BLACK MAJESTY: THE LIFE OF CHRISTOPHE KING OF HAITI
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1928. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; x, 207 pages; G; three-quarters black cloth binding over printed paper boards; mild shelfwear to covers, including bumped edges, light fraying to the head of the spine, and two small worm holes in the spine; textblock clean with red top edge dye and deckled fore edge; illustrated endpapers printed in yellow and blue, ink name to ffep, worming at gutter from front endpaper reaching in to pinprick at page preceding page 1 and at rear endpaper with no pinpricks visible within; black and white illustrations throughout, with select illustrations printed in yellow and blue as well; pencil underlining on pages 2, 4, 8, and 9; mild textblock splits at signature boundaries; shelved below front counter.
1362666
Shelved Dupont Bookstore
Price: $100
NOTES
The covers depict a graphic interpretation of the central piece of King Christophe's coat of arms, a crowned bird on a bed of flames. This crest went on to be a part of the Haitian flag.