first edition Hardcover
1958 · New York
by King, Martin Luther, Jr. [Nonviolence] [Civil Rights]
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1958. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 230pp. Octavo [21 cm] 1/4 black cloth with blue paper over boards. Subtle damp staining to the lower extremities of the spine. Endpapers darkened in areas. Present, albeit worn, is the price-clipped dust jacket. The jacket's spine is torn, with the most prominent tear being a loss from the top 1/4 of the jacket's spine at the head and the surrounding area of the front panel. The front panel has an abraded patch, obscuring a portion of the author's name. The lower extremities of the spine and rear panel are lightly moisture stained. A first edition of Martin Luther (truncated)