New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. First edition. 8vo. (x), 303, (1) pp. Publisher's orange cloth, stamped in blind and in gilt, very light wear along top edge' top edge stained blue; newspaper clipping regarding this novel mounted to front free endpaper, contemporary inscription below same; in original unclipped pictorial dust-jacket by John O'Hara Cosgrave II, light wear and old tape residue along top and bottom edges recto and verso, short closed tears in top and bottom front panel edge, scattered abrasions to panels.

A handsome first edition of Baldwin's first book, a semi-autobiographical work based on his experiences growing up in Harlem.