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1967124490New York: Harper & Row Publishers 1967. First edition of King's "last grand expression of his vision" Cornel West. Octavo original half cloth illustrated with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "To Dr. Stephen Goodyear In appreciation for your great support Martin Luther King Jr." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ronald Clyne. Jacket photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. by Bob Fitch. Where Do We Go from Here is Dr. King's analysis of the state of American race relations and the movement after a decade of U.S. civil rights struggles. ''With Selma and the Voting Rights Act one phase of development in the civil rights revolution came to an end'' he observed King 3. King believed that the next phase in the movement would bring its own challenges as African Americans continued to make demands for better jobs higher wages decent housing an education equal to that of whites and a guarantee that the rights won in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 would be enforced by the federal government. Harper & Row, Publishers hardcover books
1967120468New York: Harper & Row Publishers 1967. First edition of King's "last grand expression of his vision" Cornel West. Octavo original half cloth illustrated with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "To Mr. H.O. Wilson In appreciation for your great support Martin Luther King Jr." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ronald Clyne. Jacket photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. by Bob Fitch. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Where Do We Go from Here is Dr. King's analysis of the state of American race relations and the movement after a decade of U.S. civil rights struggles. ''With Selma and the Voting Rights Act one phase of development in the civil rights revolution came to an end'' he observed King 3. King believed that the next phase in the movement would bring its own challenges as African Americans continued to make demands for better jobs higher wages decent housing an education equal to that of whites and a guarantee that the rights won in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 would be enforced by the federal government. Harper & Row, Publishers hardcover books
1963140942245New York: Harper & Row 1963. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. First edition first printing. Signed by Martin Luther King on the front free endpaper. Very Good with owner name effaced and taped over above King's signature abrasion to front and rear pastedowns. Former ownership stamp and handwritten date to half-title page. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with rubbing light wear and some small areas of discoloration. A collection of sermons by the civil rights leader centering around racial segregation with a focus on permanent religious values. Harper & Row unknown
1967374988New York: Harper & Row Publishers 1967. First edition first printing. Inscribed on the front endpaper to Wilfred Cohen. 209pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Publisher's black cloth and mustard paper-covered boards spine lettered in red and gilt. Fine in a near fine bright dust jacket with the most minor nicks to top and bottom edges of spine light rubbing and a small purple dampstain mostly to jacket verso. Housed in a custom marbled clamshell box lettered in gilt. First edition first printing. Inscribed on the front endpaper to Wilfred Cohen. 209pp. 1 vols. 8vo. A bright inscribed first edition of Dr Martin Luther King's fourth and final book published a year before his assassination. Written in a secluded house in Ocho Rios Jamaica with no telephone Cornel West called the book Dr King's "last grand expression of his vision."<br /> <br /> The inscription reads "To Wilfred Cohen In appreciation for your great support Martin Luther King Jr. Harper & Row, Publishers unknown
196717909New York: Harper & Row. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. DJ has 2" closed tear to front ; INSCRIBED with ball point pen by King to Wanda Horowitz the daughter of the conductor Toscanini. ; 8vo - 8" to 9" tall; 209 pages . Harper & Row hardcover
1963213641963. Civil Rights King Martin Luther Jr. Statement by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. regarding allegations of communist ties issued July 25 1963 addresses public accusations that leaders of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference maintained communist affiliations during the height of the Civil Rights Movement and the Cold War. The statement responds to a report in the Atlanta Constitution alleging communist influence within the SCLC claims based in part on information circulated by federal investigators and informants monitoring King and his associates. King directly denounces the accusations as an effort to discredit the movement writing that the article represents "another attempt to use a McCarthy like tactic to distort the true meaning of the civil rights struggle." The document illustrates the political pressures facing civil rights leadership during 1963 when the FBI was actively using anti-communist rhetoric to detract from campaigns for racial equality.<br /> <br /> King Martin Luther Jr. Statement by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Re: Atlanta Constitution Story Charging Communist Ties. Atlanta: Southern Christian Leadership Conference July 25 1963. Two pages. The typed press release was issued from the SCLC headquarters at 334 Auburn Avenue N.E. Atlanta and addresses allegations concerning SCLC associates Stanley Levison and Jack O'Dell. King clarifies organizational roles within the movement and disputes claims that O'Dell directed the New York office writing: "The fact is that Mr. O'Dell is not presently on the staff and has never been in our employ as director of the New York office whose director is Rev. Thomas Kilgore." The statement acknowledges that O'Dell had earlier associations with communist organizations but asserts that he had renounced those ties and supported the SCLC commitment to nonviolence. King explains that under growing political pressure it was agreed that O'Dell would leave the organization noting: "It was mutually agreed that Mr. O'Dell should terminate his employment with us. This was done at a meeting in New York on June 26." Reaffirming the ideological foundations of the organization King declares that SCLC is "so firmly established as a Christian non violent movement that it would be impossible to be influenced in any way by the method or philosophy of Communism" further criticizing communist doctrine as grounded in "ethical relativism a metaphysical materialism a crippling totalitarianism and denial of human freedom."<br /> <br /> The statement was released during a pivotal period of the Civil Rights Movement only weeks before the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in August 1963 and shortly after King's meetings with officials in the Kennedy administration who expressed concern about alleged communist influence within civil rights organizations. During this period the Federal Bureau of Investigation under J. Edgar Hoover intensified surveillance of King and other civil rights leaders as part of broader federal monitoring of political activism during the Cold War. Documents such as this press release illustrate how civil rights leadership publicly defended the movement's philosophical foundations while confronting red baiting tactics that sought to undermine its legitimacy. Light creasing and minor toning along the edges with small areas of discoloration the type remaining sharp and legible very good condition. Provenance from the estate of civil rights leader Hosea Williams. A significant contemporary document issued by Martin Luther King Jr. responding to attempts to discredit the American Civil Rights Movement using fears surrounding communism generated by the Red Scare. unknown
38587Donatus Ritzenhayn & Thomas Ribart and Christianus Rhodius. Jena. 1564 1566 1567 1570. First Jena edition. 4 Volumes. Thick folio. Vol. I: xii 540 only each leaf numbered so in reality the pages are double this number viii which comprise of a catalogue of Luther's letters etc. a half page errata and the publisher's colophon dated 1565. As the publisher's information is already given on the title-page this was an extra as from before the early 16th century this was where the information was to be found. Over this transitional period the publishers would sometimes give the information both on the title-page and at the rear. Often as in this case there were discrepancies. Vol. II: vi 571. Vol. III: iv 540 2pp errata. Vol. IV: iv 806 2 blank leaves. Woodcut borders to title-pages depicting the seals of the four evangelists and of Luther and Elector Johann Friedrich worshipping the crucified Christ; on verso of Vol. II title and on leaf following titles in Vols. III & IV are woodcuts depicting three Saxon princes and their coats of arms; woodcut initials many of cherubs engraved decorations. Uniformly bound in contemporary blind-stamped vellum over wooden boards highly decorated with a central portrait of Luther to upper and lower bds of all volumes. Raised bands later morocco spine labels with text in gilt. One whole original metal clasp remains to volume IV but all the upper boards retain the upper metal catch. The vellum is worn and soiled but the bindings are sound. The lower board to volume I has been sympathetically restored with a patch of later vellum possibly 17th/18th century. Each volume has a small neat bookplate from the C.M. College Library at Bala and there is one stamp to the front free e/p but these are 19th century and do not detract. There is some worming to vol. I but it does not affect the reading of the text. There is occ. contemporary underlining and signatures to title-pages. This set is sound. Pictures are available on request. The first complete edition of Luther's works was published at Wittemburg under the auspices of the Elector of Saxony between 1539 and 1559. Those in Latin were in four volumes and those in German in eight. These were subsequently reprinted at both Wittemberg and Jena. hardcover
196416975New York: Harper & Row Publishers 1964. First Edition First Printing. Cloth. Very good/very good. Signed first edition first printing of Why We Can't Wait by Martin Luther King Jr. Octavo xii 178pp. Black cloth spine gray boards title stamped in gilt on spine. Slight bow to front cover. First edition statement on copyright page with "D-O" noting a first printing. Solid text block light rubbing to edges faint offsetting to endpapers a very good example. In the publisher's first state dust jacket $3.50 price and "0664" code on front flap and no mention of the Nobel Peace Prize on rear panel. Light shelf wear with dust remnants and small chips along edges. Three-inch closed tear to front panel stabilized with archival tissue repair on verso. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper "Best Wishes / Martin Luther King." Housed in a custom black cloth clamshell with title in gilt on spine. Why We Can't Wait details Martin Luther King Jr.'s prioritization of nonviolence in the Civil Rights Movement. He names events like Brown v. Board the decolonization of Africa and the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation as reasons 1963 is the beginning of "The Negro Revolution." This book was published the same year King received the Nobel Peace Prize and simultaneously increased circulation of King's Letter from Birmingham Jail. Harper & Row, Publishers unknown
1958150588New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1958. First edition of Dr. Martin Luther King’s first book. Octavo original half cloth illustrated. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper "Best Wishes Martin Luther King Jr." This book was signed at Coe College in October 1962 with a picture laid in of him there when he lectured there. From the library of a Civil Rights advocate and professor at Drake University. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed and with provenance. Stride Toward Freedom is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s account of the first successful large-scale application of nonviolence resistance in America is comprehensive revelatory and intimate. King described his book as "the chronicle of fifty thousand Negroes who took to heart the principles of nonviolence who learned to fight for their rights with the weapon of love and who in the process acquired a new estimate of their own human worth.'' Harper & Brothers, Publishers hardcover
15001719(Erfurt, Wolfgang Schenk, um 1500). Gotische Type. 48 nn. Bll. 8°. Brosch. des 19. Jahrhunderts (kl. Läsuren). [5 Warenabbildungen]
196341050New York: Harper & Row Publishers 1963. First edition of Dr. King’s second book of which Coretta Scott King noted “If there is one book Martin Luther King Jr. has written that people consistently tell me has changed their lives it is Strength to Love.â€Â Octavo original half cloth. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "To Major Ernest D. Muse With Best Wishes Martin Luther King." Fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing and a few small closed tears. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed by Dr. King. Strength to Love was Martin Luther King’s first volume of sermons published the same year in which he penned his Letter from a Birmingham Jail and joined the historic March on Washington and delivered his famous I have a dream speech. The following year he won the Nobel Peace Prize. King notes in the preface: “In these turbulent days of uncertainty the evils of war and of economic and racial injustice threaten the very survival of the human race. Indeed we live in a day of grave crisis. The sermons in this volume have the present crisis as their background; and they have been selected for this volume because in one way or another they deal with the personal and collective problems that the crisis presents.†Coretta Scott King said about this book that it "best explains the central element of Martin Luther King Jr.' s philosophy of nonviolence: His belief in a divine loving presence that binds all life. By reaching into and beyond ourselves and tapping the transcendent moral ethic of love we shall overcome these evils." Harper & Row, Publishers hardcover
196341050New York: Harper & Row Publishers 1963. First edition of Dr. King's second book of which Coretta Scott King noted "If there is one book Martin Luther King Jr. has written that people consistently tell me has changed their lives it is Strength to Love." Octavo original half cloth. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "To Major Ernest D. Muse With Best Wishes Martin Luther King." Fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing and a few small closed tears. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed by Dr. King. Strength to Love was Martin Luther King's first volume of sermons published the same year in which he penned his Letter from a Birmingham Jail and joined the historic March on Washington and delivered his famous I have a dream speech. The following year he won the Nobel Peace Prize. King notes in the preface: "In these turbulent days of uncertainty the evils of war and of economic and racial injustice threaten the very survival of the human race. Indeed we live in a day of grave crisis. The sermons in this volume have the present crisis as their background; and they have been selected for this volume because in one way or another they deal with the personal and collective problems that the crisis presents." Coretta Scott King said about this book that it "best explains the central element of Martin Luther King Jr.' s philosophy of nonviolence: His belief in a divine loving presence that binds all life. By reaching into and beyond ourselves and tapping the transcendent moral ethic of love we shall overcome these evils." Harper & Row, Publishers hardcover books
195830031New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1958. First edition of Dr. Martin Luther King's first book. Octavo original half cloth. Boldly signed by Martin Luther King Jr. on the front free endpaper. Review copy with the slip laid in near fine in a very good dust jacket with some fading to the spine and light wear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. First printings are uncommon signed. Stride Toward Freedom is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s account of the first successful large-scale application of nonviolence resistance in America is comprehensive revelatory and intimate. King described his book as "the chronicle of fifty thousand Negroes who took to heart the principles of nonviolence who learned to fight for their rights with the weapon of love and who in the process acquired a new estimate of their own human worth.'' Harper & Brothers, Publishers hardcover books
195899642New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1958. First edition of Dr. Martin Luther King's first book. Octavo original half cloth illustrated. Boldly signed by the author on the title page "Best Wishes Martin Luther King Jr." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed. Stride Toward Freedom is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s account of the first successful large-scale application of nonviolence resistance in America is comprehensive revelatory and intimate. King described his book as "the chronicle of fifty thousand Negroes who took to heart the principles of nonviolence who learned to fight for their rights with the weapon of love and who in the process acquired a new estimate of their own human worth.'' Harper & Brothers, Publishers hardcover books
1959149245New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1959. First edition of one the earliest biographies of "the American Gandhi." Octavo original half cloth illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Martin Luther King Jr. on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket name to the pastedown. Jacket photograph by Dan Weiner. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Rare and desirable as only a few signed examples have appeared on the market. In Crusader Without Violence: A Biography of Martin Luther King Jr. 1959 L.D. Reddick offers one of the earliest comprehensive accounts of Dr. King’s life and leadership during the formative years of the Civil Rights Movement. Reddick a noted African American historian and archivist provides a detailed narrative of King’s rise to national prominence particularly highlighting his role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott and his unwavering commitment to nonviolent resistance. The biography is both informative and reverent emphasizing King's philosophical grounding in Gandhian principles and Christian ethics while also situating his activism within the broader historical context of racial injustice in America. Reddick’s work is significant not only for its biographical insight but also for its role in shaping the public perception of King as a moral leader and symbol of peaceful protest. Though limited by its publication date which predates many of King's most pivotal actions the book remains a valuable primary source for understanding early interpretations of King’s influence and the ideological foundations of the Civil Rights Movement. Harper & Brothers, Publishers hardcover
1959150589New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1959. First edition of one the earliest biographies of "the American Gandhi." Octavo original half cloth illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed "Best Wishes Martin Luther King Jr." on the front free endpaper. This book was signed at Coe College in October 1962 when King lectured there. From the library of a Civil Rights advocate and professor at Drake University. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Dan Weiner. An exceptional example rare and desirable signed. In Crusader Without Violence: A Biography of Martin Luther King Jr. 1959 L.D. Reddick offers one of the earliest comprehensive accounts of Dr. King’s life and leadership during the formative years of the Civil Rights Movement. Reddick a noted African American historian and archivist provides a detailed narrative of King’s rise to national prominence particularly highlighting his role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott and his unwavering commitment to nonviolent resistance. The biography is both informative and reverent emphasizing King's philosophical grounding in Gandhian principles and Christian ethics while also situating his activism within the broader historical context of racial injustice in America. Reddick’s work is significant not only for its biographical insight but also for its role in shaping the public perception of King as a moral leader and symbol of peaceful protest. Though limited by its publication date which predates many of King's most pivotal actions the book remains a valuable primary source for understanding early interpretations of King’s influence and the ideological foundations of the Civil Rights Movement. Harper & Brothers, Publishers hardcover
342301/12/61. <blockquote><p>Although he is not able to attend due the ramping up of the Civil Rights movement ""but for this I would be more than happy to serve you.â€</p><p> </p><p>We are not aware of another letter having reached the market connecting him with this important African American institution to which he is so closely tied</p></blockquote><p>While the Civil Rights movement had been gaining momentum for several years prior with key events like the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955 and the Greensboro sit-ins in 1960 the year 1961 marked a significant escalation and expansion of the movement. Some historians say that 1961 was when the movement truly gained national attention and began to coalesce as a more unified force.</p><p>In 1961 Martin Luther King Jr. was actively involved in the Movement delivering speeches participating in protests and supporting the cause generally. The was the first year after his return to Atlanta that his activities routinely went beyond his home base there. In May 1961 King's support of the Freedom Rides in Alabama which aimed to challenge segregation on interstate buses was crucial. In October he spoke at Columbia University in New York about the need for an executive order to outlaw segregation in federal programs and other areas of American public life. King visited Seattle in November 1961 and was initially scheduled to speak at First Presbyterian Church but the invitation was rescinded. He ultimately spoke at the University of Washington Temple De Hirsch Sinai Garfield High School and the Eagles Auditorium.</p><p>On December 15 King famously spoke at a mass meeting in Albany Georgia which began the Albany Movement. That movement aimed to end all forms of racial segregation in the city making it the first major effort in the modern civil rights era to desegregate an entire community. The next day King and Ralph Abernathy joined hundreds of black citizens behind bars on charges of parading without a permit and obstructing the sidewalk. King’s involvement attracted national media attention and inspired more people to join the protests. Albany and King entered into an agreement that if King left Albany the city would release jailed protesters on bail. However after King left Albany the city failed to uphold the agreement and protests and subsequent arrests continued into 1962.</p><p>Thus with the Albany speech imminent and many other speaking engagements upcoming his schedule was full. He had to turn down an invitation to speak at Texas Southern University for April 1962 as there were just too many conflicting obligations. In that month he had arranged a visit to Augusta Georgia to speak at Tabernacle Baptist Church alongside other SCLC leaders and was set to preach a sermon to a large crowd of around 3500 people in the Princeton University Chapel. His sermon there would focus on the importance of understanding and concern for others in the fight against racial hatred emphasizing that no race was superior and that both black and white people shared the responsibility to love their fellow humans. In April 1962 King was also involved in the development of the newly formed Gandhi Society for Human Rights an organization focused on non-violent civil rights activities.</p><p>Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. is the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African American men.</p><p>In 1956 Martin Luther King was given the Alpha Award of Honor for “Christian leadership in the cause of first class citizenship for all mankind†at the 50th-anniversary convention of Alpha Phi Alpha. King called the event one of the happiest moments of his life and said that the award gave him “renewed courage to continue in the great and momentous struggle for justiceâ€.</p><p>Founded in 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca New York Alpha Phi Alpha was the first fraternity created by African American students. Operating under the guiding principles of scholarship fellowship good character and the uplifting of humanity the fraternity counts Thurgood Marshall W. E. B. Du Bois and King among its notable members. King joined the Boston Sigma chapter of Alpha in June 1952 while a student at Boston University. Fraternity brothers supported King during the Montgomery bus boycott sitting behind him at his trial and donating money to the Montgomery Improvement Association.</p><p><strong>Typed letter signed</strong> on his personal letterhead Atlanta December 1 1961 to Willard C. McCleary of Texas Southern University who had invited King to speak in Houston in April 1962. <em>“This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter of recent date inviting me to speak in Houston Texas under the auspices of Delta Theta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. in April 1962. First let me say how deeply grateful I am to you and the men of Delta Theta Chapter for extending this invitation. Unfortunately however my calendar reveals that I have accepted as many speaking engagements as my schedule will allow for the 1961-62 academic year. But for this I would be more than happy to serve you. Please know that I deeply regret my inability to come.â€</em></p><p>Letters of King connecting him to his own fraternity and one with such significance in the African American story are very uncommon.</p><p><img class=""alignnone wp-image-25018 size-post-window"" src=""https://cdn.raabcollection.com/wp-content/uploads/20231204144051/Folder-site-11-1600x1327.jpg"" alt="""" width=""1600"" height=""1327"" /></p> unknown
1963130633New York: Harper & Row Publishers 1963. First edition of Dr. King’s second book of which Coretta Scott King noted “If there is one book Martin Luther King Jr. has written that people consistently tell me has changed their lives it is Strength to Love.†Octavo original half cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper "Best Wishes Martin Luther King." Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear. Strength to Love was Martin Luther King’s first volume of sermons published the same year in which he penned his Letter from a Birmingham Jail and joined the historic March on Washington and delivered his famous I have a dream speech. The following year he won the Nobel Peace Prize. King notes in the preface: “In these turbulent days of uncertainty the evils of war and of economic and racial injustice threaten the very survival of the human race. Indeed we live in a day of grave crisis. The sermons in this volume have the present crisis as their background; and they have been selected for this volume because in one way or another they deal with the personal and collective problems that the crisis presents.†Coretta Scott King said about this book that it "best explains the central element of Martin Luther King Jr.' s philosophy of nonviolence: His belief in a divine loving presence that binds all life. By reaching into and beyond ourselves and tapping the transcendent moral ethic of love we shall overcome these evils." Harper & Row, Publishers hardcover
1963151642New York: Harper & Row Publishers 1963. First edition of Dr. King’s second book of which Coretta Scott King noted “If there is one book Martin Luther King Jr. has written that people consistently tell me has changed their lives it is Strength to Love.†Octavo original half cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper "Best Wishes Martin Luther King." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Strength to Love was Martin Luther King’s first volume of sermons published the same year in which he penned his Letter from a Birmingham Jail and joined the historic March on Washington and delivered his famous I have a dream speech. The following year he won the Nobel Peace Prize. King notes in the preface: “In these turbulent days of uncertainty the evils of war and of economic and racial injustice threaten the very survival of the human race. Indeed we live in a day of grave crisis. The sermons in this volume have the present crisis as their background; and they have been selected for this volume because in one way or another they deal with the personal and collective problems that the crisis presents.†Coretta Scott King said about this book that it "best explains the central element of Martin Luther King Jr.' s philosophy of nonviolence: His belief in a divine loving presence that binds all life. By reaching into and beyond ourselves and tapping the transcendent moral ethic of love we shall overcome these evils." Harper & Row, Publishers hardcover
1958140945324New York: Harper & Brothers 1958. First Edition. Very Good. Advance uncorrected proof of the first edition. 5-3/4" x 7. Bound in publisher's stiff blue and white wraps with plastic comb-binding. Very Good. Half-title page with publisher's review slip glued to the top edge is detached from the binding. Rusty paperclip to top of one page sporadic marking mostly underlining and marginal brackets throughout. MLK's first book recounting his nonviolent successful organizing of the Montgomery bus boycott and the beginning of the Nonviolent Civil Rights Movement. Harper & Brothers unknown
196398984New York: Harper & Row Publishers 1963. Early printing of Dr. King's second book of which Coretta Scott King noted "If there is one book Martin Luther King Jr. has written that people consistently tell me has changed their lives it is Strength to Love." Octavo original half cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper "Best Wishes Martin Luther King." Also laid in is an original photograph of Dr. King. Contemporary name to the pastedown near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear. Strength to Love was Martin Luther King's first volume of sermons published the same year in which he penned his Letter from a Birmingham Jail and joined the historic March on Washington and delivered his famous I have a dream speech. The following year he won the Nobel Peace Prize. King notes in the preface: "In these turbulent days of uncertainty the evils of war and of economic and racial injustice threaten the very survival of the human race. Indeed we live in a day of grave crisis. The sermons in this volume have the present crisis as their background; and they have been selected for this volume because in one way or another they deal with the personal and collective problems that the crisis presents." Coretta Scott King said about this book that it "best explains the central element of Martin Luther King Jr.' s philosophy of nonviolence: His belief in a divine loving presence that binds all life. By reaching into and beyond ourselves and tapping the transcendent moral ethic of love we shall overcome these evils." Harper & Row, Publishers hardcover books
155660674Ihenae Jena Rhodius Rödinger 1556. 4to. In contemporary blindstamped pigskin over wooden boards with three raised bands and two clasps. Wear and soiling to extremities. Pigskin partly detached to upper part of boards. Previous two owner's names in contemporary hand to title-page. A few occassional underlignings and marginal annotations in contemporary hand throughout. Small worm-tract affecting last 20 leaves internally generally fine. 10 367 pp. <br/><br/><em>Rare first printing of Martin Luther's early letters from 1507 to 1522 spanning the years from the celebration of his first Mass to his removal to Wartburg Castle after the Diet of Worms. Among them is a notable letter Cardinal Albrecht Archbishop of Magdeberg and Mainz accompanying a copy of the 95 Theses composed on the very day October 31st 1517 when Luther affixed the Theses to the door of the church in Wittenberg and Luther's first letter to Erasmus penned on March 28th 1519. These letters provide a most interesting perspective into Martin Luther's personal and public reflections on crucial aspects of the early days of the Reformation. The collection encompasses correspondence with figures such as Emperor Charles V Pope Leo X King Henry VIII Georg Spalatin Philip Melanchthon Frederick Elector of Saxony Andreas Karlstadt Cardinal Tommaso de Vio Cajetan and many others. The present work was edited by Joannes Aurifaber 1519-1575 Luther’s private secretary who lived with Luther at the time of his death: “Joannes Vinariensis; 1519–1575 was born in the county of Mansfeldt in 1519. He studied at Wittenberg where he heard the lectures of Luther and afterwards became tutor to Count Mansfeldt. In the war of 1544–45 he accompanied the army as field-preacher and then lived with Luther as his famulus or private secretary being present at his death in 1546. In the following year he spent six months in prison with John Frederick elector of Saxony who had been captured by the emperor Charles V. He held for some years the office of court-preacher at Weimar but owing to theological disputes was compelled to resign this office in 1561. In 1566 he was appointed to the Lutheran church at Erfurt and there remained till his death in November 1575. Besides taking a share in the first collected or Jena edition of Luther’s works 1556 Aurifaber sought out and published at Eisleben in 1564–1565 several writings not included in that edition. He also published Luther’s Letters 1556 1565 and Table Talk 1566. This popular work which has given him most of his fame is unfortunately but a second or third hand compilation.†Encyclopedia Britannica. A second volume was published as “Secundus tomus epistolarum†in 1565. Adams L1805 BM STC German 1455-1600; p. 535 </em> hardcover
155660674Ihenae (Jena), Rhodius (Rödinger), 1556. 4to. In contemporary blindstamped pigskin over wooden boards with three raised bands and two clasps. Wear and soiling to extremities. Pigskin partly detached to upper part of boards. Previous two owner's names in contemporary hand to title-page. A few occassional underlignings and marginal annotations in contemporary hand throughout. Small worm-tract affecting last 20 leaves, internally generally fine. (10), 367 pp.
031811Major William Haymond 1740-1821 Revolutionary War officer and first surveyor of Harrison County Virginia appointed 1784 kept a rare detailed field diary of surveys from the late 18th century. Covering parcels of 1000-5000 acres the volume records names measurements maps and land patents often correcting and refining entries found in Sims Index to Land Grants in West Virginia. Patents under the new U.S. government some issued before the Constitution’s ratification are meticulously noted with hundreds of named purchasers. Among the most notable are surveys for John Tyler Sr. Governor of Virginia and father of President John Tyler. unknown
172910151Leipzig Johann Heinrich Zedler/Register: Leipzig Bernhard Christoph Breitkopf 1729-1733/1740. 12 bindings containing 22 volumes and a register 10 16 588 8 834 8 4 674 14 608 10 16 640 8 674 10 4 548 8 636 14 744 12 576 10 32 664 6 8 651 8 16 742 8 680 6 8 620 6 621 10 720 6 534 6 708 2 380 8 736 2 592 4 224 26 144 882 280 p. Contemporary Vellum Folio H. 345 x L. 225 x W. 7-85 cm. -the complete set is ca. 90 cm. wide- A single wormhole in the bottom margin of volume 13 top of the back covers of volume 19/20 21/22 and the register lack a small piece of vellum the text blocks are slightly browned at some places but not nearly as browned as usual page 451/452 of volume 9 is present a second time in volume 8 all 22 volumes are illustrated with a large engraved head-piece depicting Luther at the beginning of the main text. Firm and complete set of the works of Martin Luther 1484-1546. Included is a useful register which was specially made for this edition by Johann Jacob Greiff 1699-1767. The set is uniformly bound in firm vellum bindings which are in very good condition and surprisingly clean. Altogether a beautiful set of the life's work of the renowned Martin Luther. Leipzig Johann Heinrich Zedler/Register: Leipzig, Bernhard Christoph Breitkopf hardcover
