If Beale Street Could Talk

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… Read more

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… Read more

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. Boldly signed by James Baldwin on the dedication page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lynn Braswell. Uncommon signed. Reviewing the novel in The New York Times in 1974, the… Read more

NY: The Dial Press, 1974. First Edition, limited to 250 copies signed by Baldwin. 8vo, pp. 189. A fine copy in special binding.

New York: The Dial Press, 1974. First Edition. Fine/Fine. First edition. [viii], 197 pp. Publisher's reddish orange cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Fine in Fine unclipped dust jacket. An attractive copy of the novel by African American expatriate author James Baldwin that inspired the 2018 film by the same name. The first edition has recently become uncommon. … Read more

NY: The Dial Press, 1974., 1974. First printing. 8vo. 197 pp. Original gilt and silver stamped orange cloth binding. The book has two slender lines of white paper/glue/abrasion on the pastedowns ostensibly from the removal of a dust jacket protector which had been affixed there at some point. There is a small light brown splash stain on pp. 6 &… Read more

The Dial Press, 1974. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. The very rare uncorrected proof of this major work by James Baldwin. Very good in wrappers with some discrete highlighting of the text, perhaps by an editor or copywriter.

First UK Edition; A Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket. An outstanding copy of this novel, being the scarce UK edition (published concurrently with the US edition), in a beautiful custom slipcase; basis for the excellent award winning film starring Regina King, Kiki Layne, etc. This copy is in fine condition with bright spine lettering, a square tight… Read more

New York: The Dial Press, 1974. Uncorrected Galleys. Paperback. Near Fine. Uncorrected Proof. Near Fine. Blue wraps, creased at the front, faded at the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A love story set in contemporary Harlem, adapted into the highly acclaimed 2018 film directed by Barry Jenkins and starring KiKi Layne and Stephen James.

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..… Read more

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

Joseph, 1974. Hardcover. Good.

New York: The Dial Press, 1974. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. First Printing stated of the author's magnificent novel. In orange cloth with gilt titling to spine. Top page ends tinted yellow. Spine slightly cocked. An ex-library with minimal markings: Tape shadows to tops and bottoms of boards and free endpapers; sticker shadow, a couple very… Read more

Blackbirds Wolters Nordhoff. Paperback. LIKE NEW. Like new, very light shelf wear.

Vintage. Used - Like New. Like New condition. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects.

The Dial Press, 1974-01-01. Hardcover. New. New.

Hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

Mass Market Paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

Signet, 1974-01-01. Paperback. Used: Good.

Mass Market Paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

Vintage, 2006-10-10. Paperback. New. New.

Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Mass Market Paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

Paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

VINTAGE. New. 8.06 x 5.35 cm.

VINTAGE. New. 8.06 x 5.35 cm. IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK BALDWIN JAMES

VINTAGE. New. 8.06 x 5.35 cm.

VINTAGE. New. 8.06 x 5.35 cm.

Signet, 1975. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. very good condition overall, typical reader wear, mostly to cover. Former owners name inside front cover.

Mass Market Paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

New American Library. Good. 1975. Mass Market Paperback. (T224) .

New. .

UsedVeryGood. Minor shelf wear

Paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

New American Library - Signet, 1975. First Edition THUS. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.First edition THUS, first printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Cover shows light edgewear, with a… Read more

The Dial Press, 1974. Hardcover. Good.

Delta, 2000-06-13. Paperback. Good.

New York: The Dial Press, 1974 A book club edition of James Baldwin's classic. Publisher's dark mustard colored boards with black title no spine. Dust jacket has 1/2" closed tear at top edge of dust jacket. Dust jacket has book club edition indicated. Clean text and interior. Jacket to be wrapped in protective Brodart.

Paperback. New. Brand New.

The Dial Press. Used - Acceptable. Item in acceptable condition including possible liquid damage. As well, answers may be filled in. Lastly, may be missing components, e.g. missing DVDs, CDs, Access Code, etc.

The Dial Press. Used - Good. Item in good condition and has highlighting/writing on text. Used texts may not contain supplemental items such as CDs, info-trac etc...

New York: Signet/New American Library , 1975. First US Edition Thus/1st Printing . Paperback. Very Good +/N/A. First Printing stated with full number line 1-9. Some vertical creases to spine from reading which is slightly cocked. Book still glossy - Very Good +.

Blackstone Audio, Inc.. Used - Very Good. Item in very good condition and ready to ship - Guaranteed to play!!

Paperback. New. Brand New.

Vintage. New. 2006. Paperback. 0307275930 . A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery.; 7.9 X 5.1 X 0.5 inches; 197 pages .

Signet. Mass Market Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included.

Vintage, 2006. Trade Paperback. A new copy. In this honest and stunning novel that inspired the award-winning major motion picture of the same name, James Baldwin has given America a moving story of love in the face of injustice. A major work of Black American fiction. -The New Republic Told through the eyes of Tish, a nineteen-year-old girl,… Read more

New York: Dial, 1974. Book Club Edition. Cloth. Very good. 8vo. Cloth. 213 pp. Lacks jacket. Previous owner's sticker on front free endpaper. This is an early book club printing of Baldwin's classic novel.

" In this honest and stunning novel, James Baldwin has given America a moving story of love in the face of injustice. Told through the eyes of Tish, a nineteen-year-old girl in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father of her child, Baldwin's story mixes the sweet and the sad. Tish and Fonny have pledged to get… Read more

Random House Inc . New. Brand New.