The People Of Paris Barry, Joseph Lit

First edition, review copy with publisher's slip, of this introduction to the culture and people of Paris for an American audience - including meetings with Alice B. Toklas, Albert Camus, Simone de Beauvoir, William Burroughs, Mary McCarthy, Coco Chanel, and James Baldwin. In the chapter where Barry visits Baldwin, they discuss the burden of Baldwin's role as a spokesperson for African Americans and the effects of his fame: "It's terribly easy these days to be surrounded by flatterers and, if I accepted it, it would be the end of me. When I was young, I was ugly-you know, pop eyes, big nose-now I'm called striking!" 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original navy cloth-backed light blue cloth boards, gilt-lettered spine. In original unclipped ($4.95) color pictorial dust jacket with design by William Wondriska. Blue endpapers. x, 326 pages. Publisher's press release, with publication date ("September 2" crossed out with ink notation "Oct 7") and price ("$4.95"); and review slip, with publication date ("October 7, 1966"), laid in. Jacket with toning to spine and margins, light edgewear. With with a touch of rubbing to spine ends. Near fine in very good plus jacket.