Blues for Mister Charlie by James Baldwin

First Edition · Dial Press · 1963 · With Dust Jacket

A true first edition of Baldwin’s explosive stage play addressing race, justice, and America’s conscience. This 1964 Dial Press hardcover is a First Printing, housed in its original dust jacket (worn but intact).

This particular copy was previously owned by author Norman Reed Cary and contains his marginal notes — offering a rare glimpse into a writer’s direct engagement with Baldwin’s work. The book itself is clean and sound, ideal as a readable and historically meaningful piece.

First edition with provenance | A collector-grade reading copy | Carefully packed & shipped