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BALDWIN, James (1924-1987). A group of 6 titles, including:
Notes of a Native Son. Boston: The Beacon Press, 1955. 8vo. Original red cloth; original unclipped dust jacket small stain, light creasing, small tears at edges). FIRST EDITION of Baldwin’s first collection of essays. In a second issue dust jacket. -- Nobody Knows My Name. More Notes of a Native Son. 1961. Original cloth-backed boards; original unclipped dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. -- The Fire Next Time. 1963. Original white cloth; original unclipped dust jacket (light edgewear). FIRST EDITION. -- Blues for Mister Charlie. 1964. Original black cloth; original unclipped dust jacket (some wear at extremities). FIRST EDITION. -- Going to Meet the Man. 1965. Original yellow cloth-backed boards; original unclipped dust jacket. -- If Beale Street Could Talk. 1974. Original orange cloth (evidence of bookplate removal on ffep); original unclipped dust jacket. FIRST EDITION.
Together, 5 works in 5 volumes, all 8vo, all published in New York by The Dial Press, ALL FIRST EDITIONS, condition generally very good.