If Beale Street Could Talk
For a first US edition, first printing of If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin (The Dial Press, 1974), the first point to check: Copyright page: “First printing” stated, under “Manufactured in the United States of America”.
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How to identify this edition
These points tell this edition apart from other printings and editions of If Beale Street Could Talk.
✓ Copyright page: “First printing” stated, under “Manufactured in the United States of America”
✓ Title page: The Dial Press · New York · 1974
✓ Price: $6.95 on the jacket flap (unclipped)
✓ Binding: reddish-orange cloth, spine lettered in gilt; yellow top stain, orange endpapers
✓ Dust jacket: yellow, “a novel by the author of Another Country” at the foot of the front panel, Baldwin portrait on the back
Common questions
- How do I know if my copy of If Beale Street Could Talk is a first US edition, first printing?
- ✓ Copyright page: “First printing” stated, under “Manufactured in the United States of America” ✓ Title page: The Dial Press · New York · 1974 ✓ Price: $6.95 on the jacket flap (unclipped) ✓ Binding: reddish-orange cloth, spine lettered in gilt; yellow top stain, orange endpapers ✓ Dust jacket: yellow, “a novel by the author of Another Country” at the foot of the front panel, Baldwin portrait on the back The identification points above show each one.
- Can I sell my copy of If Beale Street Could Talk?
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