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Baldwin, James. No name in the street. Michael Joseph, London, 1972.
Price: US$43.96 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 168 pag
Seller: Von Meyenfeldt, Slaats & Sons, Breda, Netherlands
Baldwin, James. No Name in the Street. Michael Joseph, 1972.
Price: US$70.55 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition (London, 1972). No inscriptions or markings. Internally fine, with a few small dust stains to the page block fore edge. Unclipped dust jacket. There is a closed 'hairline' incision to the front fore edge, barely discernible, and a tiny nick to the spine top (approx. 2mm), else minor rubbing only. Inside edges of jacket lightly toned. Blue cloth with fine silver and black tilting titling to the spine. The boards remain sharp and notably clean, with some light toning to top and bottom extremities. 168pp.
Seller: BBBooks, Poulton-Le-Fylde, United Kingdom
James Baldwin. No Name in the Street. London: Michael Joseph, 1972.
Price: US$72.48 + shipping
Description: First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (turquoise boards with silver titling to the spine) Physically 8¾" x 5¾" (0.7 kg); 168pp; ISBN: 0-7181-0751-9 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #196886|| Condition: Very Good in Very Good Dust Wrapper. A hint of age-toning to the top edge of the text block.
Seller: BookLovers of Bath, Peasedown St. John, BATH, United Kingdom
Baldwin, James. No Name In The Street. Michael Joseph, 1972.
Price: US$96.20 + shipping
Description: Hardcover in original pale blue cloth with silver titles to spine, some very slight rubbing to extremities, faint mark where a previous owner's name has been erased but otherwise in Very Good+ condition, unclipped dustwrapper, some staining to inside of dw which is not visible on outside, very slight shelfwear but now enclosed in a clear archival wrapper and in otherwise Very Good+ condition. First UK edition, pp 168. In this stunningly personal document, James Baldwin remembers in vivid details the Harlem childhood that shaped his early conciousness and the later events that scored his heart with pain--the murders of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, his sojourns in Europe and in Hollywood, and his retum to the American South to confront a violent America face-to-face. Very Scarce First UK edition.
Seller: Deeside Books, Ballater, United Kingdom
Price: US$96.20 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First impression of the first UK edition, which preceded the American edition. ***Very good in turquoise blue cloth-covered boards with silver titles on a black block on the spine. The boards are clean with just light browning at the edges. Tail of spine slightly creased. Very light vertical reading crease to the spine. No bumps. Corners sharp. There is a light splash-stain affecting the lower half of the fore edge of the page block, but this hardly affects the interior pages - just a few very small spots in the margins (please see scans). Internally also very good with no inscriptions. No chips, creases or tears. Spine tight. ***In a very good colour printed dustwrapper, that has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £2.00 net, although this has been crossed through in ink. There is a small crease at the top of the spine of the dustwrapper with a small nick. No other creases or tears. No chips. Top edges of foldover flaps slightly browned. No fading to the titles on the front panel or the spine of the dustwrapper. Dustwrapper clean and bright. ***168 pages. 224mm x 142mm. ***'"No Name in the Street" is American writer and poet James Baldwin's fourth non-fiction book, first published in 1972. It depicts several historical events and figures from Baldwin's perspective: Francisco Franco, McCarthyism, the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Huey Newton, Bobby Seale, Eldridge Cleaver, and the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The book also covers the Algerian War and Albert Camus's take on it. In vivid detail, Baldwin also recounts the Harlem childhood that shaped his early consciousness, the later painful historic events - the murders of his friends Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X - along with his stay in Europe and in Hollywood and his return to the American South to confront a violent America.' (Wiki) ***'This is James Baldwin's long-awaited personal statement on what happened in and to America through the political and social agonies of her recent history. ***Following Martin Luther King's death, and the death of so many others, James Baldwin writes with total candour of his painful route back to engagement, now with political realities that eschew non-violence, that are played out in the courts and penitentiaries as well as in the streets and legislatures of America.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***First impression of the true first UK edition of this important collection of essays. Becoming hard to find now in collectable condition - this is a very good copy with the aforementioned faults. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
James Baldwin. No Name In The Street. Michael Joseph, London, 1972.
Price: US$153.92 + shipping
Description: The first edition published in 1972. The first edition published in 1972. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. No Name in the street is a set of historical essays written by writer and poet James Baldwin. It recounts the Harlem of his youth and the murders of Martin Luther King Jr and Malcom X. It confronts the violence of America. To understand the context of the murders of Martin Luther King Jr and Malcom X, Baldwin explores several significant historical events. These events include the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, McCarthyism and the Algerian war. In the original cloth binding in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally smart. The dust generally wrapper is clean. loss to the front corner of the dust wrapper. Spotting to the reverse of the dust wrapper. Age toning to the flyleaf. The boards are generally clean. Fading to the boards. Loss to the backboard. The odd spot to the text block. a small tide mark to the text block. Internally firmly. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$160.33 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First impression of the first UK edition, which preceded the American edition. With two loosely inserted newspaper reviews. ***Very good in turquoise blue cloth-covered boards with silver titles on a black block on the spine. The boards are clean with just light browning at the edges. Head and tail of spine slightly creased. No bumps. Corners sharp. No reading creases to the spine. Binding straight with no reading lean. Page block edges clean. Internally near fine with no inscriptions. No chips, creases or tears. No foxing. Slight marks to the front free endpaper, and some offsetting to the rear free endpaper caused by the loosely inserted newspaper clippings. Pages otherwise clean. Spine tight. ***In a near fine colour printed dustwrapper, that has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £2.00 net. The dustwrapper is virtually flawless, with no creases, chips or tears. Top edges of foldover flaps just slightly browned. No fading to the titles on the front panel, with just the slightest of fading to the green titles on the spine of the dustwrapper. Dustwrapper clean and bright. ***168 pages. 224mm x 142mm. ***'"No Name in the Street" is American writer and poet James Baldwin's fourth non-fiction book, first published in 1972. It depicts several historical events and figures from Baldwin's perspective: Francisco Franco, McCarthyism, the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Huey Newton, Bobby Seale, Eldridge Cleaver, and the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The book also covers the Algerian War and Albert Camus's take on it. In vivid detail, Baldwin also recounts the Harlem childhood that shaped his early consciousness, the later painful historic events - the murders of his friends Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X - along with his stay in Europe and in Hollywood and his return to the American South to confront a violent America.' (Wiki) ***'This is James Baldwin's long-awaited personal statement on what happened in and to America through the political and social agonies of her recent history. ***Following Martin Luther King's death, and the death of so many others, James Baldwin writes with total candour of his painful route back to engagement, now with political realities that eschew non-violence, that are played out in the courts and penitentiaries as well as in the streets and legislatures of America.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***'Taken as a whole "No Name in the Street" is certainly his most important and wide-ranging book yet - a distillation of what he is, and what he thinks and feels. In it he shines, and outshines, as an essayist of high calibre - trenchant, precise, passionate, prickly, always intense.' (Quote taken from the book review by Dilip Hiro - loosely inserted) ***First impression of the true first UK edition of this important collection of essays. Becoming hard to find now in collectable condition - this is a very good copy with the added interest of the loosely inserted contemporary newspaper reviews. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
BALDWIN, James.. No name in the street. Michael Joseph, 1972.
Price: US$180.52 + shipping
Condition: New
Description:
Seller: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$320.67 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First impression of the first UK edition, which preceded the American edition. ***Near fine in turquoise blue cloth-covered boards with silver titles on a black block on the spine. No creasing. No bumps. Corners sharp. Boards clean and unmarked. Internally also near fine, with no inscriptions. Pages clean and white. No tears. No creases except for a light crease to the bottom corner of the front free endpaper - hardly noticeable. Spine tight. ***In a near fine colour printed dustwrapper that has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £2.00 net. No creases. No tears. No chips. No fading even to the spine. Dustwrapper clean and bright. ***168 pages. 224 mm x 142 mm. ***'"No Name in the Street" is American writer and poet James Baldwin's fourth non-fiction book, first published in 1972. It depicts several historical events and figures from Baldwin's perspective: Francisco Franco, McCarthyism, the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Huey Newton, Bobby Seale, Eldridge Cleaver, and the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The book also covers the Algerian War and Albert Camus's take on it. In vivid detail, Baldwin also recounts the Harlem childhood that shaped his early consciousness, the later painful historic events - the murders of his friends Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X - along with his stay in Europe and in Hollywood and his return to the American South to confront a violent America.' [Wiki] ***'This is James Baldwin's long-awaited personal statement on what happened in and to America through the political and social agonies of her recent history. ***Following Martin Luther King's death, and the death of so many others, James Baldwin writes with total candour of his painful route back to engagement, now with political realities that eschew non-violence, that are played out in the courts and penitentiaries as well as in the streets and legislatures of America.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper). ***First impression of the true first UK edition of this collection of essays. Very hard to find in such fine condition now. A real collector's copy of this important work and uncommon thus. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom