Dry Guillotine: Fifteen Years among the Living Dead
Rene Belbenoit, Prisoner No. 46635; Preston Rambo [tr.]; William La Varre [intro.]
Published by Blue Ribbon Books, New York, 1940
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Original blue cloth hard covers, with black titling and design to front and spine. Soiling and rubbing to covers. Toning to edges and endpapers; some mild staining to top edge, mostly affecting plates. Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat -- still a sound and tight copy. Illustrated (plates). 345[+plates]pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 75052w95
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Title: Dry Guillotine: Fifteen Years among the ...
Publisher: Blue Ribbon Books, New York
Publication Date: 1940
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Book Type: Book
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Dry Guillotine : Fifteen Years Among the Living Dead
Published by
E. P. Dutton & Co., 1938
Used
Hardcover
Seller: De Pee Books, Lindsay, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1938 tenth printing. Hardcover. Good. Black covers have some spotting/stains, light wear, corner bumps, etc. Binding has loosened a bit but is still good. Age toning to endpapers. The front endpapers have darker areas from a newspaper clipping or something having been left in there at some time. This is a good reading copy. All plates present. (NOTexLib). Seller Inventory # 002781
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DRY GUILLOTINE: Fifteen Years Among the Living Dead.
Published by
Blue Ribbon Books
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Hardcover
Seller: Amazing Books Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.
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hardcover. Condition: Good. Sturdy unmarked ex-library copy. Blue cloth cover with minor corner and edge-wear. 1940 edition, originally printed in 1938. Seller Inventory # Sq29101
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DRY GUILLOTINE Fifteen Years among the Living Dead
Published by
E. P. Dutton and Company, Inc., New York, 1939
Used
Hardcover
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 345 pages in very good condition. Pages are clean and unmarked with occasional black and white plates throughout. Previous owner's signature on the ffep. Darkened deckle edges. Bound in black cloth with red titles. Faded on the spine. Lightly worn around the edges. VG/- -. Book. Seller Inventory # 232996
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Dry Guillotine: Fifteen Years Among the Living Dead
Published by
E.P. Dutton, New York, 1938
Used
Hardcover
Seller: The Chatham Bookseller, Madison, NJ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 345pp. Black cloth boards, gilt titles on spine. Binding secure, spine faded, corners solid. Titles on spine still legible, but cloth is closer to gray than black. Deckle edged pages age toned but otherwise clean and unmarked. B&W illustrated plates throughout. Early printing of Belbenoit's chronicle of life in a penal colony in French Guiana. 8vo. Seller Inventory # 033522
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Dry Guillotine Fifteen Years among the Living Dead
Published by
E. P. Dutton, 1939
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Black and Read Books, Music & Games, Arvada, CO, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. A near fine hardcover without a dust jacket. 22nd printing, March 1939. Contents, including eleven illustrations (senna colored) by a 'fellow prisoner'. are clean, excluding the former owner's signature penned on the initial blank page. Binding is secure. The outside is covered in black cloth with orange lettering and design lines on the front, and yellow lettering and design lines on the spine. Deckled fore-edge; red remainder line on the bottom edge. No ex-library markings. Seller Inventory # u8882
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Dry Guillotine: Fifteen Years Among the Living Dead
Published by
E.P. Dutton & Co., New York, 1938
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Browse Awhile Books, Tipp City, OH, U.S.A.
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: DJ Good (price clipped). 14th Printing. The classic account of prison life on Devil's Island and escape to freedom. Size: Large Octavo. Seller Inventory # 01011167
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Dry Guillotine Fifteen Years Among the Living Dead
Published by
E. P. Dutton & Co, 1938
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Dean's Books, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st, 1st. Boards are good with bumped corners, a little shelf wear, and fade to the spine. The front end flap is torn out. There are news clippings of Belbenoit glued to the front and back of half title page. Otherwise, very good inside with light handling. See photos for further details, description. Seller Inventory # 5648
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Dry Guillotine Fifteen Years among the Living Dead
Published by
E.P. Dutton And Company, Inc., New York, 1938
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Nick of All Trades, Penn Valley, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good +. A Fellow Prisoner (illustrator). G+, no DJ. Presumed first American edition. Translation from the French by Preston Rambo. Light to moderate signs of wear to exterior, faded spine, binding solid and straight, interior clean and unmarked, tanned endpages. Lightly read, but a nice copy. edition not stated, presumed first American. Seller Inventory # 3114
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Dry Guillotine, Fifteen Years Among the Living Dead
Published by
E.P.Dutton & Co., Inc., N.Y., 1938
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Booksdoc, Russell, ON, Canada
Seller rating 1 out of 5 stars
Black Hc Cloth -Grey Lettering. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. A Fellow Prisoner (illustrator). First Edition 14th Print March 1938 Sta. x-lib; pp. 345; c1938; this volume is based on the original translation from the French by Preston Rambo; introduction by William La Varre; weakened spine but in tact; b/w illustrations; first print February 1938; red topstain pages. Seller Inventory # 005867
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Dry Guillotine: Fifteen Years among the Living Dead
Published by
Jonathan Cape
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. London: Jonathan Cape, 1938. 1st UK edition. Sm 8vo. 350pp. Illus. Good book. Good dust jacket. Dust jacket chipped along edges. Front flap detached but present. Lower corner of textblock slightly bumped at middle. (French Guiana, exiles, prisons, escapes) Inquire if you need further information. Seller Inventory # MA01D-00912
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