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- Written by
- Washington, Booker T., American, 1856 - 1915
- Illustrated by
- Johnston, Frances B., American, 1864 - 1952
- Published by
- Doubleday & Company Inc., American, founded 1897
- Subject of
- Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
- Date
- May 1904
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 × 5 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (20.3 × 14 × 3.2 cm)
- Description
- A hardcover first edition of Working with the Hands, written by Booker T. Washington and illustrated by Frances Benjamin Johnston. The front cover is burgundy with gold silt lettering on the cover and spine. The title on the cover is centered at the top, reading [WORKING WITH HANDS / BOOKER T. WASHINGTON]. On the spine, the title is at the top, [WORKING / WITH THE HANDS / BOOKER T. / WASHINGTON] and the publisher is at the bottom, [DOUBLEDAY / PAGE & CO.]
- The title page is printed in black text. From the top, the original printing reads [WORKING / WITH THE HANDS / BEING A SEQUAL TO “UP FROM SLAVERY” / COVERING THE AUTHOR’S / EXPEREINCES IN INDUSTRIAL / TRAINING AT TUSKEGEE / By / BOOKER T. WASHINGTON]. In similar copies, this is typically followed by [illustrated from photographs by Frances Benjamin Johnston]. However, this copy appears to have been scratched out (?). In its place is a black ink stamp with a top and bottom border reading [learning resources]. Underneath is a printed crest with a wreath at the top, a book at the center, and ribbons at the bottom reading, the publisher’s logo at the time. At the bottom printed in black ink is the publisher information [NEW YORK / DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY / 1904]. In the bottom right corner is text stamped in black ink reading [MOUNT ST. AGNES LIBRARY / MOUNT WASHINGTON, MARYLAND].
- There are a total of 246 pages with 19 chapters and 29 black and white illustrations.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- hardcover books
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2021.74
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.