Baldwin, Inscribed New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953, first edition of Baldwin's first novel, inscribed in the year of publication, in a pictorial dust jacket, 8-1/4 x 5-3/4 in., a bit of water spotting on the front cover and affecting the first few pages of the text otherwise very good in a good dust jacket with discoloration on the inside (probably from water), tape repairs on the verso, wear at the extremities, spine, faded, a bit of chipping. Provenance: Atlanta, Georgia Collection a bit of water spotting on the front cover and affecting the first few pages of the text otherwise very good in a good dust jacket with discoloration on the inside (probably from water), tape repairs on the verso, wear at the extremities, spine, faded, a bit of chipping