Lyrics of Lowly Life (with an Introduction by William Dean Howells)
by Dunbar, Paul Laurence
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1896. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. xx + 208 pp, b&w photo frontispiece of author & tissue, Introduction by Howells, 104 titled poems by Dunbar. Fr and Back inner hinges cracked but holding, top & bottom board edges worn, especially forecorners worn to boards, head & tail spine cloth worn, fr cover & spine gilt letters-design almost VG, ffep with 1" chip along the foreedge & previous owner's inked name & date, in clear glassine wraps. 4.4" x 6.7" olive green boards .
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005197
- Title
- Lyrics of Lowly Life (with an Introduction by William Dean Howells)
- Author
- Dunbar, Paul Laurence
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1896
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾
- Keywords
- Harlem Renaissance Poets. American Poetry - black authors
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Gilt
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- Cracked
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- Tail
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- VG
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- Edges
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