Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone
by Baldwin, James
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Madison, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Dial Press, Inc., 1968. 484pp. White boards, brown lettering on the spine. Stated First printing. the spine is signifcantly darkened with foxing. internally clean and unmarked. Unclipped jacket with original $5.95 price on the front flap darkened along the extremities. triangular shp by the corner of the rear panel (photo of James Baldwin). "At the height of his theatrical career, the actor Leo Proudhammer is nearly felled by a heart attack. As he hovers between life and death, Baldwin shows the choices that have made him enviably famous and terrifyingly vulnerable. For between Leo's childhood on the streets of Harlem and his arrival into the intoxicating world of the theater lies a wilderness of desire and loss, shame and rage. An adored older brother vanishes into prison. There are love affairs with a white woman and a younger black man, each of whom will make irresistible claims on Leo's loyalty. And everywhere there is the anguish of being black in a society that at times seems poised on the brink of total racial war.". First American Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 031565
- Title
- Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone
- Author
- Baldwin, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- The Dial Press, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1968
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- Bisexuality Racism 60's Black Power Interracial Relationship Bookfair23
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About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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Madison, New Jersey
About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.
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