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The negro in business / by Booker T. Washington, author of "Working with the hands" "The story of my life and work," "Character building," .... illustrated.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Canvassing Collection HD8081.A65 W38 1907
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans--Employment.
- African Americans.
- African American businesspeople.
- Bookbinding--Specimens.
- Bookbinding.
- Dummies (Bookselling)--Specimens.
- Dummies (Bookselling).
- Booksellers and bookselling--Colportage, subscription trade, etc.
- Booksellers and bookselling.
- Genre:
- Specimens.
- Subscription lists (Publishing)
- Prospectuses.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Edition:
- [Canvassing book].
- Place of Publication:
- Boston ; Chicago : Hertel, Jenkins & Co., 1907.
- Notes:
- Not in Arbour, K. Canvassing books.
- Copyright 1907 held by Hertel, Jenkins & Co.
- Canvassing book consisting of specimen leaves and illustrations, bound prosepctus on verso of page 379; lined subscription order leaves.
- Includes [34] pages of plates.
- Binding: Half-bound pebbled morocco maroon leather on front cover; back cover is sample of cloth binding style with title stamped in white; leather spine sample mounted to back pastedown.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.
- Canvassing Collection copy acquired in 2016 from Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books.
- Canvassing Collection copy has subscriber's names from Mexia Texas.
- OCLC:
- 961943549
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