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BALDWIN, James (1924?1987). Six First Editions. Including: ...

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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.