Richard Wright
Richard Wright
Wright (Richard) Native Son, first edition, first printing with 'first edition' and publisher's code 'A-P' to title verso, signed presentation inscription from the author dated 3/11/40 to endpaper, photographic portrait of the author trimmed from magazine loosely inserted, first issue blue cloth, stamped in red and white, minor bumping to spine ends and corners, first issue dust-jacket without blurb to spine, light sunning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, some chipping to fore-edges and along upper edge of panels, a very good example overall, 8vo, New York, Harper & Brothers, 1940.
⁂ Wright's first novel, a landmark book in African-American literature that made the author the wealthiest black writer in American and established him as a leading American cultural voice. Rare signed or inscribed.
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Richard Wright
Wright (Richard) Native Son, first edition, first printing with 'first edition' and publisher's code 'A-P' to title verso, signed presentation inscription from the author dated 3/11/40 to endpaper, photographic portrait of the author trimmed from magazine loosely inserted, first issue blue cloth, stamped in red and white, minor bumping to spine ends and corners, first issue dust-jacket without blurb to spine, light sunning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, some chipping to fore-edges and along upper edge of panels, a very good example overall, 8vo, New York, Harper & Brothers, 1940.
⁂ Wright's first novel, a landmark book in African-American literature that made the author the wealthiest black writer in American and established him as a leading American cultural voice. Rare signed or inscribed.
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