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London: Michael Joseph, 1974. Hardcover. Near Fine. First English edition. Blue cloth boards with gilt spine letters. Near fine with light wear at the corners, slightly cocked and one tiny spot to the top of the text block, lacking the original dustwrapper. Baldwin's fifth novel Inscribed: "for Frazer Scott: - Godspeed. James Baldwin." A copy inscribed by Baldwin but never sent, found amongst his personal library in France that was auctioned by Rometti et Associés in 2014.

New York: The Dial Press, 1974. First edition of Baldwin's fifth novel, a love story set in Harlem in the early 1970s. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Ethan Reinhard, Thank you. James Baldwin." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lynn Braswell. Reviewing the novel in The New York Times in 1974, the novelist Joyce Carol Oates described the book as "a moving, painful story" but "ultimately optimistic. It stresses the communal bond between members of an oppressed minority, especially between members of a family," offering "a quite moving and very traditional celebration of love. It affirms not only love between a man and a woman, but love of a type that is dealt with only rarely in contemporary fiction--that between members of a family, which may involve extremes of sacrifice." Basis for the film directed by Barry Jenkins, starring Kiki Layne, Stephan James, Colman Domingo, Teyonah Parris, Michael… Read More

New York: The Dial Press, 1974. Limited Edition, #147/250. Hardcover. Octavo, 197 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in brown leatherette with gilt stamping to boards and spine. Housed in a Very Good publisher's brown paper slipcase. Very light wear. Signed flat by Baldwin on the limitation page, #147/250 copies. DG Consignment. Shelved in Case 2. 1373069. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

The Dial Press, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. FINE. 197pp. 12mo, brown gilt-stamped leatherette. Signed by James Baldwin on the colophon and hand-numbered '221' of an edition limited to 250. FINE in FINE slipcase, entirely clean and sharp. The first printing of Baldwin's fifth novel, the basis for Barry Jenkins' 2018 film adaptation.

New York: The Dial Press, 1974. Signed limited first edition, one of 250 numbered copies of Baldwin's fifth novel, a love story set in Harlem in the early 1970s. Octavo, original boards. One of two hundred and fifty copies boldly signed by James Baldwin on the colophon, this is number 212. In near fine condition. Reviewing the novel in The New York Times in 1974, the novelist Joyce Carol Oates described the book as "a moving, painful story" but "ultimately optimistic. It stresses the communal bond between members of an oppressed minority, especially between members of a family," offering "a quite moving and very traditional celebration of love. It affirms not only love between a man and a woman, but love of a type that is dealt with only rarely in contemporary fiction--that between members of a family, which may involve extremes of sacrifice." Basis for the film directed by Barry Jenkins, starring Kiki Layne, Stephan James, Colman Domingo, Teyonah Parris, Michael Beach,… Read More

New York: The Dial Press, 1974. First Edition. First edition. [viii], 197 pp. Bound in publisher's reddish orange cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Fine in Near Fine unclipped dust jacket, lightly worn. An attractive copy of the novel by African American expatriate author James Baldwin that inspired the 2018 film by the same name.

New York: The Dial Press, 1974. First edition. First edition. [viii], 197 pp. Bound in publisher's reddish orange cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Very God with glue stain to front free endpaper, slighty foxed edges, in Near Fine unclipped dust jacket, slightly sunned, front flap creased. The novel by African American expatriate author James Baldwin that inspired the 2018 film by the same name.

London: Michael Joseph, 1974. First printing. Near fine in near fine jacket.. First UK edition of Baldwin's great novel centered around a Harlem love story. With every year that passes since Barry Jenkins's shimmering and triumphant 2018 film adaptation of Baldwin's love story, the contemporary critical reaction to the novel - hostility to the very concept of a love story, that base and contemptible form; contempt for the unmistakable stamp of human affections and the ineradicable stain of sentimentality on every page - becomes trickier to understand in context. Anatole Broyard, vibrating with absolute contempt in THE NEW YORK TIMES, brought out the biggest gun of 1974 when he wrote that BEALE STREET "could make it equally well as a 'gothic novel'" - so successful has been the genre's rehabilitation that the word, like "romance," no longer functions lethally as an unanswerable insult. The firing pin is rusty, the trigger is stuck, the gun will not go off. A deeper reading came from the unfailing… Read More

london: michael joseph, 1974. second printing, 1974. a love story set in new york city's harlem in the early 70s. '"beale street" was the first baldwin novel focusing exclusively on a black couple; it was also his only work narrated by a woman. london: michael joseph. hardcover. isbn: 0718111265. 5.25 x 8". 229 pages. book condition: near fine. jacket condition: unclipped (£3.00). near fine.

London: Michael Joseph, 1974. Love story set in Harlem in the early 1970s. It was adapted into the Academy Award-winning film of the same name in 2018. CONDITION Blue bds with gilt title (unworn with sharp cnrs) 230 pages. Copy is very bright and crisp. Top cnr of front end page is snipped. Original DJ is in archival cover, unworn.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: The Dial Press, 1974. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Owner name on the front free endpaper and spotting on the top page edge else about fine in a very good dust jacket with an internal tape repair, fading on the spine, and edgewear. Basis for the 2018 Academy Award winning film starring KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Colman Domingo, and Teyonah Parris.

Good. Jacket in mylar. 1st printing. Withdrawn library, no edge stamping, removed pocket, sticker and WD written on endpaper, looks like a bit of spill evidence to front board and jacket but not too bad

New York: Dial Press, 1974. 1st ed. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 197p. Original orange cloth. dj. 20 cm. Previous owners name ("Yvette E. LeRoy June 1974") in red ink on front free endpaper. Someone (probably LeRoy) has written in pencil words from the third stanza of Handy's Beale Street Blues on a blank leaf at the end of the book. A novel about Tish and Fonny.

Michael Joseph, 1975. 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. NF/VG+. 1st UK Edition. 12.5 x 20.3 cm blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, 229 [3]pp with original unclipped jacket priced at £3.00 net. Laid in is a photograph of the author. A near fine book with just a hint of pushing to the spine tips. The dust jacket, which is now protected in a removable, clear cover (not shown), has a 1.5 cm closed tear on the fore edge of the upper panel, some fading to the author's name on the spine and a little rubbing to the spine tips, edges and corners. All in all a very nice 1st UK Edition of this love story set in Harlem in the early 1970s about a man falsely accused of rape and filmed under the same name in 2018. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.

VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Minor wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Small chip, and closed tear to top edge, right side of spine. Very small tears, bottom edge of spine. Very small closed tear to top edge, upper left, back panel. Small crease to top outside edge, back flap. BOARDS: A couple of small flaws to cloth, front. BOOK: Nice topstain. Ink writing on FFEP. Please inspect photos closely for condition details. Any questions: please ask.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of James Baldwin's Harlem love story, If Beale Street Could Talk, his 5th novel and the basis for the 2018 film of the same name. This copy is a 1st trade edition, 1st printing of the work published by Dial Press in 1974. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.
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"Like the blues--sweet, sad, and full of truth--this masterful work of fiction rocks us with powerful emotions. In it are anger and pain, but… Read More

New York: Dial Press, 1974. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Dial Press, 1974. First Edition. Stated first printing. Hard Cover. Dust jacket has mild shelfwear, a few tiny chips along edges, front flap is creased, price-clipped. Cover has very slight shelfwear, bottom spine end softened. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Hinges are perfect. Binding is tight. Very nice copy.

New York: The Dial Press, 1974. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Good/Near Fine. First Printing stated of the author's magnificent novel. An ex-library copy in orange cloth with gilt and red foil to type on spine. Top front and bottom rear corner dinged and a few smudges to cloth. Some patches to tops and bottoms of pastedown with llight paper scarring due to jacket protector once being glued down. Bookstore sticker, rental fee ""This book 15c a day"" written in and about a dozen due dates(all from 1974, the year of publication) stamped to front free endpaper. Rfep creased. Jacket is unclipped ($6.95) and glossy with some patchy fading, but no wear, tears or chips.

London: Michael Joseph, 1974. First UK Edition/1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. In blue boards with silver type to spine. Bottom corners dinged and some pale foxing to page ends with some spots at bottom and to first and last several pages. Otherwise clean with solid binding. Jacket is unclipped (3.00 pounds) with 1/2 inch puncture to front panel near spine, light wear/nicks to spine ends and top of front flap and pale foxing to flaps. Very faint fading to spine that is barely perceptible.

London: Michael Joseph, 1974. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. The first UK edition. An attractive copy with bumps to the corners and to the top edge at the gutter, previous owner name to top of the front endpaper. A nice, square, firm binding, however and remains a reasonably fresh copy. The dustjacket is unclipped with a minor wrinkle at the top corner of the front cover - also Near Fine.

NP: Annapurna Pictures/Plan B.. Fine with no dust jacket. 2019. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. First edition. Specially produced script for purposes of nomination in the Best Adapted Screenplay category. Fine in aqua and orange-colored printed wrappers. Director Barry Jenkins was nominated in that category. ; 5 1/2" X 8 1/2"; 106 pages .