New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1899. First edition [1899] of this book of poems by this noted African-American poet - in unfortunate condition. Green cloth lettered and decorated in gilt, top edge gilt, other edges uncut, frontis portrait of the poet with facimile signature beneath, 227 pages. Covers badly spotted and stained, spine very darkened, rear hinge lightly cracked, text block sound, pages age-toned with dampstains to the first few pages, name and date on front free endpaper, smoky odor.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Resource Books, LLC (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 015518
Title: Lyrics of the Hearthside
Author: Dunbar, Paul Laurence
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fair
Jacket Condition: No
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1899
Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
Keywords: AFRICAN AMERICAN POETS POETRY BLACK
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History;

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Top Edge Gilt: Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
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