Li'l' Gal by Dunbar, Paul Laurence - 1904

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

Hardback. New.

New York: Dodd, Mead and Co, 1904. Hardcover. Good with no dust jacket. Illustrated by Leigh Richmond Miner Photographs. top edge of book by spine has one inch bumped area and small waterstain, internally pages have small waterstain in same area and running down inner gutter of book. former owner's name on front free end page. Decorations by Margaret Armstrong. some pages foxed. 124 pages; 6 x 8 3/4

New York, Ny.: Dodd, Mead And Co., 1904. Book. Illus. by Leigh Richmond Miner. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The Photographer Leigh Richmond Miner Was A Member Of The Hampton Institute Camera Club (Now Hampton University) Cream Cloth With A Floral Design By Margaret Armstrong. Her Trademark Ma Under The Design On The Front Cover, Illustrated With 65 (Quick Count) Black And White Photographs Of A Family Some 2 Generations After The Civil War.Top Edge Gilt .Fore Edges Untrimmed. 123 Pages .

NY: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1904. 1st printing; green decorative c w/gilt titles; lite wea at extremities; 123 clen, unmarked, bright pages. A collection of twenty-two poems by Dunbar with photographs and Armstrong's designs throughout.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Leigh Richmond Miner Photos; Margaret Armstrong Decorations. 8 Vo.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Co, 1904. First. hardcover. near fine. Illustrated with photographs by Leigh Richmond Minder of the Hampton Institute Camera Club. Decorations by Margaret Armstrong. 8vo, pictorial cloth in light green, dark yellow, cream & gilt, by Margaret Armstrong (a touch of wear to the spine). New York: Dodd Mead, 1904. First Edition.<br/><br/> Gift inscription, 1907<br/><br/>

123 pages with plates including frontispiece. Octavo (8 3/4" x 6") bound in original publisher's green cloth with pictorial decorative green, yellow and white front cover and spine, lettering in gilt. Illustrated with photographs by Leigh Richmond Minder. Decorations by Margaret Armstrong. First published in 1896.Dunbar was born in Dayton, Ohio to parents who had escaped from slavery; his father was a veteran of the American Civil War, having served in the 55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment and the 5th Massachusetts Colored Cavalry Regiment. His parents instilled in him a love of learning and history. He was a student at an all-white high school, Dayton Central High School, and he participated actively as a student. During high school, he was both the editor of the school newspaper and class president, as well as the president of the school literary society. Dunbar had also started the first African-American newsletter in Dayton. He wrote his first poem at age 6 and gave his first public recital at… Read More

New York: Dodd, Mead, 1904. First Edition, thus, including four additional poems. BAL #4951. A very good copy.