Mar 21, 2024 - Sale 2663

Sale 2663 - Lot 384

Price Realized: $ 1,375
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Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
(RELIGION.) Howard Thurman. Collection of signed books by Martin Luther King's mentor in nonviolence. 10 signed volumes, all octavo; condition generally strong with minor wear to dust jackets except as noted; all signed by Thurman, many with additional signature of original owner. Various places, 1965-1979
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"The Luminous Darkness: A Personal Interpretation of the Anatomy of Segregation." First edition, in dust jacket; signed on title page. New York: Harper & Row, [1965].

"Meditations of the Heart." Later edition ("71 72 73 74 75 10 9" on colophon), in dust jacket; signed on title page. New York: Harper & Row, [copyright 1953 but circa 1975].

"Footprints of a Dream." Later edition with "H-I" on verso of title, in dust jacket with tape repairs; signed on title page. New York: Harper & Row, [1959 copyright but after 1962].

"The Inward Journey." Later edition with "M-Q" on verso of title, in dust jacket; signed on title page. New York: Harper & Row, [1961 copyright but after 1962].

"Mysticism and the Experience of Love." Later edition, printed wrappers; signed on title page. Wallingford, PA: Pendle Hill, [1961 copyright, printed 1965]--3 copies, all signed.

"Jesus and the Disinherited." Later paperback edition; signed on title page. Abingdon Press: Nashville, TN, [1949 copyright, preface dated 1969].

"The Search for Common Ground." First edition, in dust jacket; inscribed "To Dr. and Mrs. Cameron Hinman with appreciation, sincerely Howard Thurman." New York: Harper & Row, [1971].

"With Head and Heart: The Autobiography of Howard Thurman." First edition, in dust jacket; signed on title page. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, [1979].

With--23 unsigned books by and about Thurman, including 6 hardcovers in dust jackets, 10 different paperbacks, and 7 duplicate paperbacks.