Paul Lawrence DUNBAR, Laurence / Majors and Minors 1st Edition 1895

Description: Majors and Minors Author: DUNBAR, Paul Lawrence [Laurence] Title: Majors and Minors Publication: (Toledo, OH): (Hadley and Hadley, printers), (1895) Edition: First Edition Description: Hardcover. 12mo, 148pp., illustrated with frontispiece. Very good or better; a clean, sound copy in the publisher's beige-grey cloth, titled in gilt on the front board. Inner hinges tender, but holding, contemporary owner's name (G. P. Campbell of Wauseon, OH, near Toledo) on the front free endpaper. Tiny edge tear to the title page, the page block a touch shaken, but really a nicely surviving example of this fragile book; Dunbar's second and most consequential. The author William Dean Howells, at the time America's most famous literary critic, reviewed "Majors and Minors" favorably in Harper's Weekly soon after its release, and Dunbar was instantly launched into literary history. This second volume contains the first appearance of several passionate and political poems, including "The Colored Soldiers," and "Frederick Douglass," the latter written as an elegy for the great abolitionist, who had died in February 1895, and who Dunbar had had the good fortune to meet on a few occasions, even giving him a copy of his first book, Oak and Ivy (see Gayle, p. 21). "Majors and Minors" also contains Dunbar's most explicitly racially-conscious poem, "Ode to Ethiopia." BAL states that about 500 copies were printed, and perhaps as many of 1/5 of these are retained by libraries. Thus uncommon in the trade, and, being rather fragile, scarce in this condition. An important volume of African-American literary history. Metcalf, p. 7, BAL 4917. Very good +. Seller ID: 11621 Subject: African-American literature Cleveland Book Company, ABAA Rocky River, OH As a small, independent bookseller in Cleveland, Ohio, I deal in general used, rare, and antiquarian books, autographs, manuscripts, pamphlets, and personal and family papers in all subjects. My family has been in the antiquarian book business since 1971. We are proud members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA) and several other leading trade organizations, and adhere strictly to their codes of professionalism and ethics. Guarantee All items may be returned within 30 days, with a full refund including shipping costs if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. Shipping All books shipped to US destinations by USPS Media Mail. Delivery typically takes 5 to 14 days, but may be longer, especially during the holidays. Tracking is provided on all domestic shipments. Expedited and international shipping is available, please contact us for a price quote BEFORE placing an order. We are happy to combine shipping on multiple items. Payment We prefer PayPal. Feedback We leave feedback after receiving buyer's feedback. If you are unhappy with your order for any reason, please contact us before leaving feedback, and we will resolve the problem! We take pride in our business and make every attempt to describe each item in our inventory accurately according to the highest standards of the rare book trade.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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