Benjamin Hooks Jerry Guess (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. The cover has black cloth. This is a title of ABA Lawyer Biography Series. 387 pages; b/w photos; index. 10-7-04 is below B. Hooks' signature; below that is an addition to the inscription, signed by Mildred Hooks Gillis with the date, 10-14-04. The frontal matter has a light, bend line on the bottom corner. The DJ's lamination has light, shelf wear rubbing. International shipping will require extra cost. Scans e-mailed upon request. Inscribed (to a name) & Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. Foreword by Dennis Archer, the 2003-2004 American Bar Association president. Hooks oversaw the ABA's position on affirmative action and federal aid to the poorer neighborhoods of American cities. He participated in numerous domestic issues affecting minorities in the United States. 8vo, black titled cloth. In the original shrinkwrap, never opened. Scarce.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First printing. Inscribed first edition of this biography of the famed civil rights leader and attorney. Hooks was the long-time executive director of the NAACP, serving from 1978-1992 and was largely responsible to revitalizing the organization. He died in 2010. 9'' x 6''. Original black cloth lettered in gilt. In original unclipped (no price) color pictorial dust jacket. 388 pages. Inscribed by author Hooks to front endpaper: "To / Denise Allen / Thanks / & / Peace / Benjamin Hooks." Jacket lightly rubbed. A couple of small corner bumps. Else clean and sound. Near fine in a near fine jacket. Signed.

First Edition. First edition. Written with Guess; foreword by Dennis Archer, the 2003/2004 American Bar Association president. INSCRIBED BY HOOKS on the front free endpaper simply, "Thanks / BWHooks" (not inscribed to anyone). "As leader of the NAACP for 15 years, Benjamin Hooks oversaw the organization's position on affirmative action and federal aid to the poorer neighborhoods of American cities. He particpated in dialogues with the governments of South Africa and in hundreds of domestic issues affecting minorities in the United States" (from the jacket flap). Fine in fine dust jacket with just a touch of minor wear. Signed.

Inscribed to Jack Kemp Hooks, Benjamin L. [1925-2010]. Guess, Jerry. Archer, Dennis W., Foreword. The March for Civil Rights: The Benjamin Hooks Story. Chicago: American Bar Association, 2004. xi, 387 pp. Plates. Illustrations, portraits. Cloth in near-fine dust jacket, presentation inscription to Jack Kemp to front free endpaper, folds to upper-outside corners of a few leaves, minor correction, possibly by author, to p.37. $150. * The inscription reads: "To/ my dear friend/ + brother beloved/ Jack Kemp/ a man who has/ demonstrated his/ commitment + devotion/ to justice + equality/ for all, regardless/ of race or creed or wealth/ Jack I am proud to call/ you friend./ Benjamin/ Nov 9 2005." Hooks was a lawyer, Baptist minister, civil rights leader and government official, who served terms as the commissioner of the FCC and executive director of the NAACP. A former professional football player, Kemp [1935-2009] was a long-serving member of U.S. House of Representatives and secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development under President George H.W. Bush. He ran for president in 1988 and was Bob Dole's running mate in 1996.