The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin. First edition. New York: The Dial Press, 1963. Missing dust jacket. Hardcover in Very Good+ condition. No writing or markings in the book, 120 pp. 

The African-American novelist's powerful thoughts on race in the U.S. in two essays, was an instant bestseller. His reputation has endured since his death and his work has been adapted for the screen to great acclaim. His mother never revealed who his biological father was, but he always considered his stepfather, simply "father" throughout his life. 

This was the authors sixth book.