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Giovanni’s Room

First English Edition | First Impression

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Description

First English edition of Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin in the publisher’s dust jacket.

Octavo, 221pp. Brown cloth, title in white on spine. Stated “First published by Michael Joseph LTD… 1957” on copyright page. Solid text block, rubbed edges, faint transference to endpapers, a near fine example. In the publisher’s dust jacket, 15s retail price on front flap, light wear to spine, faint foxing to rear panel, some toning to verso. A nice copy of James Baldwin’s second published novel, tackling topics like internalized homophobia, bisexuality, and social isolation.

Additional information

Location Published

London

Publisher

Michael Joseph

Edition

First English Edition, First Impression

Date Published

1957

Binding

Cloth

Condition

Near Fine

Jacket Condition

Very Good

Author

Baldwin | James

Author Display

James Baldwin