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Dunbar, Paul Laurence. THE UNCALLED: A NOVEL. Dodd, Mead and Company, New York, 1898.

Price: US$140.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First Edition, State B of Binding (Laurence spelled correctly). 255 pages, front end pages are torn (no loss), pages 151-154 loose. Hinges starting, blue boards with with gilt and silver stamping are slightly scuffed and rubbed at edges. Otherwise a very good copy.

Seller: Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.

DUNBAR, Paul Laurence. The Uncalled. Dodd, Mead & Company, New York, 1898.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: First edition, binding B with author's name correctly spelled on front cover. 12mo. 255pp. Blue-gray cloth stamped in black, silver and gold. Binding a bit rubbed and faded, but an attractive very good copy.

Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.

Paul Laurence Dunbar. The Uncalled. Dodd, Mead, 1898.

Price: US$245.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Dodd Mead, New York, 1898. Hardcover, 255 pp. 1st edition, 2nd state binding, with the spelling of the author's middle name correct on front board. This is Dunbar's first novel. Very good condition with a small horizontal bookplate affixed to front paste-down, and affixed above it a three-line of-the-period blurb about the book, its retail price etc. Very minor signs of shelf wear at foot. Interior is immaculately clean.

Seller: Randall's Books, Cathedral City, CA, U.S.A.

Dunbar, Paul Laurence. The Uncalled. Dodd, Mead and Company, New York, 1898.

Price: US$250.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: The first printing, published by Dodd Mead and Company 1898. Gray cloth, letterboxed in gold, binding ' B ' with Laurence reading correctly. A very attractive copy; devoid of wear or running to the gold on the front board. A near fine copy with a prior owner's gift inscription, Christmas of 1898.

Seller: The Reluctant Bookseller, Albany, NY, U.S.A.

Paul Laurence Dunbar. The Uncalled, A Novel (VG 1898 1st/1st). Dodd, Mead, NY, 1898.

Price: US$295.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Pub by Dodd, Mead & Co., 1898, same date TP & CP, NAP, 1st Edition. First Printing w/ "Lawrence" on cover & spine, and "Laurence" on Title Page. VG or better cond. hardcover, no dj. Gray-blue cloth over bds w/ white & black framing & dec on cover & spine, and title letterboxed in bright gilt on front cover. Slightest of spine-lean. Light soiling to edges. Spine very slightly darkened. P/O's brief gift inscription inold pen on ffep, o/w book is unmarked. Pages very slightly stiff w/ age. 255pp. Square, straight, tight, clean & unmarked except as noted, overall VG cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions.

Seller: Rivertown Fine Books, McGregor, IA, U.S.A.

Dunbar, Paul Laurence. The Uncalled. Dodd Mead & Company, New York, 1898.

Price: US$325.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 255 pages. First edition, first printing. His first novel about an orphan boy who accepts the study of the ministry & his rebellion against the bigotry of small town life. Originally appeared in Lippincott's magazine. First state with middle name misspelled (Lawrence) on the front cover. Very good+ book with the spine slightly darkened. No dust jacket. A very nice copy!

Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.

Dunbar, Paul Laurence. The Uncalled. Dodd, Mead and Company, New York, 1898.

Price: US$400.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 255p octavo, First issue with Dunbar's middle name spelled incorrectly. A very nice copy in gray/blue decorated cloth tight and clean. Slight slant.

Seller: Old New York Book Shop, ABAA, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.

Dunbar, Paul Laurence. The Uncalled. Dodd, Mead and Company, New York, 1898.

Price: US$402.50 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First state, with the author's name misspelled on the front board. Gray cloth blocked in black, silver and gold. Light wear to the hinges and rubbing to the gilt else a very good copy. The cover design is credited to "GWE". There is a handwritten notice on the front free endpaper that this copy was awarded to Miss Gertrude Nelson by the Academy of Mary Immaculate in 1914. BAL 4293.

Seller: Thorn Books, ABAA, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.

Dunbar, Paul Laurence. THE WORKS OF PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR [Nine Volumes]. Dodd, Mead and Company 1898-1917, New York, 1898.

Price: US$1000.00 + shipping

Description: Octavos, Nine Volumes. In Very Good condition. Bound in 20th-century three-quarter calf, flecked marbled boards and matching endpapers. Paneled spines with gilt titling and stamping. Boards show mild shelf wear and rubbing overall, and some worming to back boards of Folks From Dixie and The Heart of Happy Hollow. Text block clean, with the bookplate of J Ogden Armour to front paste downs. Top edges gilt. Nine volumes, with mixed editions: Folks From Dixie, 1898, First Edition; The Love of Landry, 1900, First Edition (closed tear to title page); The Uncalled 1901, Reprint, Published by the International Association of Newspapers and Authors; The Sport of the Gods, 1902, First Edition; The Heart of Happy Hollow, 1904, First Edition; Lyrics of Love and Laughter, 1913, later printing; Lyrics of the Hearthside, 1913, later printing; Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow, 1914, later printing; Lyrics of Lowly Life, 1917, later printing. JR Consignment. Shelved above Case 0. Dunbar is considered the first African-American poet to earn national distinction and acceptance, and one of the first African-American writers to establish an international reputation. He passed away of tuberculosis in 1906 at the age of 33, leaving behind a remarkable literary legacy. This beautifully bound nine volume set of Dunbar early editions include four first editions by Dunbar: Folks From Dixie, The Love of Landry, The Sport of the Gods, and The Heart of Happy Hollow. 1362262. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.