King, Coretta Scott. My Life with Martin Luther King Jr. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969. First edition. Inscribed by Coretta Scott King to Cecil & Carolyn Jones:
“To Cecil and Carolyn Jones –
With special appreciation for your support and efforts to fulfill ‘the dream'” – Coretta Scott King 7-29-85″
Octavo, original half black cloth over gray boards, spine lettered in silver. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs.
Condition:
Near fine hardcover with only slight discoloration on the spine. Pages clean and binding tight. With a near fine original, unclipped dust jacket with $6.95 price, only slight edge wear and some slight scratching to the front and back covers, still a very rich dust jacket.
Coretta Scott King’s powerful and intimate memoir of her life with the civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., published just one year after his assassination. The book offers a firsthand account of the personal and political struggles faced by the King family and the broader civil rights movement. A highly significant work by one of the most influential women of the 20th century. Inscribed to Carolyn Jones who was a human rights activist and champion for peace with many incredible accomplishments during her lifetime.
