several pages loose from binding (iii-6), two completely detached (title page and 101).
library binding spine transcription: WASHINGTON - BLACK-BELT DIAMONDS 818 | W
bookplate transcription: "THE | SCHOMBURG COLLECTION | OF | NEGRO LITERATURE AND HISTORY | [illustration of an open book with black and white wings] | THE | NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY | ASTOR, LENOX, AND TILDEN | FOUNDATIONS | [surrounded by ornate vine-like border]
perforated stamp transcription: "NEW YORK | PUBLIC | LIBRARY"
"NYPL RESEARCH LIBRARIES [barcode] 3 3433 07625386 7"
handwritten in pencil, diagonal from Washington's middle initial (T.) as if to complete the name
Black-Belt Diamonds: Gems from the Speeches, Addresses, and Talks to Students (Schomburg, SC Rare 818-W)
Black-Belt Diamonds Schomburg, SC Rare 818-W