- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Owl Creek Books, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.Owl Creek Books
AbeBooks seller since September 19, 2025
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 155.72
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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.
Seller Inventory # OCB14810
Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Devil Finds Work: An Essay
- Author
- Baldwin, James
- Publisher
- Dial Press, New York
- Publication year
- 1976
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover/Hardback
- Edition
- First Edition.
Owl Creek Books
Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
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Rare, vintage, and antiquarian bookstore in Mid-city Los Angeles. In the heart of mid-city Los Angeles, our antiquarian bookstore is a haven for book lovers, collectors, and anyone with a passion for the historic written word. We specialize in meticulously selected rare books, first editions, and antiquarian gems that are as unique as the city itself.
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Owl Creek Books
CA, U.S.A.
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