Captain John Craige (7 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pocket/mass market paper back. Corner bumped. Edge/shelf wear. Binding slightly shaken. Pages toned with age. B&W illustrations and photos within.

Paperback. first edition. bs-67 near fine, unread paperback,

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 212 pages, illustrations, index, Near fine hardcover First edition in very good dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 212 pages, illustrations, index, Near fine hardcover First edition in very good dust jacket.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Thus. . Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 351 pages. Item Type: Book. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No inscriptions. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Military & Warfare; . Please contact H4o Books if you require images or further information. Inventory No: 025158.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 212 pages, illustrations, index, Very good hardcover First edition in very good dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to Charlie Burrows "wishing him luck in his second World War". 22 May 1942 - Has bookplate of Lt. Col. Charles R. Burrows, 68th Armored Regiment, 6th Armored Division, Desert Maneuvers, California. GREAT ASSOCIATION piece for a WWI & WWII collector. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A splendid copy handsomely bound in finely woven black cloth stamped brightly in gilt on the front boards and on the spine. A near-fine copy, virtually unread, and printed on creamy white paper. In a complete and striking dust jacket by Walter Cole. With the original price of $2.75 at the top of the inside front flap. With the merest touch of wear to the extremities. A collector's copy Signed in ink "John H. Caige" on the half-title page. U.S. Marine Corps captain John Houston Craige is best known for two books about his service in the Gendarmerie d'Haiti during the Marine occupation (1915-1934): Black Baghdad (1933) and Cannibal Cousins (1934). Writing for a popular audience, he stressed what he considered to be the exotic aspects of Haitian society and culture. His books offer a first-hand account of the occupation, and insight into the experience of U.S. soldiers engaged in Caribbean "banana wars." By his own account, Craige first visited Haiti in 1912. After joining the Marines during World War I and serving in France, Craige returned to Haiti in 1925 to join the gendarmerie, the Haitian police force staffed with U.S. officers. He served in the mountain village of Hinche and ran a broadcasting station in Port-au-Prince. Craige learned about Haiti by reading works by the French historian Moreau de Saint-MÃ ry (1750-1890), the Hatian historian Thomas Madiou (1814-1884), and the Haitian writer Louis-Joseph Janvier (1855-1911), among others. First Edition with "First Edition" Stated on the copyright page.