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[African-Americana] Baldwin, James. Giovanni's Room

[African-Americana] Baldwin, James. Giovanni's Room

New York: The Dial Press, 1956. First edition. Presentation copy, inscribed by Baldwin on front free endpaper: "For Lester & Peter, / love, & keep the / faith / James Baldwin". 8vo. (viii), 248 pp. Publisher's quarter black cloth over light green paper-covered boards, stamped in silver, light wear to spine ends; text sheets lightly toned; in original price-clipped dust-jacket, wear along top and bottom edges, loss at top of spine panel, small dampstaining at foot of same, spine panel toned.

First edition, presentation copy of Baldwin's second novel. Inscribed to American attorney Lester S. Hyman (1931-2025).

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