Books

Good; bumping to head and foot of spine, top edge of front cover, and bottom edge of rear cover; some rubbing to head and foot of spine; light tarnish and a few small reddish stains to black cloth spine; some reddish stain to paper along line of the cloth on rear cover; dust spots to all page edges, with mostly inconspicuous expression to edges of page surface on some pages; foxing to endpapers; very faint musty smell; else Fine. Hinges sound, spine straight, pages clean and bright except as noted. No original dust jacket; now protected by a new mylar jacket. First edition, with no additional printings noted.

Giovanni's Room is a 1956 novel by James Baldwin. The book focuses on the events in the life of an American man living in Paris and his feelings and frustrations with his relationships with other men in his life, particularly an Italian bartender named Giovanni whom he meets at a Parisian gay bar.