James Baldwin. Notes of A Native Son. The Beacon Press, 1955.

Price: US$4.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Solid binding. Boards show some signs of bowing. Minimal, but noticable damage due to wetness. Minimal edgewear. Binding is somewhat loose. Leaves are starting to separate from the binding. Minimal, but noticable fading due to exposure to sunlight. Small wrinkles in the cover. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.

Seller: Library House Internet Sales, Grand Rapids, OH, U.S.A.

Baldwin, James. Notes of a Native Son. BEACON PRESS, MA, 1955.

Price: US$20.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: tight binding, not price clipped ($0.60), creases on spine DATE PUBLISHED: 1955 EDITION: 149

Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.

Baldwin, James. Notes of A Native Son. Beacon Press, Boston, 1955.

Price: US$300.00 + shipping

Description: 175 pgs. Book has a red cloth binding and black inked spine stamping. Light soiling (handling) to covers, but a tight and internally clean book. Light abrasions at spine ends and corners, and small coffee-stain spots on fore-edge. An important 20th century autobiography, and the scarce first printing. No dust jacket. LCC 55-11325 Very good condition (no dust jacket).

Seller: Old Book Surfer, Cambridge, NY, U.S.A.

Baldwin, James. NOTES OF A NATIVE SON. The Beacon Press, Boston, 1955.

Price: US$710.00 + shipping

Description: 1st Edition. NOTES OF A NATIVE SON: 1955. First Edition of the author's first collection of essays in the original red cloth, stamped black titles to the spine and cover in near fine condition. Head and foot of the spine very slightly bumped from edge wear. No markings or signatures. A rare dustwrapper price clipped with a few tears and chips missing. A must for any Baldwin fan.

Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada

BALDWIN, James.. Notes of a Native Son.. Boston: The Beacon Press, 1955, 1955.

Price: US$3859.11 + shipping

Description: First edition, first printing, of the author's first book of essays, in an exceptional example of the scarce dust jacket. This is a pre-publication review copy, with the publisher's slip anticipating publication on 21 November 1955 loosely inserted. "These autobiographical and political pieces made Baldwin famous as an eloquent and experienced commentator on race and culture in America" (ANB). Octavo. Original red cloth, spine lettered in black, publisher's device to front cover in black. With dust jacket. Tiny bumps to spine ends; small creases and short closed tears to extremities of jacket, a few trivial marks, else remarkably bright and unclipped: a fine copy in near-fine dust jacket.

Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom