Set Reminder2022-02-26 12:00:002022-02-26 12:00:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : Fine Books & Manuscripts https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/potter-potter/fine-books-manuscripts-21955 Our first book sale of the year features an array of items not seen on the market in over a century. Among the Americana lots crossing the block is one of the rarest and important Revolutionary War narratives, being Ethan Allen’s account of his captivity in British prisons printed in 1779.
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[CIVIL RIGHTS]. BALDWIN, James (1924?1987). The Devil Finds Work. New York: The Dial Press, 1976. 8vo. Original publisher?s dark red paper over boards (some penciled underlining throughout, contemporary inked date on copyright); original unclipped dust jacket (light toning to rear panel, tiny spot of wear near head). FIRST EDITION of Baldwin?s critique of the racial politics in American cinema. INSCRIBED BY BALDWIN, on the dedication leaf: ?Peace / James Baldwin?.