Lot 14
Baldwin (James) Another Country, first edition, signed by the author, New York, Dial Press, 1962.
Hammer Price: £2,400
Description
Baldwin (James) Another Country, first edition, signed by the author on dedication p., original cloth, light bumping to spine ends, dust-jacket, very light toning, short closed tear to head of upper panel, light rubbing or creasing to head and foot, a sharp and excellent example, 8vo, New York, Dial Press, 1962.
⁂ Baldwin's third novel and his most popular, it was predictably greeted with a storm of controversy on release and banned in New Orleans and Australia on grounds of obscenity. Rare signed.
Description
Baldwin (James) Another Country, first edition, signed by the author on dedication p., original cloth, light bumping to spine ends, dust-jacket, very light toning, short closed tear to head of upper panel, light rubbing or creasing to head and foot, a sharp and excellent example, 8vo, New York, Dial Press, 1962.
⁂ Baldwin's third novel and his most popular, it was predictably greeted with a storm of controversy on release and banned in New Orleans and Australia on grounds of obscenity. Rare signed.