Devil Finds Work Essay by Baldwin James (27 results)

Condition: acceptable. This copy has clearly been enjoyedâ"expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.

Soft cover. Condition: New. New.

Condition: New.

paperback. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: New. pp. 144 International edition.

paperback. Condition: New. Condition Notes: New from the publisher.

Condition: New. pp. 144.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First printing, near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Spine ends of book are slightly pushed. The jacket has very slight edgewear, and the front flap is creased. Baldwin's opinion on the American film industry; 122 pages. $6.95 price on jacket flap; no names or other marking in or on the book. A tight, square copy.…

paperback. Condition: New. Condition Notes: New from the publisher.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Includes dust jacket. First Edition. Stated first printing. Dust Jacket is in a removable clear plastic (Brodart) protector. Pages are clean.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dial Press, NY, c.1976, 1st., 8vo., cloth, 122pp., re film. G/G $.

Softcover. Near Fine in wraps.; Vintage International; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 144 pages. 1st International Edition; Sixth Printing.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - From 'the best essayist in this country" (The New York Times Book Review) comes an incisive book-length essay about racism in American movies that challenges the underlying assumptions in many of the films that have shaped our consciousness.Baldwin's personal reflections on movies gathered here in a book-length essay are also an appraisal of American racial politics. Offering a look at racism in American movies and a vision of America's self-delusions and deceptions, Baldwin considers such films as In the Heat of the Night, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, and The Exorcist.Here are our loves and hates, biases and cruelties, fears and ignorance reflected by the films that have entertained and shaped us. And here too is the stunning prose of a writer whose passion never diminished his struggle for equality, justice, and social change.…

First Edition. 8vo, pp. 122. A fine copy in dj that has a tear at the top. A discussion of American film.

hardcover. Condition: As New.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Book is in good condition. Missing dust jacket. Wear to cover and spine. Spine is strong and inside pages are clean.

First Edition. Hardcover, very good with light wear in good chipped jacket, with slight loss to rear panel. Stated first printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Unclipped DJ is slightly ruffled, creases on flaps, now protected in mylar. Boards are well-bound, foxing along borders, sprinkled throughout; text is clean & quite readable.

First Edition; First Printing. Fine in fine dust jacket with lightly sunned spine in mylar cover.

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition. Dust jacket unclipped, toned, creasing at edges, closed tear to top front panel near spine approx. 1/4 inch, rear flap creased vertically. Dark red paper covered boards, copper lettering at spine. Previous ownership inscription (ink and pencil) at front free endpaper. 8vo, 122 pp. Very Good. A searching blend of memoir, film criticism, and cultural commentary in which Baldwin examines the ways American cinema has represented or distorted Black life and American racial politics. Baldwin lays bare the racial anxieties, hypocrisies, and illusions embedded in mainstream entertainment while examining iconic Hollywood films, including The Birth of a Nation, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, and The Exorcist.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 122pp. Red hardcover, title in gilt on spine. Stated "First Printing" on copyright page. Solid text block, top edge dyed red, appears unread, a fine example. In publisher's dust jacket, $6.95 retail price on front flap, a touch of shelf wear, faint toning to verso, a near fine example. First edition of The Devil Finds Work by James Baldwin. (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.