Napoleon Jackson by Stuart Ruth Mcenery (49 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1904 edition / very good- hardcover with pasted on picture on front / light wear to edges, corner and spine tips / corner and spine tips bent / name and date in front / first page removed / deckle edged / internals appear clean and unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Edward Potthast (illustrator). 1st Edition. (1902). First Edition, 12mo, 132pp, illustrated with eight drawings by Edward Potthast. Light wear, previous owner's inscription on front flyleaf, else G+. The author, a native of Louisiana, was born in 1849 and died in 1917. This is the story of a black family in post Civil War days, written largely in Negro dialect.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Edward Pottbast (illustrator). Stuart was active in her literary career from 1888 until 1917, producing some 75 works. She was known not just for her writing, but also for oral performances of her work. Stuart has been characterized as belonging to the school of "American local color writing that emphasizes regional characteristics in landscape, way of life, and language." Stuart's treatment of blacks forms a significant portion of her corpus and, if potentially troublesome today, "contemporary critics acclaimed her as providing an authentic representation of African Americans." Rare and collectible. Brown leather binding, gold decoration and lettering on front board, gold titles on spine. Eight illustrations by Pottbast. This is a used book. Pages are clean and bright with no markings, notes, or highlighting and have deckled edges. Previous owner's inscription dated 1903 written on front endpaper along with a price; not ex-library. Binding is a bit loose but all pages are present. No fading on boards. Corners lightly bumped. A good reading copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. No Jacket. Edward Pottbast (illustrator). Light pencil marks on early pages; pages of text unmarked. Rear hinge cracked and weakening, showing web, but attached securely. Part of rear free end page torn out. Covers shelfworn and very edgeworn. Book.

Pictorial Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Edward Pottbast (illustrator). 1st Edition. Maroon cloth with gilt letters and flowers, green leaves and lines. Rubbed corners. Spine has darkened a little. 7 brown tone illustrations. Frontispiece is missing. Small spots of soiling on a few pages. Photo e-mailed upon request.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Edward Pottbast (illustrator). 1st Edition. This the 1902 first edition (1902 on title page and on the copyright page with no later printings listed) so NOT a modern reprint. Light wear to the binding. No distortion from reading or improper shelving. Pages are tight and clean with no marks. No name of previous owner. No odor. No water damage. No soiling. No sun fading. No dust jacket as issued.

Good plus or better, light general wear Cloth Pages lightly browned. Prev owner's name on front fly.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: VERY GOOD. 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.) 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.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Illustrated by Edward Pottbast (illustrator). First Edition. Dust jacket is included but is torn apart. Could be put together with tape. Red cloth hardcover with decorative cover. ; B&W Illustrations; 4.75 x 7; 132 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Edward Potthast (illustrator). 1st Edition. green c w/pictorial iinset on front, gilt titles; owner's name; 132 clean, unmarked bright pages, lie sunning of spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 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.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Pottbast, Edward (illustrator). Reprint. 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.

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

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Edward Pottbast (illustrator). First Edition. Burgundy cloth with intricate green vine designs and gilted tiles to both front and spine. This copy is VG. Exterior gilrting is brilliant. Modest crimping to spine bottom, minimal to top. Minimal edge wear. Inside is clean, unmarked, and with minimal toning. There are a few thumb smudges prior to the text beginning. Illustrated by Edward Pottbast. Newspaper article laid in on page 3 of one William C. Walls of Lewisburg, Pa. running for Congress. Book states publication date as October 1902.

Black & White Plates (illustrator). First Edition. New York, NY: The Century Company. Good plus condition: page foxing/No Dustjacket. 1902. First Edition. 12mo., 132 pp. . Good plus condition: page foxing/No Dustjacket.

Cloth. No Jacket. Edward Pottbast (illustrator). First Edition. Frontis: protected by tissue paper. Illustrated. 132pp. Maroon cloth boards with gilt title and blue decorations on spine and front board. Po's name and date (12.23.1902) on f.f.p. R.H. Macy book department small impress on title page. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardback, no dust jacket. Not a library copy.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book tells the story of Napoleon Jackson, a man of leisure and the self-proclaimed "gentleman o' the plush rocker". Set on a bayou in the American South, the author follows the life of Napoleon, his family, and neighbors, and explores the themes of love, marriage, family, labor, and the meaning of happiness. The story provides a glimpse into a world of song, vibrant imagery, humor, and the daily struggles of people living in the American South at the turn of the 20th century. Through the author's lively descriptions of Napoleon, his family, and the community around them, this book offers a unique insight into the complexities of human relationships and the richness of life. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. DECORATIVE DESIGNERS (DD); Edward POTTHAST (illustrator). 1st Edition. First Edition. Decorated binding; design by DECORATIVE DESIGNERS (DD). No DJ; no initial sales price data provided. Light wear to the corners and edges. Gift inscription (dated 1903) on the FFEP; some age-commensurate browning of the pages; otherwise, text is clean and pages unmarked. Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven additional full-page drawings in black-and-white by Edward POTTHAST; 132 pages. Measures 4.75" x 7.0". Protected in an archival wrapper. This book has been reissued many times in many formats, but why buy a paperback version when you can own a copy in its original first edition state. More images and/or description can be sent upon request. Condition: Very Good+.

Cloth. No Jacket. Edward Pottbast (illustrator). First Edition. Frontis: protected by tissue paper. Illustrated. 132pp. Maroon cloth boards with gilt title and blue decorations on spine and front board. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Edward Pottbast (illustrator). 1st Edition. Decorated dark red cloth with art nouveau blind stamped decoration of gilt lettering and gilt flowers on intertwined leaves and vines in light green by decorative designers (logo DD) and gilt titles on spine. Shelf wear on spine top and bottom with some light green rubbed off in title and 8 sepia pictures by Edward Pottbast and frontis with tissue guard. Inked signature on front endpage otherwise a near fine, tight, clean copy. 132 pgs.

Gebunden. Condition: New. KlappentextThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original w.

Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Illustrations by Edward Pottbast.

hardcover. Condition: very good. 8 illustrations including frontispiece. 132 pages, 12mo, pictorial green cloth with inlaid paper illustration (spine darkened). New York: Century, 1910. Very good. Southern novel written in black dialect. Large presentation on the title by the author.