Strength to Love
by Martin Luther King, Jr.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1963. Very Good +/Very Good +. New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1963. First Edition, stated. Octavo. 146 pp. Printed dust jacket with $3.50 price intact. Black and gray boards stamped in gilt. Dust jacket shows some rubbing and scuffing, heavier to rear. Boards shelfworn with a touch of fading along top... Read More
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A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings of Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Martin Luther King, Jr.; James Melvin Washington [ed.]
San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1986. Near Fine/Very Good. San Francisco, CA: Harper & Row, 1986. First Edition stated with full number line. Thick octavo; publisher's cloth in pictorial price-clipped dust jacket; xxvi,676pp. Rear jacket panel yellowed, else a Very Good to Near Fine example of this monumental compilation.
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![At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years 1965-68 [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/265/440/1576440265.0.m.jpg)
At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years 1965-68 [Signed]
by [Martin Luther King, Jr.] Taylor Branch
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006. Near Fine/Near Fine. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006. First Edition. Signed by Taylor Branch without inscription at title page. Octavo. 1039 pp. Black and white photographs. Photo-illustrated dust jacket. Gray and black boards stamped in gilt. Photographs from Branch's signing at Politics and Prose laid in. Unclipped dust jacket lightly creased... Read More
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Investigation of the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. [Volumes 1-4]
by [Martin Luther King, Jr.] U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1979. Very Good. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1979. First Edition. Four volumes; octavos (23cm); uniformly bound in publisher's tan printed card wrappers; illus. throughout. Moderate wear and light soil to wrappers and textblock margins, else Very Good and sound. The first four of what would stretch into a 13-volume investigation.... Read More
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr. John C. Bennett, Dr. Henry Steele Commager, Rabbi Abraham Heschel speak on the war in Vietnam
by Martin Luther King, Jr.; John C. Bennett; Henry Steele Commager; Abraham Heschel; Reinhold Niebuhr [fwd.]
New York: Clergy and Laymen Concerned About Vietnam, 1967. Very Good. New York: Clergy and Laymen Concerned About Vietnam, 1967. First Edition. Quarto. 31 pp. Photographic frontis. Printed wraps. Light rubbing and toning to edges; stamp with date "Oct 4 1967" to front along fore-edge. Binding sound and interior unmarked; overall a Very Good copy. Includes... Read More
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Charlie Parker and Thematic Improvisation. Studies in Jazz, No. 24
by [Charlie Parker]; Henry Martin
Lanham, MD: Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey and The Scarecrow Press, Inc, 1996. Very Good +. Lanham, MD: Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey and The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1996. First Edition. Octavo. 155 pp. Gray boards stamped in black and gilt. No dust jacket.... Read More
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A Bibliography of the Works of Rudyard Kipling (1881-1923) [Limited Edition]
by [Rudyard Kipling] E.W. Martindell
London: John Lane the Bodley Head Ltd, 1923. Near Fine/Very Good. London: John Lane the Bodley Head Ltd, 1923. New Edition Much Enlarged, Limited to 700 copies of which this is no. 518. Octavo; publisher's cloth in grey printed dust jacket, red topstain; [2],xvi,[2],221pp.; frontispiece and fifty-one (51) leaves of plates, collated and complete. Dust jacket verso entirely... Read More
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Society in America [Two volume set]
by Harriett Martineau
New York: Saunders and Otley, 1837. Very Good. New York: Saunders and Otley, 1837. Fourth Edition, published the same year as the first. Two 12mo volumes. xv, [ii], 395pp.; [8]pp. advertisements, [iv] 420 pp. Bound in late 19th-century dark red half calf with five raised bands and gilt stamping to spine; top edges gilt; new endpapers. Boards worn... Read More
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The Oxford History of Western Art
by Martin Kemp [ed.]
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. Very Good/Very Good. Oxford: Oxford University Press, [2000]. First Edition. Thick quarto (28cm.); publisher's boards in pictorial dust jacket; xii,564pp.; illus. throughout, many in full color. Moderate shelf wear, corners bumped, dust jacket a bit dust-soiled, else Very Good, internally clean and sound.
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To Have and to Kill
by Robert Martin
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1960. Good +/Good +. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1960. First Edition. Octavo (21cm.); publisher's lavender cloth in pink pictorial dust jacket; [8],212pp. Extremities rather rubbed, jacket and board margins spotted with black ink, jacket spine panel a bit sunned, front free endpaper neatly excised, shallow chipping to fore-edge of first... Read More
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A Lexicon of Alchemy: Or Alchemical Dictionary, Containing a Full and Plain Explanation of All Obscure Words, Hermetic Subjects, and Arcane Phrases of Paracelsus
by Martin Ruland, the Elder; A.E. [Arthur Edward] Waite [trans.]
York Beach, ME: Samuel Weiser, Inc, 1984. Very Good +. York Beach, ME: Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1984. First American Edition. Large octavo; 466pp. Blue cloth boards stamped in silver. No dust jacket as issued. Mild wear to edges; binding sound; dust soiling to top edge; bookseller sticker to preliminaries, else unmarked; a Very Good or better copy. ... Read More
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X-Men: Inferno Prologue
by [Marvel] Louise Simonson, Chris Claremont, & Mark Gruenwald et al [writers]; Walter Simonson et al [pencilers]; Bob Wiacek et al [inkers]; Petra Scotese et al [colorists]; Joe Rosen et al [letterers]
New York: Marvel Worldwide, 2014. Near Fine/Near Fine. New York: Marvel Worldwide, 2014. First Thus, stated First Printing with full numberline. Tall octavo. 805, [19]pp. Color illustrations throughout. Illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated boards; black endpapers. Very mild edgewear and creasing to boards. Light bumping to boards. Binding sound and pages unmarked. A Near Fine copy; collecting X-Factor (1986)... Read More
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X-Men: The Fall of the Mutants
by [Marvel] Louise Simonson, Chris Claremont, & Mark Gruenwald et al [writers]; Walter Simonson et al [pencilers]; Bob Wiacek et al [inkers]; Petra Scotese et al [colorists]; Joe Rosen et al [letterers]
New York: Marvel Worldwide, 2011. Near Fine/Near Fine. New York: Marvel Worldwide, 2011. First Thus, stated First Printing with full numberline. Tall octavo. 813, [11]pp. Color illustrations throughout. Illustrated dust jacket. Black boards stamped in copper; red endpapers. Very light creasing to edges of dust jacket. Minor bumping to edges of boards. Binding sound and pages unmarked. A... Read More
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X-Men: Shattershot
by [Marvel] Fabian Nicienza, Scott Lobdell et al [writers]; Greg Capullo et al [pencilers]; Josef Rubinstein et al [inkers]; Joe Rosas et al [colorists]; Tom Orzechowski et al [letterers]
New York: Marvel Worldwide, Inc, 2019. Near Fine/Near Fine. New York: Marvel Worldwide, Inc., 2019. First Thus, stated First Printing with full numberline. Tall octavo (28cm); 542pp + appendices. Color illustrations throughout. Illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated boards; pink endpapers. Mild rubbing to edges of dust jacket and boards; binding sound and pages unmarked. A Near Fine copy. Includes... Read More
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X-Men: Mutant Massacre [Marvel Omnibus]
by [Marvel] Louise Simonson, Chris Claremont, & Ann Nocenti et al. [writers]; John Romita Jr. et al. [pencilers]; Dan Green et al. [inkers]; Petra Scotese et al. [colorists]; Joe Rosen et al. [letterers]
New York: Marvel Worldwide, 2018. Near Fine/Near Fine. New York: Marvel Worldwide, 2018. First Thus, stated First Printing with full numberline. Tall octavo. 908, [44]pp. Color illustrations throughout. Illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated boards; red endpapers. Creasing to edges of dust jacket. Boards show light edgewear; binding sound and pages unmarked. A Near Fine copy; collecting X-Factor (1986) #9-17,... Read More
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Marvel Masterworks Presents The X-Men - Volume 7, Collecting Amazing Adventures Nos. 11-17, The Amazing Spider-Man No. 92, Marvel Team-Up No. 4, & The Incredible Hulk Nos. 150 & 161
by [Marvel] Steve Englehart, Tom Sutton, Gerry Conway et al.
New York: Marvel Publishing, Inc, 2008. Near Fine/Near Fine. New York: Marvel Publishing, Inc., 2008. First Thus, stated first printing with full numberline. Tall octavo. 215 pp. + appendices. Color illustrations throughout. Illustrated dust jacket. Glossy black boards stamped in silver. Mild rubbing to edges of dust jacket and boards. Binding sound and pages unmarked; Near Fine. ... Read More
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Marvel Masterworks Presents The X-Men - Volume 8 Collecting The Avengers Nos. 110-111, Captain America Nos. 172-175, Incredible Hulk Nos. 172, 180-181, Marvel Team-Up Nos. 23, 38, The Defenders Nos. 15-16 & Giant Size Fantastic Four No. 4
by [Marvel] Steve Englehart, Len Wein, Sal Buscema et al.
New York: Marvel Publishing, Inc, 2010. Near Fine/Near Fine. New York: Marvel Publishing, Inc., 2010. First Thus, stated first printing with full numberline. Tall octavo. 279 pp. + appendices. Color illustrations throughout. Illustrated dust jacket. Glossy black boards stamped in silver. Mild rubbing to edges of dust jacket and boards. Binding sound and pages unmarked; Near Fine. ... Read More
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X-Men: Bishop's Crossing
by [Marvel] Jim Lee, Whilce Portacio, John Byrne et al [writers]; Whilce Portacio et al [pencilers]; Art Thibert et al [inkers]; Joe Rosas et al [colorists]; Tom Orzechowski et al. [letterers]
New York: Marvel Worldwide, Inc, 2012. Near Fine/Near Fine. New York: Marvel Worldwide, Inc., 2012. First Thus, stated First Printing with full numberline. Tall octavo. 376, [16]pp. Color illustrations throughout. Illustrated dust jacket and boards; blue endpapers. Very light rubbing to edges of dust jacket. Spot to rear board; tight in binding and interior unmarked. A Near Fine... Read More
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Invitation of a pre-concert cocktail party in which the Mayor of Buffalo presents the key to the city to Marvin Gaye
by [Marvin Gaye; Buffalo, NY; John Sugar Enterprises, Inc.]
Buffalo, NY: John Sugar Enterprises, Inc. with Pate & Associates, 1976. Fine. Buffalo, NY: John Sugar Enterprises, Inc. with Pate & Associates, [1976]. Unused invitation printed in dark blue on light blue cardstock. Fine. Invitation to a cocktail party in which the mayor of Buffalo, NY (Stanley Makowski) was to present the key to the city to the R&B... Read More
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Colour-Blindness: With a Comparison of Different Methods of Testing Colour-Blindness
by Mary Collins; Dr. James Drever [intro.]
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd, 1925. Very Good. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd., 1925. First Edition. Octavo. 237 + 7 pp. publisher's advertisements. Charts and graphs; a couple black and white illustrations. Green boards with spine stamped in gilt. Boards scuffed and rubbed; corners slightly bumped. Binding sound. Dust soiling to top... Read More
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Hans Brinker; or, The Silver Skates: A Story of Life in Holland
by M[ary] E[lizabeth] [Mapes] Dodge; F.O.C. Darley [illus.]; Thomas Nast [illus.]
New York: James O'Kane, 1866. Very Good. New York: James O'Kane, 1866. First Edition. 347 pages + 4 pages publisher's advertisements printed in black and red. Frontispiece by F.O.C. Darley. Three black and white plates by Nast present and complete, though publisher bound them in at wrong pages. Publisher's brown cloth stamped in gilt. Boards worn... Read More
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The Crusader [Signed by publisher and printer]
by Mary Jane Hammett; D'Ambrosio [illus.]
Sherman Oaks, CA: D'Ambrosio, 1980. Near Fine/Near Fine. Sherman Oaks, CA: D'Ambrosio, 1980. First Edition, limited to 85 signed copies, of which this is no. 19. Miniature book (7.5 x 6 cm); 21pp. 6 plates, 2 in red and black, all others in black, and a few in-text. Boards bound in open-weave cream cloth with black stamping to... Read More
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The Marble-Workers' Manual. Designed for the Use of Marble-Workers, Builders, and Owners of Houses
by Mary L. Booth [trans.]
Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird & Co, 1895. Very Good +. Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird & Co., 1895 [but ca. 1911]. Later Edition. Octavo; publisher's maroon blind-stamped cloth, gilt spine, floral endpapers; ix,[10]-254,[2],28pp.; folding frontispiece. Ex-Clements Library with their contemporary ex libris to front pastedown, otherwise free of library markings, spine a shade sunned, contemporary bookseller ticket to front... Read More
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The College Built on Prayer: Mary McLeod Bethune
by [Mary McLeod Bethune] Jesse Walter Dees, Jr.
Daytona Beach, FL: Bethune-Cookman College, 1953. Near Fine. Daytona Beach, FL: Bethune-Cookman College, 1953. First Edition, from a print run of 10,000 copies. 12mo; 78pp. Frontis portrait of Bethune. Red boards stamped in gilt. Mild rubbing to extremities; binding sound; pages unmarked. A Near Fine pocket-sized history of what is now called Bethune-Cookman University and dedicated to "the... Read More
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23 1/2 Hours' Leave
by Mary Roberts Rinehart; May Wilson Preston [illus.]
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1918. Very Good +/Good. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1918. First Edition. Slim octavo (19 cm); 86pp. Two illust., including frontis, collated complete. Publisher's illustrated dust jacket. Boards full bound in cream cloth with black and blue stamping and illustration. Illustrated endsheets. Jacket lightly soiled, scuffed, scratched, and rubbed with chipping... Read More
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