Vendeur : Optimon Books, Gravesend, KENT, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : Fair. THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. Chronicle of life in prison, in letters to friendsJames Blake was university trained and a pianist, who spent almost half his adult life in prison in the USA. Prison offered him a refuge - and a 'freedom' the outside world did not.Introduction by William Styron.Green covers, gilt titles on spine. Top cut edges spotted. Dustjacket with photo of letters on the front, and of the author inside the back cover. D/J edges worn and with tears top and bottom. N° de réf. du vendeur 429907
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Vendeur : Last Exit Books, Charlottesville, VA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good-. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Secker & Warburg, London, UK. 1972. 237 pgs. Signed and inscrbed by Jim Blake on the FFEP. Laid in TLS from Jim Blake laid in with the envelope. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. "The Joint" is a book by James Blake, published in 1971, that consists of letters he wrote while serving time in prison. The book is an autobiography of letters, detailing his experiences as a petty thief and musician who found a strange sense of contentment in prison life. E-182; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 238 pages; Signed by Author. N° de réf. du vendeur 73177
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