Joint by James Blake, Signed (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very nice copy in a like jacket. This copy inscribed by Blake to Frederick and Florence March. You want strange associations you ve got this. March is among a handful, at most, of the greatest Hollywood actors of his time and Blake was a musician, occasional thief, and sometimes excellent author. An uncommon book signed, but especially so to the renowned Actor, who played in one of his many roles opposite Spencer Tracy in the film version of Inherent The Wind. Signed by Author(s).