Fine Books & Manuscripts

BALDWIN, James (1924–1987). Six First Editions. Including: Notes of a Native Son. Boston: The Beacon Press, [1955]. –– The Fire Next Time. New York: The Dial Press, 1963. –– No Name in the Street. [New York: The Dial Press, 1972]. –– If Beale Street Could Talk. New York: The Dial Press, 1974. –– Just Above My Head. New York: The Dial Press, [1979]. –– The Evidence of Things Not Seen. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, [1985]. –– Together, 6 works in 6 volumes, all 8vos. ALL FIRST EDITIONS, ALL FIRST PRINTINGS in original publisher’s cloth and original dust jackets (chipping to extremities). Includes the author’s first collection of essays (Notes of a Native Son) that tackles the issues of race in America and Europe and is regarded as a classic of the Black autobiographical genre.