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Captain Blood

The story of the redoubtable Peter Blood -- the much-loved story of a physician and gentleman turned pirate & buccaneer par excellance, Captain of the great ship Arabella, terror of the Spaniard, and undisputed master of the waters of the Spanish Main. Captain Blood is the much-loved story of a physician and gentleman turned pirate. Peter Blood, wrongfully accused of high treason and sentenced to death -- he is instead condemned to slavery in Barbados. He narrowly escapes his fate on a captured Spanish ship and finds himself in the company of buccaneers -- then follows his sea fights and desperate adventures as a freebooter. Embarking on his new life with remarkable skill and bravery, Blood becomes the 'Robin Hood' of the Spanish seas. The story has glamour and beauty, and it is told with an easy confidence. As for Blood himself, he is a superman, compounded of a sardonic humor, cold nerves, and hot temper. Both the story and the man are masterpieces. A great figure, a great epoch, a great story. This is swashbuckling adventure at its best.

Captain Blood: About the Movie

About the Movie:

Set in 17th Century England, Dr. Peter Blood, a British surgeon, is arrested and convicted of treason for nursing the wounds of a soldier, a rebel to the King. He is sentenced to death, but is instead shipped to the Caribbean colony of Port Royal were he is sold into slavery. Purchased for 20 pounds by the beautiful Arabella Bishop, he soon befriends a man convicted for debt and persuades him to by a small boat for the purpose of his escape. During an attack by Spain, the boat is sunk so the slaves steal the Spaniard ship and thus is born Captain Blood. After months of pirating and plunder Captain Blood once again runs into Arabella who has been taken prisoner by a rival pirate. He rescues her and returns to Port Royal to find it under attack by the French who are now at war with England. The rebellion is over and there's a new King. Hearing this Captain Blood abandons his pirate ways, rescues the town and is named Governor. The movie cast included:

Actor/Actress:	Role:
J. Warren Kerrigan Jean Paige Charlotte Merriam James Morrison Allan Forrest Bertram Grassby Otis Harlan Jack Curtis Wilfrid North Otto Matieson Robert Bolder Templar Saxe Henry A. Barrows Boyd Irwin Henry Hebert	Capt. Peter Blood Arabella Bishop Mary Traill Jeremy Pitt Lord Julian Wade Don Diego Corliss Wolverstone Col. Bishop Lord Jeffreys Adm. van der Kuylen Gov. Steed Lord Willoughby Levasseur Capt. Hobart

Captain Blood - Editions & Formats

US First Edition

Houghton-Mifflin - [Aug 1922] - 1st Impression [Printing]

Binding:	Black Cloth Binding with Orange Lettering on front and spine.
Pages:	356 numbered pages. Color Frontispiece by N.C. Wyeth [duplicating dustjacket illustration].
Dustjacket:	FF: Summary [$2.00] RF: "Rafael Sabatini -- The Modern Dumas" [8] RP: New Fiction [14]: "Captain Blood" to "The Snare"
Rear Ads:	None

Because of the widespread popularity of "Captain Blood", Houghton-Mifflin reprinted the First Edition of this title six times within the first year of publication, and additionally thereafter. As with "Scaramouche", subsequent printings can be distinguished by the addition of the term "Second Impression", "Third Impression" , etc. [along with the month and year] to the copyright page. Similarly, the dustjacket itself will have the term "Second Printing", "Third Printing" printed at the center of the dustjacket spine. Also, closer inspection will reveal changes to the list of "New Fiction" on the rear panel of the jacket [as mentioned previously].

Attribution Point: The First Printing [Impression] of the First Edition must have "1922" printed at the bottom of the title page as pictured below.

US First Edition -- Binding, Title Page & Copyright Images

Attribution Point: The First Printing [Impression] of the First Edition must have "1922" printed at the bottom of the title page as pictured below.

Attribution Point: Later Printings [Impressions] of the First Edition omit "1922" at the bottom of the title page as pictured below.

Houghton-Mifflin - [Feb 1924] - 10th Impression [Printing]

Binding:	Black Cloth Binding with Orange Lettering on front and spine.
Pages:	356 numbered pages. Color Frontispiece by N.C. Wyeth [duplicating dustjacket illustration].
Dustjacket:	FF: Summary [$2.00] RF: "Rafael Sabatini -- The Modern Dumas" [8] RP: New Fiction [11]: "Mistress Wilding" to "Augustus Carp, Esq."
Rear Ads:	None

US Reprint Editions

Grosset & Dunlap - [1923]

Light Blue Cloth Binding with Navy Blue Lettering on front and spine.

Grosset & Dunlap - PhotoPlay Edition - [1924]

1924 Vitagraph Film (starring J. Walter Kerrigan & Jean Paige; directed by )

Binding:	Light Blue Cloth Binding with Navy Blue Lettering on front and spine.
Pages:	392 numbered pages. Eight (8) Movie Stills.
Dustjacket:	FF: Summary RF: "Scaramouche, The Picture" RP: "Scaramouche PhotoPlay Edition" -- Three Photos from the Great Rex Ingram-Metro Production
Rear Ads:	None

Grosset & Dunlap - PhotoPlay Edition - [1935]

1935 Warner Bros. Film (starring Errol Flynn & Olivia De Havilland; directed by )

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US Reprint Editions -- Binding, Title Page & Copyright Images

Attribution Points: 1924 PhotoPlay Edition

(1) Endpages are blank. Internal movie stills on glossy paper.

(2) Only navy blue lettering on front board and book spine.

(3) Notation at center of title page -- "Illustrated with scenes / from the photoplay / a Vitagraph Production".

(4) Copyright notice nearly the same as early first edition HOWEVER "Riverside Press" printing imprint removed at bottom of page.

Attribution Points: 1935 PhotoPlay Edition

(1) Endpaper movie scenes only. NO internal movie stills.

(2) Navy blue lettering with title double underlined in orange on front board and book spine.

(3) Notation at center of title page [for Vitagraph Productions] has been removed.

(4) Copyright notice nearly the same as early first edition HOWEVER "Printed in United States of America" imprint added at bottom of page in italic font.

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