplate, spine label peeling, sunning
- Jacket Condition
- blue cloth depicting gears in lighter blue, (gift inscription, bookplate, spine label peeling, sunning to spine). A tight copy,
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- 1931.
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- Hardcover first edition -
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Ione, California, USA
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A$29.90
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New York:: Harper & Brothers,, 1931.. Hardcover first edition -. Good condition overall in blue cloth depicting gears in lighter blue, (gift inscription, bookplate, spine label peeling, sunning to spine). A tight copy, missing the dust jacket. . First edition. Tales of the legendary hero, John Henry, told in black dialect; scattered through the stories are lyrics… Read more about this item Item Price
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John Henry
by BRADFORD, Roark
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Published
- 1931
- Binding
- Hardcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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A$76.66
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition. Woodcuts by J.J. Lankes. Green decorative cloth with gold and black spine label. Light dampstain on bottom page edges, small pink spot on front board, still very good in a good only dustwrapper with large pink stain on front panel. Item Price
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John Henry
by Bradford, Roark (1896 - 1948)
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- Used - Very Good;
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- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
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- 1931
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- Hardcover
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DeLand, Florida, USA
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A$53.66
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New York: Literary Guild, (Harpers), 1931. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good;/No Dust Jacket. Illustrations by J.J. Lankes.
Publisher's patterned cloth, foil label on spine. Decorated endpages. Top edge stained blue. Foil label small chipping on lower edge. Spine sun-faded. Lacking the Dust Jacket. 8vo; 21 cm.; 8.25 inches; 225 pages plus publisher's Adds. Illustrated… Read more about this item Item Price
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JOHN HENRY
by Roark Bradford
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- Used
- Published
- 1931
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- Hardcover
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Dayton, Ohio, USA
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A$38.33
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New York: The Literary Guild, 1931. Hardcover. 225p. A hardcover book in very good condition with a good dustjacket. Edges slightly faded and owner's tiny signature on front free endpaper. Otherwise clean and securely bound. The jacket is tanned and chipped, with the greatest damage to the top of the back panel. A novel based on the folk hero… Read more about this item Item Price
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John Henry
by Bradford, Roark
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- Used - VG
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- No dj
- Published
- 1931
- Binding
- Hardcover
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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A$39.85
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New York: The Literary Guild, 1931 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Blue dec. cloth, gold foil label on spine pictorial endpapers, viii, 225, [5] pp (last 4 unnumbered pages are author's bio & selections from reviews), numerous woodcuts. Cloth faded along top edge and spine, foil label chipping about the edges. … Read more about this item Item Price
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John Henry
by Bradford, Roark
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- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1931
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- Hardcover
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Lake Leelanau, Michigan, USA
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A$12.27
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The Literary Guild, 1931. Cover shows slight edgewear, front hinge cracked; interior clean, binding tight; b&w woodcuts. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. Illus. by Lankes, J. J.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
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John Henry
by Roark Bradford
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1931
- Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Katoomba, New South Wales, AUS
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A$65.00
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Harper, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: J.J. Lankes. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Edges slightly foxed. Illustrator: J.J. Lankes. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram.… Read more about this item Item Price
A$65.00
John Henry
by Bradford, Roark
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Published
- 1931
- Binding
- Hardcover
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- 1
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Binghamton, New York, USA
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A$13.80
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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… Read more about this item Item Price
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John Henry
by Roark Bradford
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- first Edition
- Published
- 1931
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Simpsonville, South Carolina, USA
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A$191.65
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No dustjacket. Green pattered cloth boards with title on spine in gold on black panel. Book in Mylar cover. Bottom of spine and three corners bumped. Light wear to bottom edge of boards. Some minor soiling to top edges of pages. Previous owner's name printed in black on white sticker gummed to front paste down. Inscribed by author; "To --------Roark… Read more about this item Item Price
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John Henry: a Play with Music By Roark Bradford
by Bradford, Roark
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- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Published
- 1939
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Lubbock, Texas, USA
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A$49.06
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1939 Hardcover. 8vo. 91pp. Tight. No names or other markings. (Old price erased front endpaper). Fine in Fine D/j in jscket protector. Item Price
A$49.06
John Henry
by Bradford, Roark
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Published
- 1931
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Columbus, Ohio, USA
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A$69.76
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New York and London: Harper & Brothers. Very Good-. 1931. Hardcover. Woodcuts by J. J. Lankes. First Edition. 225 pages, plus ads. Green patterned cloth covers with a gold label to the spine. The spine and rear cover egdes are sunned and the spine label slightly chipped. The contents are bright and complete. Very Good. . Item Price
A$69.76