Royal Street by Roberts Adolphe (10 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Dust Jacket. Worn but complete with all pages and illustrations. Fading/discoloration to edges of boards. Rubbing wear to board corners and edges. Darkening to inside pages, scuff markings to textblock and some light stain markings. Foxing to inside pages. Some staining throughout and slight old book odor. Crinkling to back board cloth.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. It appears as though this book was completely soaked at one point. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Binding is very loose. Some pages are falling out. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. BM3 - A creole edition hardcover book SIGNED by author in poor condition that has some bumped corners, dents, and cover edgewear, scattered rubbing, wrinkling, chipping, crease, scratches, and stains, front free endpaper missing, burnt patch with open tear on the bottom on some inside pages, tanning, and shelf wear with no dust jacket. Limited to 749 copies of which this is No. 462. 8.25"x6", 324 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Book in solid, unmarked condition. Dust jacket unclipped, in protective mylar, with mild amount of edge chipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc. , Indianapolis, IN. 1944. 324 pages. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A fascinating and natural setting for romance and intrigue lies in the Vieux Carre of old New Orleans, heart of one of the most exotic of cities. And the lifestream of the Vieux Carre has always been Royal Street. Victor Olivier is the son of a wealthy exporter who fled his native Santo Domingo when the black revolution swept the island. This is the story of Victor's relationship with Cherie Lamotte, the fascinating daughter of an old and aristocratic family which scorns the suit of a Santo Domingo refugee engaged in business. An African-American author's novel of New Orleans during the 1840's, the duels, gambling, fencing and drinking that marked that period of city history. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Stated first edition, near fine in a very good dust jacket. Wartime paper is just slightly browned toward edges. The bright jacket is sunned on the spine (title and author's names can be read), and has a few small chips and tears at edges. The New Orleans street scene on the front panel of the jacket is bright and sharp. Signed by the author on the front endpaper. Signed by Author(s).…

First Edition. African-American author's novel of New Orleans during the 1840's, the duels, gambling, fencing and drinking that marked that period of city history. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, with onion skin type tape to rear panel edges.

8°, Ln. Condition: Gut. Erstausgabe. 324 Seiten Schmutztitelseite fehlt; Schutzumschlag mit Randläsur und an den Kanten angeschmutzt, Kopfschnitt etwas stockfleckig - Walter Adolphe Roberts (1886 - 1962), geboren in Jamaica, Romanautor. "Walter Adolphe Roberts (.) . author, poet, historian, journalist, and political activist - was one of Jamaiva's most prolific, skilled, an versatile political und literary figures, but also one of the most neglected." (Birte Timm, 2017, book reviews) Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 430. …

8vo Hardcover. Condition: Good. Signed. 324p. Stated first edition & Creole Edition. A limited edition copy, no. 32/749 printed. Signed and numbered by Roberts on same page. Previous owner's inscription on front endpage with ex-libris bookplate. Contents are otherwise unmarked with deckle edges. Binding is tight although slightly canted with split but securely attached hinges. Blue cloth boards are foxed on surfaces with gilt tilting. Lacks a dust jacket. Dusting and foxing present on top edge of text-block. …

First Edition, Limited 'Creole' Edition of 749 signed copies of which this is number 10. African-American author's novel of New Orleans during the 1840's, the duels, gambling, fencing and drinking that marked that period of city history. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, few tiny abrasions at front panel, tiny chip at top spine end, mild shelf wear.…