Booker T. Washington
20 copies for sale · $35–$15,000 · 11 first editions · 1 signed
Notable copies for sale
Working with the Hands (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$15,000
Catalogue of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama. 1898-99 (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$3,500
Daily Resolves (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$2,500
An Open Letter to the Louisiana Constitutional Convention, February 19, 1898 cover title (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$2,500
Tuskegee and its People: Their Ideals and Achievements (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$800
THE FUTURE OF THE AMERICAN NEGRO (first edition) — Bartleby's Books$750
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$12,000
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$2,800
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$12,000
Typed and Manuscript Notes for an Address at Lincoln University, June 1, 1909 — Between the Covers$7,500
Working with the Hands. Being a sequel to Up from Slavery covering the Author's Experience (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$300
Letter Signed Booker T. Washington as Principal, to Miss Edson M. Peck — James Cummins Bookseller$400
Works on the market
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography2 copies · $2,800–$12,000
UP FROM SLAVERY By Booker T. Washington - Hardcover2 copies · $35–$49
Working with the Hands1 copy · $15,000
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography1 copy · $12,000
Frederick Douglass1 copy · $6,000
Catalogue of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama. 1898-991 copy · $3,500
Daily Resolves1 copy · $2,500
An Open Letter to the Louisiana Constitutional Convention, February 19, 1898 cover title1 copy · $2,500
THE FUTURE OF THE AMERICAN NEGRO1 copy · $750
Putting The Most Into Life1 copy · $300
Working with the Hands. Being a sequel to Up from Slavery covering the Author's Experience1 copy · $300
Team Work Dr Booker T Washingtons Last Sunday Evening Talk To Teachers And Students Delive1 copy · $38
THE STORY OF MY LIFE AND WORK1 copy · $36
Market context
20 copies of Booker T. Washington's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $67 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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