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Martin Luther King ''Stride Toward Freedom'' First Edition Signed

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia / Autographs - Historical Start Price:3,000.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 4,500.00 USD
Martin Luther King ''Stride Toward Freedom'' First Edition Signed

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Auction Date:2014 Mar 27 @ 17:00 (UTC-7 : PDT/MST)
Location:11901 Santa Monica Blvd. #555, Los Angeles, California, 90025, United States
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Scarce signed first edition of ''Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story'' by Martin Luther King, Jr., Harper & Brothers: New York: 1958. Boldly signed in blue ink ''Martin L. King, Jr.'' on title page. Copyright page states second printing date code ''I-H''. This was Dr. King's first book, published when he was only 29 years old, three years after he led the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott. The book documents significant events of the burgeoning Civil Rights movement and is illustrated with a dozen black and white photographs, including one of Dr. King wearing a prison booking number around his neck. Runs 230pp. Bound in blue cloth boards and black cloth spine with silver lettering. Measures 5.75'' x 8.25''. Includes original unclipped dustjacket, which is worn with significant tattering. Overall, a well-preserved piece of history signed in very good condition.