Previous Lot
Previous Lot
Lot 5
Next Lot
Next Lot
1 / 2
Click To Zoom

Lot 5

BALDWIN. James (1924-1987). Giovanni's Room. New York: The Dial Press, 1956.
Sale 1335 - Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie
Jun 6, 2024 9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Own a similar item?
Estimate
$500 - 700
Price Realized
$1,016
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
BALDWIN. James (1924-1987). Giovanni's Room. New York: The Dial Press, 1956.

8vo. Original cloth-backed boards; in unrestored unclipped dust jacket (extremities gently rubbed and sunned).

FIRST EDITION of Baldwin's second novel and a cornerstone of 20th century gay fiction that follows a young bisexual American man and his affair with an Italian in Paris.


Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie
Condition Report
Contact Information
Auction Specialist

You Might Also Like

ABBEY, Edward (1927-1989). The Monkey Wrench Gang. Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1975.

Lot 2

ABBEY, Edward (1927-1989). The Monkey Wrench Gang. Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1975.
BROWNING, Robert (1812-1889). Bells and Pomegranates. Parts I-VIII. London: Edward Moxon, 1841-46.

Lot 8

BROWNING, Robert (1812-1889). Bells and Pomegranates. Parts I-VIII. London: Edward Moxon, 1841-46.
[BRONTE, Emily (1818-1848]. Wuthering Heights. A Novel by the Author of "Jane Eyre". New York: Harper & Brothers, 1848.

Lot 7

[BRONTE, Emily (1818-1848]. Wuthering Heights. A Novel by the Author of "Jane Eyre". New York: Harper & Brothers, 1848.
BRONTE, Charlotte ("Currer Bell") (1816-1855). Jane Eyre: An Autobiography. London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1857.

Lot 6

BRONTE, Charlotte ("Currer Bell") (1816-1855). Jane Eyre: An Autobiography. London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1857.
ABBEY, Edward (1927-1989). Desert Solitaire. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1968.

Lot 1

ABBEY, Edward (1927-1989). Desert Solitaire. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1968.
AUSTEN, Jane (1775-1817) [Standard Novels]. Pride and Prejudice. -- Sense and Sensibility. -- Northanger Abbey [and] Persuasion. -- Mansfield Park. All published in London by Richard Bentley, 1833.

Lot 3

AUSTEN, Jane (1775-1817) [Standard Novels]. Pride and Prejudice. -- Sense and Sensibility. -- Northanger Abbey [and] Persuasion. -- Mansfield Park. All published in London by Richard Bentley, 1833.
BROWNING, Robert (1812-1889). Men and Women. London: Chapman and Hall, 1855.

Lot 9

BROWNING, Robert (1812-1889). Men and Women. London: Chapman and Hall, 1855.
BALDWIN, James (1924-1987). Go Tell It On the Mountain. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953.

Lot 4

BALDWIN, James (1924-1987). Go Tell It On the Mountain. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953.
ABBEY, Edward (1927-1989). The Monkey Wrench Gang. Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1975.

Lot 2

ABBEY, Edward (1927-1989). The Monkey Wrench Gang. Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1975.
BROWNING, Robert (1812-1889). Bells and Pomegranates. Parts I-VIII. London: Edward Moxon, 1841-46.

Lot 8

BROWNING, Robert (1812-1889). Bells and Pomegranates. Parts I-VIII. London: Edward Moxon, 1841-46.
[BRONTE, Emily (1818-1848]. Wuthering Heights. A Novel by the Author of "Jane Eyre". New York: Harper & Brothers, 1848.

Lot 7

[BRONTE, Emily (1818-1848]. Wuthering Heights. A Novel by the Author of "Jane Eyre". New York: Harper & Brothers, 1848.
BRONTE, Charlotte ("Currer Bell") (1816-1855). Jane Eyre: An Autobiography. London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1857.

Lot 6

BRONTE, Charlotte ("Currer Bell") (1816-1855). Jane Eyre: An Autobiography. London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1857.
ABBEY, Edward (1927-1989). Desert Solitaire. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1968.

Lot 1

ABBEY, Edward (1927-1989). Desert Solitaire. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1968.
AUSTEN, Jane (1775-1817) [Standard Novels]. Pride and Prejudice. -- Sense and Sensibility. -- Northanger Abbey [and] Persuasion. -- Mansfield Park. All published in London by Richard Bentley, 1833.

Lot 3

AUSTEN, Jane (1775-1817) [Standard Novels]. Pride and Prejudice. -- Sense and Sensibility. -- Northanger Abbey [and] Persuasion. -- Mansfield Park. All published in London by Richard Bentley, 1833.
BROWNING, Robert (1812-1889). Men and Women. London: Chapman and Hall, 1855.

Lot 9

BROWNING, Robert (1812-1889). Men and Women. London: Chapman and Hall, 1855.
BALDWIN, James (1924-1987). Go Tell It On the Mountain. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953.

Lot 4

BALDWIN, James (1924-1987). Go Tell It On the Mountain. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953.
ABBEY, Edward (1927-1989). The Monkey Wrench Gang. Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1975.

Lot 2

ABBEY, Edward (1927-1989). The Monkey Wrench Gang. Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1975.
BROWNING, Robert (1812-1889). Bells and Pomegranates. Parts I-VIII. London: Edward Moxon, 1841-46.

Lot 8

BROWNING, Robert (1812-1889). Bells and Pomegranates. Parts I-VIII. London: Edward Moxon, 1841-46.
[BRONTE, Emily (1818-1848]. Wuthering Heights. A Novel by the Author of "Jane Eyre". New York: Harper & Brothers, 1848.

Lot 7

[BRONTE, Emily (1818-1848]. Wuthering Heights. A Novel by the Author of "Jane Eyre". New York: Harper & Brothers, 1848.
BRONTE, Charlotte ("Currer Bell") (1816-1855). Jane Eyre: An Autobiography. London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1857.

Lot 6

BRONTE, Charlotte ("Currer Bell") (1816-1855). Jane Eyre: An Autobiography. London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1857.
ABBEY, Edward (1927-1989). Desert Solitaire. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1968.

Lot 1

ABBEY, Edward (1927-1989). Desert Solitaire. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1968.
AUSTEN, Jane (1775-1817) [Standard Novels]. Pride and Prejudice. -- Sense and Sensibility. -- Northanger Abbey [and] Persuasion. -- Mansfield Park. All published in London by Richard Bentley, 1833.

Lot 3

AUSTEN, Jane (1775-1817) [Standard Novels]. Pride and Prejudice. -- Sense and Sensibility. -- Northanger Abbey [and] Persuasion. -- Mansfield Park. All published in London by Richard Bentley, 1833.
BROWNING, Robert (1812-1889). Men and Women. London: Chapman and Hall, 1855.

Lot 9

BROWNING, Robert (1812-1889). Men and Women. London: Chapman and Hall, 1855.
BALDWIN, James (1924-1987). Go Tell It On the Mountain. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953.

Lot 4

BALDWIN, James (1924-1987). Go Tell It On the Mountain. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953.
1 / 8
Search