London: Michael Joseph. 1957. First edition. Baldwin’s excellent, controversial second novel about a same-sex relationship in Paris. Baldwin’s literary authority and motivation to the Civil Rights cause was questioned on publication, since, unlike his Go Tell It on the Mountain, there are no black characters present. The reason, Baldwin later stated, was that he simply couldn’t muster dealing with the criticism of a novel that tackles homosexuality, masculinity, and race. Today, it is considered one of his finest works and this first British edition is rather more desirable than the US in this bookseller’s opinion.