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1970CAT0103Washington D.C. 1970. 3 pp. stapled mimeograph program for a service commemorating King's birthday at The Washington Cathedral January 15 1970. Stapled together with a 1 pp. letter from Bishop Henry C. Bunton to the Interreligious Committee on Race Relations ICRR notifying members of the event and including a 1 pp. copy of the minutes from the ICRR board meeting on January 7 1970 at which the details were agreed upon and a 1 pp. announcement for the event. Program worn at corners two bent; letters originally folded creases beginning to split. Overall good. The first observance of King's birthday was sponsored by the newly created King Memorial Center in Atlanta in 1969 only eight months after his death. In its "Making of the King Holiday" chronology the Center describes this service as "the model for subsequent annual commemorations of Dr. King's birthday nationwide setting the tone of celebration of Dr. King's life education in his teachings and nonviolent action to carry forward his unfinished work." <br /> <br /> Scarce documentation exists for this event the second observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday following his assassination. The Interreligious Committee on Race Relations ICRR organized the event. The ICRR was established in June 1963 by leaders from Protestant Catholic and Jewish congregations in Washington D.C. One of its first goals was to support the passage of the Civil Rights Act which was then being debated in Congress. Its larger mission was to end racial discrimination particularly in public housing and employment and to foster communication between black and white communities in D.C. <br /> <br /> Few other early commemorations are documented; this mimeographed program and the ICRR meeting minutes reveal the significant evolution of the idea of a public holiday to celebrate King's life. Speakers at The Washington Cathedral included Mayor Walter E. Washington and the civil rights leaders Rev. Walter E. Fauntroy and Bishop Henry C. Bunton. The ceremony also incorporated King's "I Have a Dream" speech. A press release indicates how businesses schools and the D.C. government were already working together to initiate commemorative programs and "follow a liberal leave policy" for employees wishing to take the day off. The characteristic interfaith and interracial community celebrations and "teach-ins" that we know today were already essential components of commemoration for King in 1970. This program took place thirteen years before the federal holiday was finally signed into law. <br /> <br /> 3 pp. stapled mimeograph program for a service commemorating King's birthday at The Washington Cathedral January 15 1970. Stapled together with a 1 pp. letter from Bishop Henry C. Bunton to the Interreligious Committee on Race Relations ICRR notifying members of the event and including a 1 pp. copy of the minutes from the ICRR board meeting on January 7 1970 at which the details were agreed upon and a 1 pp. announcement for the event. Program worn at corners two bent; letters originally folded creases beginning to split. Overall good. unknown books
16742King Martin Luther King JR. Dr. Martin Luther & Lawrence Spivak. Meet The Press-America's Press Conference of the Air: R Produced by Lawrence Spivak Guest: Dr. Martin Luther King JRVolume 9 Number 11-Sunday March 28 1965Washington D.C. Merkle Press Inc. 1965. Edition Not Stated- Presumed First. 8voo. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Civil Rights Movement Document. Near Fine. 10 pages no illustrations. This is the Merkle Press offprint publication that is a typographic transcription of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. appearance on March 28th 1965 broadcast of the NBC's venerable "Meet the Press". Dr. King's was questioned on his views regarding the Civil Rights movement by a panel consisting of the program's producer Lawrence Spivak John Chancellor Tom Wicker and James J. Kilpatrick that was moderated by Ned Brooks. A handsome well-preserved example of this exceedingly uncommon ephemeral vintage historical document of the Civil Rights Movement showing a few light handling creases. <br/><br/>King Martin Luther King JR. Dr. Martin Luther. The Civil Rights Struggle in the United States Today By Dr. Martin King JR.- An Address Delivered At The House Of The Association On Wednesday April 211965. New York: "The Record of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York 1955. Edition Not Stated-Presumed First. 8 vo. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Civil Rights Movement Document Fine 24 pages no illustrations. "The Civil Rights Struggle in the United States Today" is a May 1965 supplemental publication to Volume 20 Number 5 of the Record of The Record of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York on Wednesday April 21 1965. It typographically transcribes the introductory remarks by the Judge Rosenman afterwards. A bright exceptionally well-preserved example of this exceedingly uncommon ephemeral vintage historical document of the Civil Rights movement showing a few lights handling creases. unknown books
1932104064New York: The New York Public Library 1932. half leather cloth five raised bands cardboard box with paper cover label. folio. half leather cloth five raised bands cardboard box with paper cover label. xvi 167 pages and 29 plates. Limited to 250 numbered copies. Based upon Greek and Latin Manuscripts and Important Late Fifteenth- and Early Sixteenth-Century Printed Editions Including Reproductions of the Maps from the Ebner Manuscript ca. 1460. Printed on Charing handmade paper. Designed by John Archer. Collotypes by Max Jafeé. Introduction by Professor Joseph Fischer. This is the first English translation of "Geography". This volume covers eight books by Ptolemy added to it are 27 maps of the Codex Ebnerianus the Ruysch Map from the 1508 printed edition of "Geography" and the New World Map from the 1522 edition. The box for the volume is soiled worn and split at the joints and corners. Very minor wear at spine ends. The New York Public Library unknown books
161634166London: Richard Field 1616. Small 4to 18 cm; 7". 4 296 ff. <br><br>Fourth edition in English of Luther's In epistolam Sancti Pauli ad Galatas commentarius which first appeared for the English monoglots in 1575 with second and third editions in 1577 and 1602.<br>Â Â Â Â The Epistle to the Galatians held a special place in Luther's heart and mind; he lectured on it in 1519 and also in 1523. It is widely reported that in his table talks he is recorded as saying: "The Epistle to the Galatians is my epistle. To it I am as it were in wedlock. It is my Katherine i.e. the name of his wife."<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Ownership inscription of Bryan Tompson 1735 fol. 166r; also on A2r undated family name spelled "Thompson" and with notation of cost of book as 5/3. Late 19th- or early 20-century ownership inscription on front free endpaper of G.P. Hesketh of Beltrami Cty. MN; later given 1907 to Dr. Charles Schwartz. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â ESTC S108962; STC rev. ed. 16973. 18th-century English speckled sheep recently rebacked; late 19th- or early 20th-century endpapers. Title-page cut down close to text supplied from a different copy mounted to restore page size and expose type on verso; leaf soiled. Top margins throughout closely cropped costing the top line of text on five of the eight preliminary pages and the running heads and folio numbers on many not all text leaves; staining in portions in margins and sometimes into the text of the upper outer sixth of a leaf; longitudinal hole on fols. 259 to 262 costing three words total. Not a perfect but a decent copy of a Lutheran mainstay in an edition not often found on the market. Richard Field unknown books
17113Matin Luther King Jr. "Nobel Lecture by The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. / Recipient of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize / Oslo Norway / December 11 1964". Original paper wrapper. 22 pages. 7 x 4.75 inches. Limited printing of 2000 copies: "Two thousand copies of this pamphlet have been printed for distribution to friends of the House and of Dr. King." In 1964 Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for his non-violent struggle for civil rights for the Afro-American population." At the age of thirty-five MLK was the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize. When notified of his selection he announced that he would turn over the prize money of $54123 to the furtherance of the civil rights movement. In his Nobel Lecture Dr. King expounds upon his goals for nonviolent direct action and lists Mahatma Gandhi as model: "The nonviolent resisters can summarize their message in the following simple terms: we will take direct action against injustice despite the failure of governmental and other official agencies to act first. We will not obey unjust laws or submit to unjust practices. We will do this peacefully openly cheerfully because our aim is to persuade. We adopt the means of nonviolence because our end is a community at peace with itself.This approach to the problem of racial injustice is not at all without successful precedent. It was used in a magnificent way by Mohandas K. Gandhi to challenge the might of the British Empire and free his people from the political domination and economic exploitation inflicted upon them for centuries. He struggled only with the weapons of truth soul force non-injury and courage." Light toning and wear to cover. In very good condition. 1. unknown books
16492KING JR. Martin Luther. Report on the Montgomery movement featured in the second issue The Liberation. April 1956. The story of King's discovery of a "new and powerful weapon-non-violent resistance." King according to this report sees a "new Negro" emerging in the South: "The extreme tension in race relations in the South today is explained in part by the revolutionary change in the Negro's evaluation of himself and of his destiny and by his determination to struggle for justice." The movement finds its strength King argues in the black community's economic power the church's militant leadership and the ability to implement nonviolent protest tactics. The MIA and the Congress of Racial Equality CORE reprinted and distributed King's article. The introduction is by Jim Peck editor of the CORElator contributor to Crisis and writer of the column "As Jimcrow Flies" in Independent formerly Expose. Cover drawing by Rosetta Bakish. unknown books
1853WRCAM39439CNew York: Printed for the author by George P. Putnam 1853. 336pp. plus frontispiece map and folding map. Original blindstamped brown cloth spine gilt. Spine extremities and corners lightly worn head of spine somewhat chipped. Pencil ownership inscription on front pastedown. Frontispiece map leaf loosening text block cracked. Preliminaries and text edges tanned throughout dampstaining to upper corners of rear leaves. Good. A scarce work providing a very good picture of army life during the Mexican-American War including accounts of some of the major battles of the war including the Battle of Monterrey and with material on the Texas Rangers. The author's regiment returned home after the Battle of Buena Vista. HOWES G156. SABIN 27330. TUTOROW 3387. GARRETT p.139. HAFERKORN p.45. Printed for the author by George P. Putnam hardcover books
16557KING Jr. Martin Luther BENNETT Jr. Lerone SAUNDERS Doris ed. The Day They Marched. Chicago: Johnson 1963. First edition first printing issued within weeks of the March on Washington featuring one of the earliest printings in book form of Dr. King's epic speech-I Have a Dream-along with a lead essay by renowned African American historian Lerone Bennett Jr. and more than 100 photographic illustrations including images of Dr. King Mahalia Jackson Congressman John Lewis and many more an exceptional record in original color photographic wrappers of that momentous August day when thousands crossed America for "a call to the national conscience. a rendezvous with history." Tall octavo original color photographic wrappers. <br/><br/>The Day They Marched published soon after the March on Washington contains one of the earliest printings in book form of Dr. King's I Have a Dream speech and also features an eloquent essay by African American historian Lerone Bennett Jr. who long argued that the "history of black people in the U.S. had been ignored or told only through a white filter." A major editor for Jet and Ebony magazines he is perhaps best known for his book Before the Mayflower 1962 which established him "as a leading scholarly voice during the racial ferment of the 1960s" New York Times. Here Bennett especially honors Dr. King's iconic speech-recalling how his "words. rhythms and the intonation. called back all the struggle and all the pain and all the agony and held for the possibility of triumph" <br/><br/>The volume's photographic illustrations include full-page images of Dr. King; portraits of Congressman John Lewis then Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; images of Marian Anderson Ralph Abernathy Rosa Parks and many more civil rights activists along with moving images of the men and women who traveled across America to make the March on Washington "the biggest demonstration for civil rights in history." "First Printing" stated on copyright page. Edited by noted African American publisher Doris E. Saunders. In creating this record of the momentous day Johnson Publishing which also issued Jet and Ebony magazines assembled a photographic team that included Moneta Sleet Jr. G. Marshall Wilson Norman Hunter Isaac Sutton Maurice Sorrell LeRoy Jeffries Bertram Miles and Charles Sanders and Ernest Goodman. The Day They Marched contains over 100 black-and-white images within from their photographs. Also featured are printings of President Kennedy's Statement on the March a Marchers' Pledge the Marchers' Goals and lyrics to the spiritual We Shall Overcome. Editor's note "Just as no spectator saw exactly the same thing the eyes of various cameramen recorded different aspects of these same situations. This book is intended to commemorate that historic occasion by capturing in word and picture the mood the sense of dedication ." In good condition. Bumping to corners and head and tail of spine; Binding tight pages bright and clean. unknown books
17102802Nürnberg: In Verlegung der Johann Andrea Endters Seel Sohn & Erben 1710. Folio 39 cm 15.38". Frontis. 32 ff. 1181 1 pp. 11 -1 ff.; 1 plt. illus. <br><br>Aside from its importance in the religious tradition Luther's translation of the Bible is probably the most important single text for the formation of Modern German. Like other Luther Bibles this one contains his prefaces to the books of the Bible including his theologically significant Preface to the Epistle to the Romans. It is also supplemented by the Augsburg Confession of which sadly the last leaf is absent here.<br>Â Â Â Â In this printing a fine engraved title-page shows an angel delivering Luther's translation of the Old Testament to a Church still in bondage to the requirements of the old Law. A similar sectional title-page depicting God the Father Jesus Christ and allegorical figures of the sacraments of Baptism and Communion comes before the New Testament. Six special pairs of leaves bound in at various places each offer a first page containing an engraving of biblical figures and three following pages containing their biographies. A woodcut vignette of the unusual triple arms of the city of Nürnberg appears on the title-page; a number of chapters are adorned at head with one-third page woodcut illustrations set in neat borders; and the books typically open with typographically appealing two-column "headers." The text is in a handsome and relatively legible fraktur.<br>Â Â Â Â The size decoration and overall composition of the volume along with its faults especially the manner in which which pages are worn suggest a history as a lectern Bible in a Lutheran Church.<br>Â Â Â Â Binding: This copy is bound in ornately blind-tooled and -stamped alum-tawed pigskin over wooden boards the front cover with three of its original etched corner bosses and with its two etched clasp-catches. Bosses of back cover no longer present remnants of clasps. A martial portrait is centered on each cover; unfortunately these are now so worn that they are no longer identifiable. Perhaps they belong to the electors of Saxony who safeguarded the Lutheran faith in its infancy.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Ownerhship signature of Ludwig Buehl Philadelphia 1852. Binding as above. Covers abraded and worn some scraping to back upper board leather peeling back from fore-edge of front cover and opening at ends of joints most notably at bottom of front one. Front free endpaper with inked ownership note in German dated Philadelphia 1852. Frontispiece with a fore-edge chip not into image and tears in from bottom margin and at gutter with small loss to plate area at bottom inner corner. A number of pages with tears extending into text a few places with chips to bottom outer corners with loss of words but not of sense. Scattered foxing with occasional darker small stains. Last leaf of Confession NOT Bible lacking. => Despite faults a grand volume both usable and inspiring. In Verlegung der Johann Andrea Endters Seel, Sohn & Erben hardcover books
1992034789Kingston: Kingston Publishers. 1992. "The Uncensored Story of Luther Campbell of the 2 Live Crew." Campbell's autobiography which deals to a great degree with the obscenity case brought against him and the Two Live Crew for their lyrics on an album with the same name as this book. When the album was declared obscene and illegal to sell Campbell and two others were arrested after performing songs from the album at a club in Florida. They were acquitted in their court case after Henry Louis Gates Jr. among others spoke on behalf of their lyrics. This book was published in Kingston Jamaica with a "Parental Advisory" notice on its cover because it was thought that it might not be publishable by an American publisher. When it was published in America after the trial and appeal had ended it became a bestseller but the Jamaican edition which is the true first is quite scarce. OCLC lists only 6 copies of the Kingston edition. Light wear to spine and corners; near fine in wrappers. Softcover. Near Fine. Kingston Publishers paperback books
1932145965Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1932. Draft script for an unproduced film. With holograph pencil annotations to the front wrapper. <br/><br/>An early screenplay by American playwright Zoe Akins who won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1935 for her adaptation of Edith Wharton's "The Old Maid." <br/><br/>Based on the 1898 story by John Luther Long. An American naval officer purchases marries and abandons a Japanese geisha named Butterfly leaving her penniless pregnant and increasingly despairing of his return. <br/><br/>Madame Butterfly has been adapted numerous times for opera stage and film although many of these productions have faced increased scrutiny in recent years for their stereotypical portrayals of Japanese people white actors in "yellowface" and inaccurate descriptions of Japanese customs and culture.<br/><br/>Tall white titled self wrappers noted as MASTER FILE on the front wrapper rubber-stamped production No. 1083 with credits for screenwriter Zoe Akins. 100 leaves with last page of text numbered G-25. Carbon typescript on onionskin stock rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus side stapled. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1606D15188Strassburg: Theodosium Rihel 1606. Hardcover. Good. Pocket-sized 12mo 130 x 75mm. Pagination: 4 CCLXII 8 ff. Signatures: inserted 2 leaves A-Y12 Z11 lacking final blank stub but inserted five leaves. Old German Type. Each page printed within an elaborate woodcut border of masks putti vessels birds animals and scrolling ornament. Seventeenth-century full vellum stamped in blind with central lozenge of crucifixion front cover and ornament back cover large remnants of leather ties; outer edges somewhat soiled and worn binding a bit rubbed otherwise an excellent survival for its prospective use. An early owner has added several leaves at the front and rear upon which are transcribed several additional psalms and biblical verses Psalm 34 Jeremiah 3 Jeremiah 30 John 1:1 Corinthians 1:10 John 1:2. Other markings @ 1606 in this same hand on the first inserted leaf at front. By this date in the inscriptions This psalm booklet Dises Psalmen Büchlein and a man Carlo from Strassburg may be making corrections at time of early press. A later date on this leaf is 1776 along with an unknown monogram or printers mark quite reminiscent of Theodosius Rihels fl. 1555-1608 printers mark but with different letters S & K. <br/><br/>During a critical period of time for the church Martin Luther saw the Psalms not only as the central model to Christian prayer but as a key biblical book that would spark a revival and lay the scriptural foundation for the Protestant movement. Luther said find in it the Psalter also yourself. as well as God himself and all creatures Luthers Works 35:257. The Psalms were an early focus of Luthers translations and teaching at the University of Wittenberg; there he first published an exposition of the seven penitential psalms in 1517. In a later work Luther classified the psalms by theme; they belonged to groups pertaining to prophecy instruction comfort prayer and thanksgiving. This pocket-sized psalm book hearkens to Luthers famous statement that the Psalms are the Bible in miniature. The psalms were a strategic book of the bible for a nascent Lutheran and the early owner of this book seemingly poured over it and added layers of extra verse and interpretation in the blank spaces of the book. Scarce edition. OCLC locates editions published by Rihel but this 1606 printing is not among those located. This copy unique for its early German annotations and biblical additions. We surmise they may be intrinsic to an early Lutheran community in Strasbourg or related to the Strasbourgian printers themselves. Theodosium Rihel hardcover books
15874KING MARTIN LUTHER. Honor His Memory April 2 3 4 Stop the War Now! Poster 17 x 11 inches; minimal wear laid down on linen. Washington DC: National Peace Action Coalition 2 April 1971<br/>Notes: This poster promoted a series of protests against the Vietnam War: local demonstrations planned for 2-4 April followed by marches on Washington and San Francisco on 24 April. It is illustrated with a photograph of Dr. King speaking at a college commencement and an anti-war quotation from one of his speeches: "This widened war has narrowed domestic welfare programs making the poor white and Negro bear the burdens both at the front and at home. unknown books
15873Description: KING MARTIN LUTHER. "He Had a Dream" flier with Roy Wilkins letter for the NAACP Special Contribution Fund. Illustrated flier 4 pages 9 x 8 inches on one folding sheet; with accompanying Letter Signed by Roy Wilkins; light toning to the letter minimal wear. New York: NAACP June 1968<br/>Notes: A fundraising appeal issued by the NAACP in the wake of the King assassination. The flier lists King and a dozen other slain civil rights workers asking "They also had dreams . . . how many more" On the final page it asserts that "Together--black and white--we shall overcome." No other examples in any library or institution according to OCLC Worldcat. unknown books
1702D9150Amsterdam: Jacob Lindenberg 1702. Hardcover. Very Good. Large folio 380 x 245mm. Engraved title page with figures of Moses and Christ above oval portrait of Martin Luther enclosed in frame of putti topped with swan all in architectural setting incised with vignettes of Moses receiving the Law Christs Last Supper and Baptism mounted by Apocalyptic Lamb holding open book inscribed with Psalm 40:8-9 and John 5:39. Pagination: 24 1-278 112 70 132 misnumbering common but appears complete. Added pictorial engraved title pages for Old and New Testament. Integral portrait of Adolf Visscher by Jonas Suyderhoef repaired at lower right corner; 4 double-page engraved maps by Romeyn de Hooghe of 1 Orbis per Creationem World at the time of Creation; 2 Palestine and the Levant; 3 Map of the Mediterranean showing Greece Cyprus and Anatolia; 4 Map of the Mediterranean for the Travels of St. Paul; all extra engraved with biblical vignettes or tabernacle implements. Extensively illustrated throughout with 63 full-page and 13 half-page engraved plates nearly all of the full-page plates are with 2 images in vignette form by de Hooghe beginning almost all Bible books including Books of Prophets and Apocrypha. Printed in Dutch in double column. Printed marginalia. Few engraved or woodcut tailpieces. Period diced calf over beveled wooden boards embossed with central interlaced lozenge brass corner pieces and hinges but lacking clasps; edges slightly chipped at beginning overall toned with age some stains some of the maps trimmed close but otherwise clean joints splitting affecting some internal leaves spine with minor loss overall a historical volume with great appeal. An immense biblical tome five inches thick from cover to cover beautifully bound probably for a church or religious institution. Deaccessioned from the Pacific School of Religion but with no markings other than the pictorial bookplate of John Howell Where there is no vision the people perish to front pastedown. <br/><br/>Adolph Visschers Dutch translation of the Luther Bible in period binding. In 1648 Adolph Visscher of the Lutheran Church in Amsterdam revised a previous Mennonite translation of Luthers German Bible. This became the standard Bible or State Bible Statenbijbel of Dutch Lutherans. This 1702 printing is a revision of Visschers Bible translation which was in use occasionally revised until 1951. Illustrated throughout with engravings by Romeyn de Hooghe of the Rubens School the engravings represent some of the most significant for the Dutch book illustrator. This suite of illustrations was bound in a number of different translations and editions of the Bible during this period. Progress in the knowledge of biblical languages as well as the development of biblical refutation increased the demand for new versions of the Dutch Bible In fact a Keur translation of the States Bible appeared this same year. This is a historical state of Visschers Dutch States translation also known as the Lindenberg edition which was in fact a universally accepted Protestant Bible this volume maintaining the four original maps some of the finest to appear in 18th century bibles. Jacob Lindenberg hardcover books
1834WRCAM55483Boston: Published by the Author 1834. 43pp. Modern green cloth gilt spine title. Faint foxing small American Antiquarian Society deaccession stamp on verso of last text leaf. Very good. A rare early work by Rhode Island labor organizer Seth Luther following his first printed work AN ADDRESS TO THE WORKING-MEN OF NEW-ENGLAND. and his AN ADDRESS ON THE RIGHT OF FREE SUFFRAGE published the previous two years. Seth Luther 1795-1863 was born in Providence Rhode Island and worked as a carpenter by trade. Like his earlier publications the present ADDRESS was printed from a speech Luther delivered this time before the Union Association of Working Men in Charlestown Massachusetts in late January 1834. Setting the tone for the speech in the first paragraph Luther rails against those "clothed in purple and fine linen" on the backs "of those who labor day after day." The present work is further described by the DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY as follows: "A denunciation of political and religious as well as economic oppression.the author laid down the following program of reform: universal equal education by means of manual labor schools supported at the public expense; abolition of all licensed monopolies; abolition of capital punishment and of imprisonment for debt.equal taxation for property; and an effective mechanic's lien law. His deadly sincerity forceful language grim humor and biting sarcasm made his pamphlets valuable weapons in the labor movement." <br> <br> This title is rare with this copy being the only one appearing in Rare Book Hub formerly offered by M&S Rare Books. Not in Sabin. OCLC seems to report about a baker's dozen physical copies over several records. This is the first copy ever handled by this firm. Adams RADICAL LITERATURE IN AMERICA p.43. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 25382. ANB 14 pp.151-52. DAB XI p.511. Published by the Author hardcover books
189444281New York: D. Appleton and Company 1894. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 17.5cm; flexible dark brown cloth boards with titles stamped in gilt on spine; ii45-666pp ads. Light wear to extremities hint of softening to corners with a faint diagonal tear to rear pastedown; contemporary owners ink signature to front endpaper Gertrude H. Souther / March 1895 with holograph pencil notes relative to the weight of two babies on rear endpaper; Very Good. Influential manual for mothers and nurses by Holt 1855-1924 an American author physician and pioneer in the field of pediatrics who helped shape the New York Babies Hospital into the leading pediatric facility of its time. The book was expanded from Holt's Catechism for Nurses 1893 a pamphlet prepared for nursery-maids during their four months training at the Babies Hospital. "The nurses studied the catechism and when they graduated took it with them. There followed requests for copies from their employers and the supply was soon exhausted. It was apparent there was a popular demand for something of the kind. The catechism was expanded and in 1894 The Care and Feeding of Children made its appearance.Probably no one would have been more surprised than Dr. Holt or his publishers had they been told that they were launching a volume that was to go through seventy-five printings and which was to be translated into Spanish Russian and Chinese.The book became the mainstay of many a worried mother and exerted no inconsiderable influence on the profession as well for the practitioners had to keep abreast of the pediatric knowledge which the mothers possessed" DUFFUS R.L. L. Emmett Holt. NY 1940 pp.116-117. <br/><br/>Prior to the publication of The Care and Feeding of Children there was no standard text for pediatric care in print for laymen or medical professionals. A revolutionary volume written in clear simple language providing an orderly presentation of pediatric knowledge which empowered women to care for their children. A cornerstone work responsible for "lifting child sickness and care out of the neglect of the past" Dunn Peter M. "Dr. Emmett Holt 1855-1924 and the foundation of North American paediatrics." Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition 2000. Rare in the first edition; we find no copies for sale in trade May 2019 with the last copy at auction sold at the Streeter Sale. ATWATER 1743 citing the 1895 edition; STREETER 4159; Grolier American 100 97. D. Appleton and Company unknown books
a3761baY3Santa Rosa CA Book. Very good condition. No Binding. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Four autograph letters. unknown books
16366Martin Luther King Jr. Speeches by The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. About the War in Vietnam. New York: Clergy and Laymen Concerned About Vietnam 1968. A collection of three speeches from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered from April 1967 to February 1968 regarding America's role in the Vietnam War: "Vietnam and the Struggle for Human Rights" April 1967 "The Domestic Impact of the War in Vietnam" November 11 1967 and "Vietnam Is Upon Us" February 6 1968. He wrote "my conscience leaves me no other choice." <br/><br/>Printed in April 1968 these speeches were published as part of the Committee for Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam CALCAV an organization of over 30 multi-faith leaders which Dr. King helped organize in 1965. King outlined moral and religious reasons to oppose the war that he described as a "nightmarish conflict." His later speeches focus more specifically on how the war is hurting families in the US. To King however the Vietnam War was only the most pressing symptom of American colonialism worldwide. Also included is a folded letter from the CALCAV dated October 1968 introducing the collection and listing all members. A near fine example with minimal tanning to extremities. unknown books
16367Martin Luther King Jr. Collection of documents commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. including the program for his funeral services on April 9 1968 and more general material for all who mourned the civil rights leader's tragic death. The official 16 page funeral program contains details of both the private memorial service as well the much larger public service at Morehouse College. The program also features a three page eulogy a timeline of his greatest achievements in civil rights and three more pages of quotes from his many inspiring speeches. In many of these King directly addresses the possibility he would one day be killed for the movement he led. One quote dated 1962 reads: ''It may get me crucified. I may even die. But I want it said even if I die in the struggle that 'He died to make men free''. <br/><br/>A memorial card is also included with a memorial poem commemorating King's life and achievements "From Montgomery to Memphis" printed inside. The card references many of MLK's most famous speeches including his "I Have A Dream" speech from the March on Washington in 1963. The last two documents come from an NAACP fundraising drive in the aftermath of Dr. King's assassination: a poster with the photo-illustrated portrait of Dr. King and the words "He Had a Dream" along with a typed signed letter from NAACP President Roy Wilkins. The flier lists King and a dozen other slain civil rights workers including Medgar Evers asking "They also had dreams . . . how many more" On the final page it asserts that "Together--black and white--we shall overcome." No other examples of poster found at any institution or library as per OCLC. Crease down center of poster. Light discoloring of letter. All materials in very good condition. unknown books
17855187Germanton Germantown Pa.: Leibert und Billmeyer 1785. First edition of the authorized version of the Pennsylvania Ministerium catechism. iv 127 1 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Original boards. Binding worn front cover and initial blank nearly detached rear cover split at joint leaves browned pp. 87-94 are torn without any loss of text. In cloth slipcase. First edition of the authorized version of the Pennsylvania Ministerium catechism. iv 127 1 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Rare Pensylvania Children's Catechism. The German American catechisms played an important role in education in addition to their obvious role in the moral training of the young they were also used for instruction in reading and writing. This is the first edition of the authorized version of the Pennsylvania Ministerium catechism whose source was Henrich Miller's 1774 and Johann Christoph Kunze's 1781 editions of the catechism. "This newly adopted catechism continued to be the official German text of the Ministerium for some 72 years until it was replaced by a revision in 1857 . During the long period in which it served as the official catechism it was printed by some 25 different printers in more than 70 years." - Repp. Arndt & Eck The First Century of German Language Printing in the USA I 632 2 copies one of which is incomplete; Shipton & Mooney 44712; Bristol B6095; Repp Luther's Catechism Comes to America p. 222; OCLC 62831685 3 copies Leibert und Billmeyer unknown books
200744034NY: Limited Editions Club 2007. Hardcover. Very good. #121 of 420cc signed by the artist Faith Ringgold. Fine copy bound in full red linen with leather label and matching case. <br/><br/> Limited Editions Club hardcover books
16361Dr. King Funeral Dr. King's private funeral information sheet with phone numbers for Press transportation housing the March Committee and more; schedule of events: Dr. King lying in state service at Ebenezer Baptist Church march to Morehouse College Service at Morehouse and a Memorial Show at Atlanta Stadium. Single quarto sheet. Green paper printed recto only. Old folds very good or better. Scarce. <br/><br/>Dr. King had two memorial services in Atlanta on the same day. This rare sheet includes the details for the first private service reserved for close friends and family. The service began with Rev. Ralph Abernathy delivering a sermon which called the event "one of the darkest hours of mankind." At his widow's request King eulogized himself: His last sermon at Ebenezer Baptist Church a recording of his famous 'Drum Major' sermon given on February 4 1968 was played at the funeral. In that sermon he makes a request that at his funeral no mention of his awards and honors be made but that it be said that he tried to "feed the hungry" "clothe the naked" "be right on the war question" and "love and serve humanity." The private funeral was followed by the loading of King's casket onto a simple wooden farm wagon pulled by two mules. The procession down the three-and-a-half miles from Ebenezer Baptist Church to Morehouse College was observed by over 100000 people. The public and final service was held at Morehouse College where King was eulogized by college president Benjamin Mays who had given the benediction after King's "I Have a Dream" speech. This information sheet including details for transportation relevant phone numbers and details of the initial private service would have been produced in very smaller numbers since it was not part of the public portions of the service. unknown books
152379343Wittenberg: Jobst Gutknecht 1523. First edition of Dr. Martin Luther's Maundy Thursday Sermon with explicit instruction on the correct preparation for receiving the holy sacraments. Quarto 24 leaves of German text disbound from the original Gutknecht edition and tipped in to accompany a rare 16-page handwritten manuscript containing a literal translation in English from 1864. Bound in full brown morocco elaborate tooling to the front and rear panels tooling to the spine yellow silk endpapers gilt turn-ins inner dentelles all edges gilt. Best known for initiating the Protestant Reformation in 16th century Europe German theologist Dr. Martin Luther's writings represented one-fifth of all materials printed in Germany between 1500 and 1530. His translation of the Bible from Latin into German and use of Gutenberg's printing press had an enormous impact both the accessibility of the Biblical teachings and on the German language itself. Jobst Gutknecht unknown books
171108253Luneburg: Johann Stern 1711. Large Folio 16 1/2" x 11 1/2". A magnificent pulpit size Bible in contemporary full leather binding with cast bronze corners each showing a different biblical narrative 4 on front board and 4 on rear 4 cast bronze studs for clasps one lacking and a cast bronze figure of Jesus on front board and a cast bronze figure of Moses on the rear board. Printed title and engraved title with frontis for Old Testament both mounted and engraved title with New Testament; large folding BIRD'S EYE VIEW of the Jerusalem 42" x 16 1/2" mounted; double page map of the Holy Land. 42374122521424512 - includes the Apocrypha. Internally clean and bright contemporary note on OT printed title page and small marginal loss to edge obliterating the date 1711. Binding and ropes are strong small loss at spine ends. A very good copy indeed; not in Darlow and Moule. <br/><br/> Johann Stern hardcover books
