JAMES BALDWIN: The George Bixby Collection

(Silver Spring, MD): Type Punch Matrix, 2024. First edition. Fine.. Limited edition catalogue dedicated to the career of the great James Baldwin - from the collection of bookseller, bibliographer, and publisher George Bixby. Some 300 items in all - originally collected by Bixby for an unrealized bibliography of the author - the catalogue covers Baldwin's books (in multiple editions, proofs, and foreign editions); magazine contributions; and ephemera, fliers, programs, posters, and other assorted items. Arranged into four sections - A items (Books and Foreign Editions), B (Contributions to Books & Anthologies), C (Contributions to Periodicals), and D (Miscellaneous: Ephemera, Blurbs, etc.) - the catalogue covers numerous salient bibliographic points, including several never previously documented. With a preface by TPM co-founder Brian Cassidy, the catalogue is currently the most comprehensive resource available on the publications of this major American author. 9.5'' x 6.5''. Original stiff color printed wrappers. xiv, [164] pages. Illustrated throughout in color. One of 500 unnumbered copies.