The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar
by Dunbar, Paul Laurence
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good - / Good +/No DJ
- Seller
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Madison, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1918. 289 pages. Dark orange boards with gilt lettering. 1/2 inch by 1 inch water stain on the base of the spine and two tiny drops of stain on top righthand corner, otherwise just minor wear to the extremities. Signature from previous owner on front loose endpaper. Sepia frontispiece, portrait of author. Remnant of a sticker on back pasted-down endpaper. Waterstain on the bottom outer corner of about 150 of the central pages, does not hinder with the reading of the text. Unmarked, lightly toned pages. Tight binding. Deckled edges. Poems appear in two columns on each page.. Early Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good - / Good +/No DJ. Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 030618
- Title
- The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar
- Author
- Dunbar, Paul Laurence
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good - / Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Edition
- Early Reprint
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1918
- Keywords
- Poetry, Poems, American Poetry, American, Black, African American
- Size
- Octavo
Terms of Sale
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
Biblio member since 2005
Madison, New Jersey
About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.