Many books on Haiti for sale

[Bob Corbett]

Below is a list of Haitian books which I have for sale.
If you have questions, don't hesitate to contact me.

Bob Corbett
470 E. Lockwood Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63119
(314) 647-6704
e-mail: bcor...@crl.com
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BOOKS IN STOCK, READY FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY.
ALL PRICES ARE POST-PAID

Abbott, Elizabeth. HAITI: THE DUVALIERS AND THEIR LEGACY.
(hardbound) Subtitled: The First Inside Account. Elizabeth
Abbott is married to Joe Namphy, brother of Henri Namphy, twice
the president of Haiti in the transition period. The book is most
interesting, though Abbott enjoys the juicy gossip of inside
politics more than I do. $12.00.

Alexis, Stephen. BLACK LIBERATOR. The Life of Toussaint
Louverture. London, 1949. Trans. from French. Very good condition.
$20.00

Apeture. HAITI: FEEDING THE SPIRIT. 1992, slick, 9x12 photo
book of excellent and moving photos of Haiti. Some text. $20.00

Aristide, Jean-Betrand. AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY. 1993. New hardbound book in
dust jacket. Life of the president-in-exile. Excellent book. $15.00.

Bach, Marcus. STRANGE ALTARS. Important book on Voodoo. 1952.
1st edition. Dj and book are good. $25.00.

Beard, Rev. John R. THE LIFE OF TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE. London,
1853. This original classic is one of the primary sources which
later authors used in building their portraits of Toussaint. The book
is solid and in good condition, but there are a few tears on the
seam of the cover. $165.00.

Beebe, William. BENEATH TROPIC SEAS. 1928 first edition of this
extraordinary 234 paged treatment of diving the reefs along Haiti's
coasts. Good condition: $55.00

Bentivegna, Joseph. THE NEGLECTED AND ABUSED: A PHYSICIAN'S YEAR
IN HAITI. (1991) An account of a person who worked in Haiti, then
began to reflect on the larger social, economic and political causes
of Haiti's misery. New $13.00.

Cassone, Gian. HAIKU AND THE CITADELLE. fine, paper.
A book of about 150 or so haiku poems about the
citadelle. Some of them are quite provocative. I personally lugged
these books down from the citadelle!! $15.00

Cave, Hugh. CROSS ON THE DRUM. Hard bound, 1959. Perhaps the best
American novel on Haitian Voodoo which I know. Set on the island
of La Torture, it concerns a Protestant missionary and a Voodoo
houngan who come to understand one another and one another's
religions. Good: $10.00.

Cave, Hugh. HAITI: HIGHROAD TO ADVENTURE. Very nice copy of the 1952
first edition of this book. This is the book we've been serializing
in STRETCH. $35.00.

Chauvet, Marie. DANCE ON THE VOLCANO. 1959. An interesting novel
about two free mulattos who are in the theater in Haiti in 1785.
Good book on eve of the revolution. Translated from French.
Hardbound. $20.00

Cobb, Charles. HAITI AGAINST ALL ODDS. Article in National
Geographic of Nov. 1987. Whole magazine. Nice condition, $3.50.

Just the article alone, nicely cut out of the magazine. $2.00.

Cole, Hubert. CHRISTOPHE, KING OF HAITI. 1967 hardbound biography
of Christophe, now out of print. Very good condition, with dust
jacket. $18.00. Second copy,
very good, with dust jacket, ex library edition, $15.00.

Craige, John H. BLACK BAGDAD. Hard bound, 1933. Classic book by
former memeber of the American Occupation. Good $30.00.

Craige, John H. CANNIBAL COUSINS. First edition, hard bound,
1933. Notorious classic book by former member of the American
Occupation. Good cond. $30.00.

Craige, John H. HAITI VIGNETTES. October, 1934. This is an
article in National Geographic. I am offering the whole magazine in
nice shape. $12.00

Davis, H.P. BLACK DEMOCRACY. THE STORY OF HAITI. Classic history
of Haiti, in English, second only to the Heinls' account. Quite
scarce, 1929 revised edition. Good. $75.00.

Davis, Wade. PASSAGE OF DARKNESS. A scholarly treatment of the
procedure and manner of making zombies. This was part of Davis' PHD
thesis research. Paper. $15.00.

Davis, Wade. SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW 1985 hard back copy of this
book, with dj and book fine. $15.00.

Davis, Wade. SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW (paper back) Good. $5.00

Deagan, Kathleen. SEARCHING FOR COLUMBUS'S LOST COLONY.
National Geographic. Nov. 1987. See Cobb above.

Devillers, Carole. HAITI'S VOODOO PILGRIMAGES OF SPIRITS AND
SAINTS. National Geographic, March, 1985. Whole magazine. Nice
condition. $3.50.

Just the article alone, nicely cut out of a magazine,
$2.00

Diederich and Al Bert. PAPA DOC: THE TRUTH ABOUT HAITI TODAY
(1969) Famous story of Papa Doc's rise to power. Now out of
print. This hard bound copy is ex lib, and both the dj and book are
in good condition. $20.00. (Same text as book below, but this is
the American edition.)

Diederich and Al Bert. PAPA DOC AND THE TONTON MACOUTE (1986)
Famous story of Papa Doc's rise to power. Now out of print, was only
available in Haiti, thus small circulation. Fine paperback.
$12.00. (Same text as book above, but this is an edition printed in
Haiti.)

DIKSYONE KREOLE. ENGLISH -- CREOLE/ CREOLE -- ENGLISH DICTIONARY.
paper. very good. $9.00.

DIKSYONE KREOLE. ENGLISH -- CREOLE/ CREOLE -- ENGLISH DICTIONARY.
paper. very good. 1993 updated version of above. Expandedd a
great deal. $17.00.

Fowler, Carolyn. A KNOT IN THE THREAD The Life and Work of
Jacques Roumain. 383 page study of the famous Haitian writer. Book
fine, dj, very good. $30.00

Freeman, Bryant. SURVIVAL CREOLE. A short Creole language text
which can help one speak the necessary Creole for everyday living. New
$5.00.

Freeman, Bryant. TI KOZE KREYOL. A Haitian-Creole Conversation
Manual. New. $8.00.

Gold, Herbert. BEST NIGHTMARE ON EARTH. 1991 hard bound book
which collects many of Gold's experiences, tales and analyses
since his first visit to Haiti in 1952.
As new $15.00.

Greene, Graham. THE COMEDIANS (1965) Greene's famous novel of
life in the early years of Papa Doc. This book got Greene banned
from Haiti for life! Very good hardbound: $9.00. Paper: $4.50.

Hazard, Samuel. SANTO DOMINGO PAST AND PRESENT WITH A GLANCE AT HAYTI.
1886. Important study of Haiti at a transition period of her
history. Good. $85.00.

Jeanty, Edner. SPEAK CREOLE IN NO TIME Very good $7.00.

Loederer, Richard A. VOODOO FIRE IN HAITI. First edition, 1935.
Excellent condition. A classic travelogue. Exaggerated, racist,
sensationalist, nontheless, informative and entertaining.
Literary Guild, but only English version. Very good. $20.00.

McCrocklin, James. GARDE D'HAITI. 1956, U.S. Naval Institute
publishing. This research text relies heavily on U.S. Marine Corps
records to tell the story of the creation and building of the Haitian
Army under U.S. supervision. $100.00

Michener, James A. CARIBBEAN. Paper. A novel of the Caribbean in
general with excellent sections on Haiti. $4.00.

Namphy, Elizabeth Abbott. TROPICAL OBSESSION. This is a modern
day setting for a play about Toussaint Louverture. paper. Fine. $12.00.

Niles, Blair. BLACK HAITI. 1926. Written during the occupation and
opposed to both it and the Monroe Doctrine in the Americas. Niles
is a world traveller who knows how to get around. Sensitive and
observative. $25.00

Paquin, Lyonel. THE HAITIANS: CLASS AND COLOR POLITICS.
1983 out-of-print history of Haiti. This is an excellent
history up to the 1960s. After that it's the story of Paquin's
desire to be the new emperor of Haiti! paper. Fine, $18.00.
New: $20.00.

Patterson, Carolyn Bennett. HAITI: BEYOND MOUNTAINS, MORE MOUNTAINS.
National Geographic, Jan. 1976. Whole magazine. Nice condition. $3.50.

Just the article alone, nicely cut out of the magazine. $2.00

Pratt, Frantz. (Compiler) HAITI: GUIDE TO THE PERIODICAL
LITERATURE IN ENGLISH, 1800-1990. Excellent bibliographic source.
Book is new, hardbound. References over 5000 articles. $40.00.

Price-Mars, Jean. AINSI PARLA L'ONCLE. paperback reprint of
Price-Mars classic book. In French. $15.00.

Prichard, Hesketh. WHERE BLACK RULES WHITE. Subtitled: A Journey
Across and About Haiti. London edition, 1910. Small book, about
5x7. 368 pages. Good. $22.00.

Roberts, Kenneth. LYDIA BAILEY (1948) Fascinating 1940s hard back
novel of the period of the Revolution in Haiti. Excellent
reading. Fair, bindings going. $7.00.

Rodman, Selden. HAITI: THE BLACK REPUBLIC. A history +
guide book. A simply excellent book, as timely today as it was
in 1954. Good reading copy, somewhat beat up cover! $15.00

Rodman, Selden. RENAISSANCE IN HAITI. POPULAR PAINTERS IN THE
BLACK REPUBLIC. 134 pages. 1948. 8x11 book, lots of black and white
and color prints on slick paper. Dj good, book also. $70.00.

Scofield, John. HAITI, WEST AFRICA IN THE WEST INDIES.
National Geographic, Feb., 1961. We offer the whole magazine
in nice condition. $6.50.

Seabrook, William. THE MAGIC ISLAND. First edition hard bound
copy of this classic 1929 book. This book was many Americans' first
introduction to Haiti. Written during the occupation. Good. $17.00.

Steward, T.G. THE HAITIAN REVOLUTION 1791-1894. This 1914 classic is a
wealth of information. The book I offer was published in 1914, I
presume a first edition. In excellent condition. $55.00

Taft, Edna A PURITAN IN VOODOO LAND. A hard bound first edition
of this interesting 1938 book by a relatively liberated woman of her
day. $35.00

Also, one copy of a 1971 hardbound reprint of this book, in
excellent condition. $20.00

Tarry, Ellen. THE OTHER TOUSSAINT (1981) Paper back version of the
life of Pierre Toussaint. Very good $8.00.

Temple, Frances. TASTE OF SALT. New, 1992 hardbound with dust
jacket. A touching and profound novel of two youth in Aristide's
Haiti. $15.00.

Thoby-Marcelin, Philippe and Pierre Marcelin. ALL MEN ARE MAD.
1970. This novel concerns the antisuperstition campaign of the
1940s. It is an excellent portrait, satire and commentary on village
life and the anti- Voodoo period. Hardbound with dust jacet, very
good. $35.00

Thoby-Marcelin, Philippe and Pierre Marcelin. THE BEAST OF THE
HAITIAN HILLS. (originally 1946) A paper back edition of this part of
the brothers Marcelin's trilogy of life in rural Haiti. This is
one of the important novels in Haiti's negritude movement.
Excellent copy. $10.00.

Vandercook, John. BLACK MAJESTY 1928 first edition hardback. Life
of Henry Christophe. Fair, bindings in delicate shape. $7.00.

Vinogradov, Anatolii. THE BLACK CONSUL. 1935 VG. Dj.
Russian's account of life of Toussaint. $30.00

Waugh, Alec. ISLAND IN THE SUN. 1955 novel set in a fictional British
island. Not much about Haiti itself, but the treatment of the color
problem on his island is an excellent treatment and helps a great
deal in understanding the color problem of Haiti. Hardback. Good. $8.00

Waxman, Percy. Black Napoleon. Excellent 1931 biography of
Toussaint Louverture. Hardbound. $25.00

Weil, Thomas et al. HAITI: A COUNTRY STURY. 1973 overview of the
country by a group of scholars. Has sections on social structure and
social life, politics, economics and national defense. Ex library
copy. Hardbound in very good condition. $20.00

Wimpffen, Baron de. VOYAGE A SAINT-DOMINGUE. 2 vol. Paris, 1797.
These two rare volumes are first editions, translated into French
from the English, but published the same year as the English first
edition. A very rare set, bound in leather and in good condition.
Volume two contains a lovely fold- out chart. Very rare collector's
items. $500 for the two volumes.

Wilentz, Amy. THE RAINY SEASON. 1989. New hardback, $12.00.

N ART. Paper $50.00.

ITE KING OF LA GOVNAVE. 1931. True story of a marine who was crowned
the king of the island of La Gonave. Very good. $30.00

Woodring, Brown and Burbank. GEOLOGIE DE LA REPUBLIQUE D'HAITI.
1924. This French language book of 710 pages is a wealth of
information concerning the land mass of Haiti. A valuable
research tool. $80.00.

Wouk, Herman. DON'T STOP THE CARNIVAL. 1965 novel. Not really
about Haiti, but about a fictional Caribbean island. It's focuses on
the ugly America in the Caribbean. Hardbound. Good. $8.00.

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THE BOOKS BELOW I HAVE ACCESS TO, BUT DO NOT HAVE THEM IN STOCK. Please
allow three to four weeks for delivery.

Hoffman, L.C. HAITIAN ART. Paper $50.00.