Giovanni's Room
by Baldwin, James
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good/N/A
- Seller
-
Albany, California, United States
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About This Item
New York : Apollo Editions/Dial Press, 1962. First Edition Thus/5th Printing. Paperback.. Good/N/A. One of the classics of modern gay literature. An early printing of the first trade paperback edition with same cover as the hardcover edition. A well worn copy with 1/4 inch tear to top of spine, chip at bottom, small moisture stain to bottom inside of front cover with slight ripple and edgewear/creasing. Creasing to some front page ends as well. Jacket design by Seymour Chwast.
Synopsis
Giovanni’s Room was the first published novel by James Baldwin, who hit literary acclaim in 1953 with his semi-autobiographical work Go Tell it on the Mountain . Giovanni’s Room is about a young bisexual American man and his affair with an Italian in Paris. It is one of Baldwin’s only works not to deal with race, focusing instead on the characters’ romantic relationships.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lost Paddle Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LPB007221JB
- Title
- Giovanni's Room
- Author
- Baldwin, James
- Format/Binding
- Paperback.
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- N/A
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus/5th Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Apollo Editions/Dial Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Literature; African American Literature; LGBTQ Literature;
Terms of Sale
Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
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About the Seller
Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
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