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199273732Berkeley: University of California Press 1992. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. First edition second printing. The first volume in the anticipated fourteen-volume definitive edition of King's most significant sermons speeches correspondence published writings and unpublished manuscripts. Presentation copy inscribed and dated on the front flyleaf in the first volume by Coretta Scott King 1927-2006 to Dr. C.T. Wright 1942-2020: "with deep appreciation for your commitment to the fulfillment of the dream." The only son of Georgia tenant farmers Wright served as a teacher and administrator at several colleges and universities establishing himself later in life as a prominent and much-respected civic and religious leader in Arizona. Small quarto: 484 p. with a frontispiece portrait and textual photographs. Original green cloth binding with gilt titles. Minor bump to the top corner of the front board with some light edgewear to the dust jacket; otherwise very good. University of California Press hardcover books
198320744New York: Newmarket Press 1983. Third Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. <br /> A POWERFUL ASSOCIATION COPY LINKING TWO OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL REFORM MOVEMENTS OF MODERN AMERICA-INSCRIBED BY CORETTA SCOTT KING TO FEMINIST ACTIVIST AND FUTURE WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATOR BONNIE BROWN.<br /> <br /> Curated directly by Mrs. King following her husband's assassination this volume stands as a profound physical testament to the shared overlapping networks of late 20th-century American social justice advocacy. It elegantly unites the intellectual legacy of Dr. King with the front-line political history of the Women's Rights movement.<br /> <br /> KEY FEATURES<br /> Visuals: Dust jacket features a high-contrast historical photograph of the iconic 1963 March on Washington on the front panel.<br /> Binding: Original green paper-covered boards featuring Dr. King's blind-stamped facsimile signature to the upper cover and bright gold titles to the spine.<br /> Content: Collects over 120 of Dr. King's most impactful and enduring quotes on nonviolence justice and faith introduced and curated systematically by Coretta Scott King.<br /> Associated Names: Coretta Scott King Inscriber/Selector; Bonnie L. Brown Associate/Dedicatee.<br /> Imprint: New York: Newmarket Press 1983. Third Printing.<br /> Specs: 8.25 inches tall / 112 pages.<br /> <br /> CONDITION: Fine / Fine. The bindings are tight and square holding the text block firmly with the internal pages remaining clean crisp and completely free of markings. The unblemished green boards display only minimal shelf handling presenting in true gift quality. The price-clipped dust jacket is bright clean and complete showing minor edge rubbing but remaining exceptionally well-preserved under a clear archival protective sleeve. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE -<br /> As the foundational architect of the King Center Coretta Scott King was far more than a passive witness to history; she was the chief custodian of the nonviolent civil rights legacy. Her editorial selections in this compilation distilled decades of radical theological and political speeches into a potent ideological handbook explicitly designed to fuel ongoing activist movements across the globe.<br /> <br /> This specific artifact gains immense research and collection value through its direct connection to Bonnie L. Brown. Brown was a formidable dedicated feminist activist and a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates serving continuously from 1982 to 2012. Her three-decade legislative career was defined by fierce advocacy for civil liberties equal rights amendments and progressive social legislation.<br /> <br /> The presentation of this book from the primary widow of the Civil Rights struggle to a newly elected trailblazing southern female legislator captures a vital living moment of political solidarity. It illustrates how the rhetoric of the Black freedom movement directly informed and empowered the legislative battles of the modern feminist movement making this an uncommon association copy of profound historical depth.<br /> <br /> SCHOLARLY FEATURES<br /> Civil Rights Alliance: Documents the intersectional relationship between the Southern Civil Rights movement and state-level feminist political organizing through its copy-specific ownership history.<br /> Curatorial Vision: Serves as a primary document illustrating how Coretta Scott King actively shaped edited and preserved her late husband's philosophical legacy for subsequent generations.<br /> Rhetorical Anthology: Formulates a compact targeted thematic architecture of Dr. King's core speeches sermons and essays serving as an essential reference for 20th-century political rhetoric.<br /> <br /> SUBJECTS: Civil Rights Nonviolence Justice Faith Equality Social Justice Anthology Civil Rights Literature Coretta Scott King Bonnie Brown West Virginia Politics Feminism Women's History.<br /> GENRES: Association Copy Inscribed Copy African American History. Newmarket Press hardcover
2019647640Windowpane Press 2019. Limited Edition. Broadside. Fine. One of 38 numbered copies this copy is an Artist Proof marked a/p. Single color printed sheet measuring 15 x 10 in. with 3 mounted letterpress printed cards featuring text from Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail. A Fine copy. Windowpane Press unknown
169639149Amsterdam: Ben Heinrich Wetstein. Good. 1696. Hardcover. Contemporary panelled calf. Boards loose worn endpages soiled. 282 6 register pages. Few minor spots minor foxing. ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall . Ben Heinrich Wetstein hardcover
17958653Philadelphia: Carl Cist in der Zweyten-Strasse no. 104 nahe bey der Rehs-Strasse 1795. Hardcover. Good. Calf spine plain paper over card 14 cm 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches 4 127 1 pp. Binding rubbed and worn with some loss to the corners; contents browned with occasional stains; front free-endpaper with an early ink inscription in German dated March 16 1798. Evans 28993. An early printing of the Pennsylvania Ministerium catechism adapted for the use of children. The publisher Charles Cist 1738-1805 born Charles Thiel in St. Petersburg Russia; he graduated from Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg with a medical degree. He emigrated to the American colonies in 1769 at which time he changed his name. In 1773 he settled in Philadelphia and learned the printing trade. He was a prominent Philadelphia printer of the colonial and post-colonial era issuing works in both German and English. An active supporter of the revolution he had published Thomas Paine�s�The American Crisis he fled Philadelphia when the British took the city in 1777. He started the American Herald in 1784 and the Columbian Magazine in 1786. During the administration of John Adams he became the public printer and established a printing and binding firm in Washington D.C.Along with the printing business he was the first person to introduce anthracite coal to the United States facing opposition in Philadelphia where the public thought he was trying to sell blackened stones. He also was secretary 1793 of the Fame Fire Association which introduced an apparatus for escaping burning buildings. Carl Cist, in der Zweyten-Strasse, no. 104, nahe bey der Rehs-Strasse hardcover
1652185832Suffolk-Lane London: William Du-Gard. 1652. poor. Hardcover. .Which in his life time he held with divers learned men such as were Philip Melanchthon Caspar Crucige Justus Jonas Paul Eber Vitus Dietericus Joannes Bugonhagen Joannes Forsterus and others containing questions and answers touching religion and other main points of doctrine as also many notable histories and all sorts of learning comforts advises prophesies admonitions directions and instructions. Collected first together by Dr. Antonius Lauterbach and afterward disposed into certain common places by John Aurisaber. Translated out of the high Germane into the English Tongue by Cpt. Henrie Bell. Incomplete only 494 pages missing pages 495 - 541 frontis & end pages; small woodcuts on title page & some chapter heads; tears to fore edge of pages; old sewn repair to binding; ink marks inside front cover; pages toned & soiled; approx. 8.5" x 13" tall; disbound with original leather boards with heavy wear; old repair of spine with a piece of black leather glued to boards . William Du-Gard hardcover
17297321729. leather. Very Good. See Photo Gallery Original Edition Content and Summary of the Whole Understood New Testaments Printing Location: Unknown possibly Tuebingen Germany but more likely Nuremburg Germany. Date: 1729 Size and Page Count: 4.25"" X 7"" Tall approx. 1174 pages Condition: Very Good! Calf-skin bound text with golden gilt edges binding good boards with marks and scratches comparatively light foxing one endpage missing one page torn though not detached pages back of boards with pencil markings cracks and scratches but otherwise in excellent shape text clean and easy to read Complete. ------An excellent opportunity for the collector researcher or historian------ Contains: The complete New Testaments in the German language. The text is a Martin Luther translation Martin Luther was a leader of the German Protestant Reformation in 1517 with 'Practical Application' commentary below text and prefaces before each book. Several of the prefaces were written by Luther including the preface to the entire New Testament Romans and Revelations. Also included is a introduction to each of the four apostles written by William Cave 30 December 1637 4 August 1713 an English and patristic scholar. Wikipedia Also mentioned is Johann Ardnt 15551621 a German Theologian. For full information on Ardnt see Wikipedia . From Wikipedia on Luther's Translation: While he was sequestered in the Wartburg Castle 15211522 Luther began to translate the New Testament from ancient Greek into German in order to make it more accessible to all the people of the ""Holy Roman Empire of the German nation."" He translated from the Greek text using Erasmus ' second edition 1519 of the Greek New Testament known as the Textus Receptus . Luther did not translate from the Latin Vulgate translation which is the Latin translation officially used by the Roman Catholic Church. Both Erasmus and Luther had learned Greek at the Latin schools led by the Brethren of the Common Life respectively in Deventer Netherlands and in Magdeburg. These lay brothers added late 15th century Greek as a new subject to their curriculum. At that time Greek was seldom taught even at universities. To help him in translating into contemporary German Luther would make forays into nearby towns and markets to listen to people speaking. He wanted to ensure their comprehension by translating as closely as possible to their contemporary language usage. His translation was published in September 1522 six months after he had returned to Wittenberg. hardcover
196325453Philadelphia: American Friends Service Committee 1963. Stapled wrappers. Very Good. The July 1963 4th printing of this historic letter from Dr. King written on April 16th 1963 while imprisoned at the Birmingham City Jail for "defying an injunction against anti-segregation protests". The letter was first printed in May of '63 and was quickly followed up with several succeeding printings in the next few months. This the 4th printing was published in July and has held up well. Very ephemeral to be sure but solid and VG in its stapled wrappers with one thin even crease running down the middle of the panels and light soiling along the edges. Thin octavo 15 pgs. An important document from one of the most tempestuous periods of the Civil Rgihts struggles. American Friends Service Committee unknown
1967106164New York: Harper & Row 1967. Hard cover. Good/Good. First edition. Includes fabric bookmark with a quite from King's "I Have a Dream" speech.<br /> <br /> Jacket is worn and chipped along edges but protected by a mylar cover. Cover corners are bumped and worn. Spine is bumped but binding is tight. Text block is tanned and scuffed but pages themselves are clean and unmarked. Harper & Row unknown
18881127W757399Pub. By the Author Railway World Office. Good. 1888. Unknown Binding. Small folio. Original pebbled cloth stamped in blind and gold. Spine decorations with pack horses and train. Edges worn tips and top & bottom spine frayed small dig to front board. Some signatures pulled paper toned. All plates present. . Pub. By the Author, Railway World Office unknown
1909656820G.P. Putnam's Sons 1909. First Thus. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8 volumes complete. A good set in period 3/4 navy blue morocco over marbled boards spines with raised bands and two gilt-ruled compartments covers sectioned with a single gilt filet top edges gilt marbled endpapers spine faded to brown with rubbing; some rubbing to boards; some nicking to spine tips. Illustrated with photogravures after Coburn and Dore. G.P. Putnam's Sons paperback
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1993DADAX3110137348De Gruyter 1993-08-01. Reprint 2011. hardcover. New. 6.50x1.25x9.50. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. De Gruyter hardcover
1997DADAX3110154706De Gruyter 1997-03-27. Reprint 2013. hardcover. New. 6.14x0.75x9.21. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. De Gruyter hardcover
ria9783111246710_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; N/A hardcover
DADAX0807016020Brand: Beacon Pr 0000-00-00. hardcover. New. 0.00x0.00x0.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Brand: Beacon Pr hardcover
19076678New York: The Century Co. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1907. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Green cloth cover is worn at corners and spine caps with toned spine label but clean bright and in very good condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Frontispiece protected by tissue. Pages are clean and near pristine. . . The Century Co. hardcover
ria9789811242649_inpPaperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Yes this is another Calculus book. However I think it fits in a niche between the two predominant types of such texts. It could be used as a textbook albeit a streamlined one — it contains exposition on each topic with an introduc paperback
1935111436Leipzig, Foersters Verlag 1935, 1935. 4°, Band 1: 8 Bll., CXXXIII, (1), CCXII, (1) ., LXXXV [i.e. LXXXVI], (1) S. und Band 2: 6 Bll., CXIIII, (1) LIX, (1), CVI, 5 Bll., CC Seiten. Orig.-Lederbände auf 4 Bünden jeweils im Orig.-Pappschuber, Beiheft mit 22 S.
171920799Leipzig, Gross, 1719. Doppelseitiges gest. Frontispiz, 18 Bll., 882 SS., 26 Bll. Register. 8°, Pergament der Zeit. Einband etwas fleckig und angegraut.
112 pages. Features: Many gorgeous color fashion ads; Great Robin Hood-themed ad for Patty Petite fashions; Nice one-page black and white photo portrait Hohner harmonica ad features Al Hirt; Lovely Springmaid color-photo centerfold Springmaid ad features Sandy Hilton; Nice Jade East ad; Great Jane Irwill ad entitled Knitticism!; Martin Luther King Defines "Black Power" - photo-illustrated article in which King says Blacks respond to violence because they lack influence on American thought, and he advocates the use of Black economic, political, and ideological power (Fisher, page 10); What's Wrong with American Newspapers? - a newsman's critique of the press; The Ibos go it alone in Nigeria - photo-illustrated article; WWII sex education cartoon by Sgt. George Baker features Sad Sack after watching an Army sex hygiene film; Lovely two-page Faberge lipstick ad; Nice color ad for Rooster square-bottom ties; What We're Learning About Learning; Italian villa of Romano Rui designed by Gian Case; Great photo of 1920s New York newsstand; Elephants to the Rescue in Vietnam; Fantastic very colorful one-page photo ad for Pinch whisky appears to feature Benny Goodman and friends; and more. Please note: Missing pages 87-92. Above-average wear. Some pages loose but present. Covers loose but present. Faint library stamp and handwritten date upon front cover. A rough but worthy reference copy. Book
72 pages. Features: Cover photo of preparations for the March on Washington; Nice one-page ad for the Peugeot 404; Many marvelous color-photo fashion ads; What the (March on Washington) Marchers Really Want - with contributions by Martin Luther King (MLK), Dr. Kenneth B. Clark, Roy Wilkins, James Farmer and James Baldwin - plus many photos of protesters holding signs; An Appraisal of Khrushchev by Harriman; Hubert Humphrey Comes on Strong - article with photo of him with JFK; New Patterns for City Housing - including award-winning designs by Robert Holmes, Robert Wright and Michael Wurmfeld; Five Suggestions to improve our Latin-American Policy; Britain's politically ambitious Lords may now renounce their titles and seek election to the Commons; The Red Cross - a Century of Dedication; Dan River ad features attractive model... in dungeon with torturer...; Lovely Mooresville Mills color centerfold ad; B. Altman & Co. footwear ad; Fascinating article on GE's development of TV in 1928, including photo of Dr. E.F.W. Alexanderson watching the first TV broadcast on the tiny screen of his first set; Nice color-photo ad for Shakespeare Cuban Cigars features Ralph Schuyler Williams, "Mr. Havana Cigar"; Where Does Character Come From?; Photos of wicker furniture; Mice McGregor men's fashion ad on back cover features red shirts and ties. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy Book
173030178Leipzig, 1730 (Johann Heinrich Zedler). Originaler Pergamenteinband. 576 S. 33 x 23 cm. Vorsatz etwas eingerissen u. wasserfleckig, sonst gut
Feature articles include: The Pressures Against Air Safety; My Other Books, by James Michener; The Baffled Young Men of Japan, by Peter Drucker; Senator Dodd vs. Kenneth Tynan; New Start in Foreign Policy; The Dangerous Road Before Martin Luther King - James Baldwin; Can de Gaulle Avoid Civil War?; Hoodlum Priest and Respectable Convicts; Mr. Justice Black, the Supreme Court, and the Bill of Rights; Surgery for Strokes; The Tyranny of Multiple-Choice Tests; Writing the "Inside" Books; How to Talk to People, If Any, on Other Planets; California's $2 Billion Thirst; "Anti-Americanism" in Canada; Trial by Combat in American Courts; Adenaurer and McCloy; The Good Slum Schools; The Happiest Creatures on Earth?; John Gunther; Adam Yarmolinsky; Special Supplement - the mood of the Russian People; Secret Angola; Portrait of Bevin; Up-to-date Texas; Nobel Prizes; Apocalypse; A cure for bewitchment; The Pitchman; America's Wandering Scholars; The Coming Bust in the Real Estate Boom; The American Negro's New Comedy Act; William Carlos Williams; A Small Atomic Accident; Riesman and his Readers; and more. Light wear. Tightly bound. Usual library markings. Book
