Booker T. Washington signed first edition of ''Black-Belt Diamonds: Gems from the Speeches, Addresses, and Talks to Students of Booker T. Washington''. New York: Fortune and Scott, 1898. Signed by Washington on the front pastedown, ''To Mr. and Mrs. Martin T[?] / with best wishes / of Booker T. Washington / Aug. 2, 1898.'' Measures 4'' x 6'' and runs 115pp. With gilt titling to green boards and tissued frontispiece of Washington. Some discoloration to endpapers and rebacked with original spine laid down. Overall very good condition with tight, clean interior. An uncommon title signed by Washington. With PSA/DNA COA.