The Fire Next Time [and] Blues for Mister Charlie by Baldwin, James - 1973

New York: Dell Publishing Co, 1973. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 6 3/8" X 4 1/8". 7" X 4 1/4". 141pp, plus three pages of ads for other works by the author; 158pp, plus two pages of ads for other works by the author. Moderate wear to paper wraps, with some scattered rubbing to upper wraps and creasing to corners and spines. Bindings are sound. Underlining to pages of The Fire Next Time. Previous owner's name to Blues for Mister Charlie, with occasional underlining and notes to pages, and pencilled notes to rear pastedown. The Fire Next Time is James Baldwin's iconic historic manifesto, one of the most important anti-racist texts. Blues for Mister Charlie a three-act play inspired by the murder of Emmett Till and dedicated to the memory of Medgar Evers, his widow and children, and to the memory of the dead children of Birmingham. An admittedly well-worn pair, but still quite presentable, of the work of activist and literary titan James Baldwin (1924-1987) in vintage, 1960s-1970s mass market format.