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Sale 759 - Selections from the Library of Gerald and Barbara Weiner
Oct 8, 2020
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WASHINGTON, Booker T. (1856-1915). The Future of the American Negro. Boston: Small, Maynard & Company, 1899.
8vo. Photographic frontispiece portrait. Original maroon cloth gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut (minor rubbing to extremities). Provenance: William Johnston (gift inscription).
FIRST EDITION of Washington's first major published work. He outlines his ideas and philosophies regarding African Americans, especially pertaining to their education, referring often to Tuskegee University, which he co-founded.