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NANCY CUNARD: BRAVE POET, INDOMITABLE REBEL 1896-1965
FORD, Hugh (editor)
Philadelphia: Chilton Book Co., (1968).
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LETTER FROM BIRMINGHAM JAIL
KING, Martin Luther Jr
New York: Limited Editions Club, 2008.
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MUSEUM
DOVE, Rita
Pittsburgh: Carnegie-Mellon University Press, 1983.
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Superb letter on Southern Christian Leadership Conference stationery dated 12 August 1963. "I want to personally thank you for the support which you have given to our nonviolent direct action movement to eliminate the immoral and shameful practice of racial discrimination and segregation from American life. I am particularly pleased that as part of your contribution to our work you have acquired a copy of my latest book STRENGTH TO LOVE. In the preface of this book I said: 'In these turbulent days of uncertainty, the evils of war and of economic and racial injustice threaten the very survival of the human race.' These words are even more relevant to this current phase of the civil rights revolution than it was when the preface was printed. It has always been a source of inner strength to me and those of my associates in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to be able to meet and overcome many of the indignities and humiliations of segregation in America with unswerving faith in the American dream of freedom for all men. I believe it can be said that the Strength To Love in the midst of adversities is one of the most significant features of the nonviolent direct action movement in our country today." SIGNED "Martin L. King, Jr." Matted in deep blue and maroon with a casual photograph of King standing at his desk with a photo of Gandhi behind him. In an antique carved gilt frame 21-1/2" wide by 17" high.
TYPED LETTER SIGNED (TLS) Quoting from his Book STRENGTH TO LOVE, Matted and Framed
KING, Martin Luther, Jr. [Martin Luther King, Jr.]
Atlanta: 12 August 1963.
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INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the front free endpaper: "To Mrs. Howard Lewis Allen/In appreciation of your/great support/Martin Luther King Jr." About twenty pages have ink and pencil marks in the margins and single words or sentences underlined. Two pages have a few words crossed out and replaced in ink.
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE: CHAOS OR COMMUNITY?
KING, Martin Luther, Jr. [Martin Luther King, Jr.]
New York: Harper & Row, (1967).
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THE CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER
STYRON, William
New York: Random House, (1967).
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NATIVE SON
WRIGHT, Richard
(Shelton, CT): (First Edition Library), n.d.
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Superb archive of material related to the first African American to serve as a policy-making aide in the White House. Morrow served as Officer for Special Projects in the Eisenhower administration from 1955-1961. Includes a Review Copy of Morrow's book BLACK MAN IN THE WHITE HOUSE which details his actions and thoughts while serving during the turbulent birth of the Civil Rights Movement as well as a copy of the official WHITE HOUSE STAFF BOOK 1953-61 (copy #68 of a small unstated limited edition), and a group of letters: one TYPED LETTER SIGNED (TLS) from Mamie Eisenhower; five TLSs from Dwight Eisenhower on White House stationery, three SIGNED with initials, and two post-Presidential TLSs; two TLSs from Robert Kennedy, one framed and the other a possible autopen signature; two TLSs from Richard Nixon, one dated August 1968 and stating "This year we are going to win" and the other on White House stationery SIGNED with initials; and two fine framed TLSs from Lyndon Johnson on White House stationery, each with references to the Civil Rights movement: 24 March 1965 (three days after the Montgomery march)--"Your own service here in this House meant much to the cause for which we work now ... and I assure you our efforts will continue without ceasing, until justice prevails"--and 11 June 1965--"At the core of the American creed is the sense of fairness and a passion for justice." There are also letters from Rose Mary Woods, Nelson Rockefeller, and John Lindsay.
BLACK MAN IN THE WHITE HOUSE with Letters to the Author from Eisenhower, Nixon, Johnson, Kennedy, Rockefeller, and Lindsay
MORROW, E. Frederic. [EISENHOWER, Dwight; NIXON, Richard; JOHNSON, Lyndon; KENNEDY, Robert; ROCKEFELLER, Nelson]
New York: Coward-McCann, (1963).
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INSCRIBED "For Arpad, Jr.--/with all good/wishes from an/old schoolmate/of your parents,/Langston Hughes" and SIGNED by the author and dated "Milwaukee, February 7, 1945."
SHAKESPEARE IN HARLEM
HUGHES, Langston
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942.
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WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR. THE LIFE STORY OF JACKIE ROBINSON
ROBINSON, Jackie and ROWAN, Carl T
New York: Random House, (1960).
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INSCRIBED "especially/for Laura Irvin,/with the sincere/regards of--/Langston Hughes" and SIGNED by the author and dated "Fisk, February 15, 1951." Slight smearing to the ink of the date only; small stains on three pages. Dustwrapper soiled and rubbed with a chip on the rear panel at the top near the spine.
ONE-WAY TICKET
HUGHES, Langston
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1949.
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Illustrated with drawings by E. Simms Campbell. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper "in fellowship" to Donald Young. Both Young and Brown were friends of anthropologist Melville Jean Herskovits who conducted research into the physical anthropology of the American Negro in the 1920s. Additionally INSCRIBED and SIGNED below that at a later date to composer ("Over the Rainbow") Yip Harburg: "one of my eleven fans/with best wishes/Sterling A. Brown/(S.A. Greer)/(Senator Billboard/Rawkins)/1955." Brown's inscription incorporates the name of his famous poetic character Slim Greer, who represented the noble black man who could overcome his tribulations with humor and who relied on his wit to disarm his white persecutors, as well as one of Harburg's famous creations, the bigoted senator from the musical FINIAN'S RAINBOW who is turned black by a magical spell and who learns the lesson of tolerance. Superb presentation copy.
SOUTHERN ROAD
BROWN, Sterling A [HARBURG, Yip]
New York: Harcourt Brace & Co., (1932).
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, this novelization of the slave revolt led by Nat Turner is still controversial 35 years later because of Styron's narrative from the perspective of an African-American slave. Copy #253 of 500 SIGNED by the author of this Limited First Edition. Light soiling to covers and sunning to the spine.
THE CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER
STYRON, William
New York: Random House, (1967).
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS)
HUGHES, Langston
New York: 4 July 1942.
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THE SEVEN LEAGUE BOOTS
MURRAY, Albert
New York: Pantheon, (1995).
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BIRTHRIGHT
STRIBLING, T. S
New York: The Century Co., 1922.
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Illustrated with a photogravure frontispiece portrait of Washington. Classic turn-of-the- century autobiography by the successor to Frederick Douglass as the foremost American black leader of his time. Born a slave, Washington founded Tuskegee Institute, becoming its first president, at the age of 25.
UP FROM SLAVERY
WASHINGTON, Booker T
New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1901.
Price: $500.00
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Fine 3-1/2 page letter written entirely in the jazz legend's hand with interesting personal and show business content on the back of four 8-1/2" x 11" photocopies of his advertisement for "Lose Weight The Satchmo Way." In part: "Enclosed is a tape [not present] that was recorded from the television show that I had when I was the Guest on the Dick Cavett Show, a real live show. I thought that you and the family would like to have it. I received all of your letters and as always I enjoyed reading them. So did my dear wife Lucille.... I also received the last shipment of lip salve that you sent to me. Also the big cans, which Lucille keep in the Refrigerator. But Mr. Kauffmann, you forget to mail to me the bill. Please my Dear Friend I am ready to send a check to you which will cover everything. Send to me the bill as soon as you can. And I will gladly pay you. Because I am always relaxed when I have a lot of lip salve. And for God sake, you must make it forever. I went down to Philadelphia Pennsylvania to do a T.V. show on the Mike Douglas Show.... We got in touch with Mr. Gruner.... He was the agent for Mr. Franz Schuriz Lip Salve--Ansatz Creme. He's still around.... We send best to you and your family. Also we wish you all lots of Happiness. Goodnight." SIGNED as Satchmo and Louis Armstrong with a large signature. Also included is the original mailing envelope, in Armstrong's hand, with his signature and return address on the reverse.
AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS) of 3-1/2 pages
ARMSTRONG, Louis
20 Jan. 1970.
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Fine 5-1/2 page letter on both sides of three 7-1/4" x 10-1/2" sheets of blue Satchmo letterhead with a SIGNATURE almost six inches long! The most famous jazz musician of the 20th century writes to a Mr. Kauffmann as he recuperates from an Eastern European tour. In part, "Here I am sitting in my home in Corona on Easter Sunday night all by myself writing this letter to you while my wife Lucille has a good sleep. The reason we are so tired is because we have just returned from our tour behind the Iron Curtain, which we both enjoyed very, very much. We did a broadcast in Frankfort [sic], Germany not long ago." He offers emotional support to his recently widowed friend. "I always feel very sad when you mention your dear wife. The way you feel about Hilde - she felt the same way about you. True love. So as I've always said, when two people love each other like you & Hilde did you must feel contented. Never worry - never grieve! even if you should marry again. Stay happy. I preach those same words to Lucille lots of times during our life together. I have so much from the life she & I have already live [sic] together until I don't want no misery from [for] which ever one of us should leave this earth last." Armstrong also requests Kauffmann to send him a new batch of lip salve whenever he has it. SIGNED as Louis Armstrong and Satchmo. A remarkable letter from a charismatic, innovative performer whose musical skills and bright personality transformed Jazz from a rough regional dance music into a popular art form.
AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS) of 5-1/2 pages
ARMSTRONG, Louis
Corona, NY: 17 April 1965.
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SIGNED with an early signature "Best Wishes" by the author on the front endpaper. Bookplate on front pastedown. Typical sunning to the spine of the dustwrapper with slight carryover to the front and rear covers.
SONG OF SOLOMON
MORRISON, Toni
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977.
Price: $450.00
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