Paul Laurence Dunbar

MAJORS AND MINORS

Toledo: Hadley & Hadley, 1895. 1st Edition. First printing of the author's scarce second book. Brown cloth, stamped in gilt, with brown floral-design endpapers. Light soiling to covers include a thumb-sized stain on the lower front cover. Hinges tight and book actually in better condition than normally encountered. One of only 500 copies published. Item #1237064

Considered as America's first major African-American poet, this is Dunbar's second book. Poorly produced, and printed cheaply, the publisher's mis-spelled the author's middle name as "Lawrence" on both the cover and the title page. Pages 87-90 are tighly bound but potrude very slightly from the rest of the textblock.

Price: $1,250.00