Description
The first edition, first issue of Jimmy’s Blues: Selected Poems by James Baldwin.
Octavo, 64pp. Black cloth, title stamped in silver on spine. No additional printings noted. Publisher’s dust jacket, retail price on front flap, bright illustrations, a fine example. This copy has a forged signature of James Baldwin on the title page.
This first edition of Jimmy’s Blues, published by Michael Joseph of London, preceded the first American edition of the book.
