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Good. 345p. First edition and first printing. Hardcover and dust jacket in mylar. Good binding and cover. Wear and tear to DJ with some loss. Soiling to rear wrap. Slight sunning to spine. Slight cock to spine. Crack to front hinge on fep. Clean, unmarked pages. Ships daily.
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Good. London: Jonathan Cape, 1938. 1st UK edition. Sm 8vo. 350pp. Illus. Good book. Good dust jacket. Dust jacket chipped along edges. Front flap detached but present. Lower corner of textblock slightly bumped at middle. (French Guiana, exiles, prisons, escapes) Inquire if you need further information.
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Good. 8vo 345pp. Black cloth boards, gilt titles on spine. Binding secure, spine faded, corners solid. Titles on spine still legible, but cloth is closer to gray than black. Deckle edged pages age toned but otherwise clean and unmarked. B&W illustrated plates throughout. Early printing of Belbenoit's chronicle of life in a penal colony in French Guiana.
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Good in Good jacket. "Dry Guillotine: Fifteen Years among the Living Dead" is a compelling memoir written by Rene Belbenoit, a former prisoner (No. 46635) in the French penal system of Guyana. The account sheds light on the harsh realities of the prison system during that time, offering a gripping narrative that delves into the themes of survival, resilience, and the quest for justice. The present copy is the first edition, 22nd printing, published in 1939 by E. P. Dutton and Company, translated by Preston Rambo, with an introduction by William La Varre. Black hardcover volume, with some wear to the cover boards and spine, 345 pages. The book is in very good+ condition, with no writing or markings, tightly bound pages, and only slight fading. It also includes 11 sepia-toned plates and deckled fore-edges. Dry Guillotine: Fifteen Years among the Living Dead, by Rene Belbenoit (Prisoner No. 46635), published by E. P. Dutton and Company in New York in 1939. First edition, 22nd printing. Translated from French by Preston Rambo. With an introduction by William La Varre. 345 pages. Black hardcover volume. Some wear to cover boards and spine (see photos). Very good+ otherwise-no writing or markings in the book, volume is tightly bound. Slight fading to pages. No dustjacket. 11 sepia-toned plates. Deckled fore-edges. Rene Belbenoit was the first person to escape and expose the French penal system of Guyana. His story is riveting and true. Dry Guillotine: Fifteen Years among the Living Dead, by Rene Belbenoit (Prisoner No. 46635), published by E. P. Dutton and Company in New York in 1939. First edition, 22nd printing. Translated from French by Preston Rambo. With an introduction by William La Varre. 345 pages. Black hardcover volume. Some wear to cover boards and spine (see photos). Very good+ otherwise-no writing or markings in the book, volume is tightly bound. Slight fading to pages. No dustjacket. 11 sepia-toned plates. Deckled fore-edges. Rene Belbenoit was the first person to escape and expose the French penal system of Guyana. His story is riveting and true.
