[Rarebooks] FS: 1963 March on Washington, portfolio for participants, plates by Louis LoMonaco

[Bob Petrilla]

LoMonaco, Louis. WE SHALL OVERCOME: MARCH ON WASHINGTON FOR JOBS AND
FREEDOM, AUGUST 28, 1963. NY: National Urban League, 1963. First Edition.
Seven leaves, laid into the pictorial portfolio, illustrated with
Civil-Rights-themed graphic collages by Louis LoMonaco. Complete with the
introduction, table of contents, and the five red, white & blue plates.
Light edge wear to portfolio. 11" x 9.25" Very Good condition.
The Introduction leaf reproduces the signatures of Martin Luther King, Jr.,
A. Philip Randolph, James Farmer, Roy Wilkins, John Lewis, and Whitney M.
Young, Jr. "This collection of graphic collages has been created
specifically as a memento for those who participated in the historic March
on Washington for Freedom and Jobs on August 28, 1963...." [WorldCat
locates only six holdings of this important memento of the Civil Rights
Era. American Book Prices Current records only two examples sold in the
last 30 years.  Pictures on request.]   $1,750.00


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