The Story of My Life by HELEN KELLER SIGNED First UK Edition 1904 1st

The Story of My Life by Helen Keller Signed first British edition, first printing of the celebrated deafblind activist, author and lecturer's memoir. London: Ho dder and Stoughton , 1904.

First British edition, first printing. Sig ned by Keller on the front end paper in pencil with someo ne else's inscription underneath in ink: Her message to the Blind:'S ight comes from the soul.

Spine a bit darkened, front and rear hinges a bit tender , corners bumped, boards a bit curved. Offsetting to half-title from newspaper clipping glued to facing page about Keller's visit to the U K in 1933. Light foxing to end papers. Former owner's inscription on title page, dated 1905. A signed copy of Keller's autobiography with a nice provenance.

According t o th e old British Christmas card includ ed with the book it was signed at the No rthern School for the Blind in Manch ester and was eventually given as a gift to a local a lderman. The item "The Story of My Life by HELEN KELLER SIGNED First UK Edition 1904 1st" is in sale since Friday, February 08, 2013.

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• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Biography & Autobiography
• Topic: Memoir
• Special Attributes: 1st Edition
• Origin: English
• Year Printed: 1904
• Country of Manufacture: United Kingdom
• Printing Year: 1904
• Author: Helen Keller