Citation/reference: Kaplan, L. Bibliography of American autobiographies, 2608
Statement of responsibility: by Matthew A. Henson ; with a foreword by Robert E. Peary, rear admiral, U.S.N., retired ; and an introduction by Booker T. Washington ; with illustrations from photographs.
Content: With a half-title.
Content: "Copyright, 1912, by Frederick A. Stokes Company. All rights reserved, including that of translation into foreign languages, including the Scandinavian. February, 1912."--copyright statement, verso of title page.
Content: All plates except frontispiece printed on both sides.
Ownership: Copy in Sc Rare B-Henson, M. (accession no. B526672) inscribed: in ink on recto of endleaf preceding half-title page "A.A. Schomburg. Since my return to civilization seven years ago, my mind often reverts to life in the Arctic and there steals over me a great desire to return to those 'frozen ice fields' once more. Yours sincerely Matthew A. Henson." ; This copy is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN
Physical Description
Extent: Xx, [2], 200 pages, [7] pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 20 cm
