No Name In The Street
by James Baldwin
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Michael Joseph , 1972 . First edition. Hardback. Very Good Indeed/Near Fine. 9" by 5.5". None . The first edition published in 1972. The first edition published in 1972. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. No Name in the street is a set of historical essays written by writer and poet James Baldwin. It recounts the Harlem of his youth and the murders of Martin Luther King Jr and Malcom X. It confronts the violence of America. To understand the context of the murders of Martin Luther King Jr and Malcom X, Baldwin explores several significant historical events. These events include the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, McCarthyism and the Algerian war. In the original cloth binding in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally smart. The dust generally wrapper is clean. loss to the front corner of the dust wrapper. Spotting to the reverse of the dust wrapper. Age toning to the flyleaf. The boards are generally clean. Fading to the boards. Loss to the backboard. The odd spot to the text block. a small tide mark to the text block. Internally firmly. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
Synopsis
No Name in the Street is a non-fiction book by James Baldwin. It was Baldwin's third non-fiction book, and was published in 1972.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 878V44
- Title
- No Name In The Street
- Author
- James Baldwin
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1972
- Size
- 9" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Essays James Baldwin American history James Baldwin
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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