James Baldwin
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BALDWIN, JAMES, 1924 to 1987

James Baldwin

American writer.

Books
20
Editions tracked
38
First editions
20
Nationality
United States, France

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Earliest first editionGo Tell It on the MountainKnopf, 1953 Most editions trackedAnother Country3 editions
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First editions, year by year

  1. 1953Go Tell It on the MountainKnopf
  2. 1955Notes of a Native SonDial Press
  3. 1956Giovanni's RoomDial Press
  4. 1961Nobody Knows My NameMichael Joseph
  5. 1962The Fire Next TimeDell
  6. 1962Another CountryDial Press
  7. 1964Blues For Mister CharlieDial Press
  8. 1965Going to Meet the ManJoseph
  9. 1968Tell Me How Long the Train's Been GoneJoseph
  10. 1968The Amen CornerFrench
  11. 1971A Rap on RaceLippincott
  12. 1972No Name in the StreetJoseph
  13. 1972One Day When I Was LostMichael Joseph
  14. 1974If Beale Street Could TalkJoseph
  15. 1976The Devil Finds WorkDial Press
  16. 1979Just Above My HeadMichael Joseph
  17. 1985Evidence of ThingsHenry Holt
  18. 1993Sonny's BluesCreative Education
  19. 2005Fifty Famous Stories RetoldYesterday's Classics
  20. 2017I Am Not Your NegroVintage Books
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James Baldwin was born in 1924 and died in 1987.

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