My Life With Martin Luther King, Jr.

by Coretta Scott King 

First edition, signed and inscribed.  New York, Chicago, San Francisco:  Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969 

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD condition, with a VERY GOOD DJ under Mylar.

• Cream cloth covers have gilt signature stamped on top board. 
• Boards show some staining, edgewear.  Corners are bumped.  See photos.  
• Spine has black label with gilt text effaced and is smudged with bumped  ends.
• Binding is strong.
• End papers/ pastedowns show little to no sign of age or wear; inscription in black ink on ffep.  See photos.
• Illustrations, a block of black and white photographs, are bright and clear, with some marginal toning, light foxing.  
• Interior exhibits minimal signs of age and wear.  Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• Text block edges have some foxing at head. 
• DJ looks nice behind Mylar and is backed with archival paper.
• Close examination of DJ reveals light edgewear including possible bumps, rubbing, and/or tiny closed tears.  See photos.
• PS2025.0715

372 pages. 6 x 9 inches

ISBN:  03-081022-1

A Very Good copy of this First edition of Coretta Scott King's autobiography.  Publisher's cream cloth with gilt signature on top board, block of photo illustrations at center.  First state dust jacket with $6.95 on front flap.

My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr. is a personal, inspirational account of the history of the Civil Rights Movement and offers an inside look at Dr. King, his sermons and speeches.  The book describes the author's relationship with Martin Luther King, Jr., detailing their marriage, the events of the 1960s, and King's tragic assassination.

Inscribed on the front end paper to Ahmet Ertegun, co-founder of Atlantic Records.  

First Edition.  Book and jacket designed by Robert Reed.

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