THE PIECE OF FIRE AND OTHER HAITIAN TALES
Courlander, Harold; Krush, Beth; Krush, Joe
Published by Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc, New York, 1964
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First edition of this collection of twenty-six tales gathered by folklorist Harold Courlander, with charming illustrations. 8'' x 5.25''. Original green cloth binding with brown lettering. Original price-clipped color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in black and white. 128 pages. Jacket with some edgewear, a couple of tiny closed tears. Binding spine ends lightly bumped. Sharp and clean. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 42113
Bibliographic Details
Title: THE PIECE OF FIRE AND OTHER HAITIAN TALES
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc, New York
Publication Date: 1964
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: 1st Edition
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Piece of Fire and Other Haitian Tales
Published by
Harcourt Brace & World, Inc., 1964
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Thomas F. Pesce', Anaheim, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Krush, Beth; Krush, Joe (illustrator). 1st Edition. Harcourt Stated First Edition, 1964 on copyright page. Ex-Library copy with common markings on end-sheets to denote removal from circulation. Pocket on end-sheet. Strong library binding. 128 tightly bound pages with b/w illustrations by Beth and Joe Krush. Pages are clean, bright, with no marks, no writing, no highlighting. Yellow boards with green illustration. Matching Dust Jacket in clear plastic protective cover taped to boards. Original price on front flap. (see photos) (348-O). Ex-Library. Seller Inventory # 004114
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THE PIECE OF FIRE AND OTHER HAITIAN TALES
Published by
Harcourt Brace & World,, New York, 1964
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: David Gaines, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Krush, Beth; Krush, Joe (illustrator). 1st Edition. Boards (HB) in very good condition. Ex-library with usual, stamps, pocket and labels but the inside of the book is all clean and bright with no marks, folds or soiling. Dust jacket in very good condition with slight rub to top of spine and fading to spine. In plastic library cover. Twenty-six folk tales wherein animals, men, and gods are depicted with the sly humor, gentle simplicity, and sympathetic observation typical of the island people. 128 pages with notes on the stories. Seller Inventory # 103206
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The Piece of Fire and Other Haitian Tales
Published by
Harcourt Brace & World, New York, 1964
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: The Chatham Bookseller, Madison, NJ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Beth and Joe Krush (illustrator). First Edition. 128pp. Yellow/green cloth, title on spine in black, decorative element on front board in black. Binding tight, spine straight, corners square. Pages clean and unmarked. Small rough spot on front pasted down endpaper from removal of old price sticker. Dust jacket is crisp but price clipped. Jacket spine sun faded but titles plainly legible. 8vo. Seller Inventory # 032511
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