New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. 1904. 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" tall. F First Edition; Later Printing. H Original Cloth. Good. In pictorial cloth with gilt titling and two color nouveau decoration to upper cover, 8vo, 127 pages. Contains 9 poems in all (reprinted from various sources); notable for the generic turn-of-the-century poses of Black Americans in the photographs, as well as for Armstrong's decorative work. State "B" of title page (printed black and green); "First edition published October, 1901" (title page verso); Date of MDCCCCIV (foot of title page). LIght shelfwear and rubbing to extremities, sm. puncture tear to spine cloth at upper tip, inner hinges cracked/block shaken)

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Bookseller: Vashon Island Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0780605
Title: Candle-Lightin' Time
Author: Dunbar, Paul Laurence
Illustrator: Hampton Institute Camera Club (photographers); Armstrong, Margaret (illustrator); 49 b/w photographs; b/w Decorative title page;
Format/Binding: H Original Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: F First Edition; Later Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1904
Keywords: Dunbar, Paul Laurence American Literature 19th Century 20th Century American Poetry African-American Dialect Illustrated Photography Armstrong, Margaret

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