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Matthew A. Henson (1866-1955)
A Negro Explorer at the North Pole... with a forward by Robert E. Peary... and an introduction by Booker T. Washington. New York: Frederick A. Stokes. 12mo (187 x 124mm). Half-title. Portrait frontispiece, 3 plates. (Some browning.) Original cloth (spine and extremities discoloured and faded, lower joint split). Provenance: Irving Nibbs (author's presentation inscription 'To/Irving Nibbs/New York City 9/16/32/Matthew A Henson'). Author's presentation copy of the first edition.
A Negro Explorer at the North Pole... with a forward by Robert E. Peary... and an introduction by Booker T. Washington. New York: Frederick A. Stokes. 12mo (187 x 124mm). Half-title. Portrait frontispiece, 3 plates. (Some browning.) Original cloth (spine and extremities discoloured and faded, lower joint split). Provenance: Irving Nibbs (author's presentation inscription 'To/Irving Nibbs/New York City 9/16/32/Matthew A Henson'). Author's presentation copy of the first edition.
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