first edition
1901 · New York
by Washington, Booker T.
New York: Doubleday, Page and Company, 1901. First Edition. First edition, first issue. x, 330 pp. Bound in publisher's ribbed maroon cloth stamped in gilt, gilt topstain. Very Good, cloth rubbed along edges, former owner's name on front free endpaper, a few marginal lines in light pencil, small tear to tissue guard. The famous African American educator, orator, and author's autobiography.
(Inventory #: 140943674)