Description
The first edition of Working With The Hands by Booker T. Washington, published in 1904.
Octavo, x, 246pp. Original maroon cloth, title stamped in gilt on cover, light wear to covers. The first printing, “Published, May, 1904” stated on copyright page. Top edge gilt, untrimmed fore-edge. Solid text block, occasional foxing throughout, light wear to corners of cloth. Complete with 32 full-page plates drawn from photographs by Frances Benjamin Johnston, including a frontispiece portrait of Washington. (Blockson 10231)
Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) was leading African American educator and author, his most famous work being, “Up from Slavery” (1901), an autobiography detailing his journey from slavery to becoming the head of Tuskegee Institute, a major center for African American education. Other works include “The Future of the American Negro” (1899), “Character Building” (1902), “My Larger Education” (1911) and “Working with the Hands” (1904).
