Description
The Words of Peace: Selections from the Speeches of Nobel Peace Prize Winners, inscribed by Coretta Scott King.
Octavo, [4], 139pp. Blue cloth, title stamped in silver on spine. Stated “first edition” on copyright page, with full number line. In publisher’s near fine dust jacket, price clipped, bright illustrations. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: “To Leonard Burchman, May the words of these peacemakers be a source of hope and inspiration… With my warmest personal regards… Coretta Scott King. Dec. 1990. Xmas.”
The recipient of this book, Mr. Leonard Burchman, was assigned to work with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission in 1985. He developed a close working relationship with Mrs. Coretta Scott King as the first holiday was observed in 1986. The federal holiday to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan in 1983 and first observed in 1986.
