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paperback. Etat : Near Fine. PAPERBACK, cover price $10.00, near fine copy. WRIGHT, RICHARD. Black boy: (American hunger) : a record of childhood and youth. New York: Perennial Classics, 1998, later printing, xix, 419pp., . Harper Perennial modern classics. - The author relates his life as an African American growing up in the S…outh during the Jim Crow years - The restored text, established by the Library of America. ISBN 9780060929787 15.60.
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Etat : Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
Edité par New York: Harper Perennial Classics, 1998, 1998
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Ajouter au panierWright, Richard, 1908-1960. Black boy. New York: Harper Perennial Classics, 1998, 419pp., PAPERBACK, cover price $13.00, very good. The text as restored by the Library of America. 9780060929787 ISBN 0060929782.
Langue : anglais
Edité par Harper & Brothers, New York, 1945
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Ajouter au panierEtat : VERY GOOD. Hardcover. An early printing, possibly a Book of the Month club edition, of this classic novel. Very good, (bookplate), no dust jacket.
RICHARD WRIGHT, DAEMONIC GENIUS; A PORTRAIT OF THE MAN, A CRITICAL LOOK AT HIS WORK. [Richard Wright; Demonic Genius.]
Walker, Margaret (Margaret Walker Alexander), 1915-1998. [Richard Wright, 1908-1960.]
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Second printing (per publisher's number line upon copyright page). xx, 428 pages. Hardcover: H 23.5cm x L 15.75cm. Dust jacket rubbed, slight bumping at spine ends with small light brown stain near center, scuffing at flap fold ends. Black cloth spine with vibrant silver stamped lettering, tan boards. Pages are bright and clean.… Binding remains fairly crisp. A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket. ISBN 0446710016.
Langue : anglais
Edité par Jackson, MS and London: University Press of Mississippi, 1990., 1990
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First edition, first printing (per publisher's number line upon copyright page). xiv, 299 pages. Hardcover; H 23.5cm x L 15.5cm. Blue dust jacket lightly rubbed. Blue cloth with vibrant gilt stamped spine lettering. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. ISBN 0878054030.
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Edité par Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 1987., 1985
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Second printing (first published 1985). [6], 268 pages. Hardcover: H 23.5cm x L 15.75cm. Black dust jacket rubbed some surface scratches to rear panel, small patch at front panel's bottom left where dj's clear laminate has bubbled. Black cloth with vibrant gilt stamping to spine. Interior pages are bright and clean. Binding rema…ins crisp. A fine copy in a very good dust jacket. With frontispiece b/w portrait photo, Introduction, and Index. Features twelve essays titled as "Wright's First Hundred Books," "Black Cat and White Cat: Wright's Gothic and the Influence of Poe," "From Revolutionary Poetry to Haiku," "Beyond Naturalism?," "Wright's South," "From Tabloid to Myth: 'The Man Who Lived Underground,'" "The Man Who Killed a Shadow': A Study in Compulsion," "Fantasies and Style in Wright's Fiction," "Wright's Image of France," "Wright and the French Existentialists," "Wright's Exile," "Wright, Negritude, and African Writing," plus four Appendices: "'Superstition' by Richard Wright," "Poetry by Richard Wright," "An Interview with Simone de Beauvoir," and "A Letter from Dorothy Padmore." ISBN 0878052585.
Edité par Fr/M: Büchergilde Gutenberg, 1964, 1964
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Ajouter au panierWright, Richard, 1908-1960. Der schwarze Traum. Roman. Fr/M: Büchergilde Gutenberg, 1964, later printing, 463pp., dust-jacket with minor wear, front panel soiled, very good light blue cloth.
AMERICAN HUNGER. (Dust jacket subtitle: "The compelling continuation of Wright's great autobiographical work, 'Black Boy.'")
Wright, Richard [Richard Nathaniel Wright], 1908-1960. Michel Fabre (Afterword).
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Edité par New York et al: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1977., 1977
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First edition, first printing (per publisher's requisite statement and number line upon copyright page). [12], 146, [1] pages. Hardcover: H 21.5cm x L 14.75cm. White dust jacket rubbed and soiled, strong soiling at spine heel and adjacent rear panel's bottom right corner. Blue cloth with vibrant silver stamped spine lettering. D…eckle fore-edge. Interior pages are bright and clean. Binding retains some crispness. A fine copy in a very good dust jacket. ISBN 0060147687.
RICHARD WRIGHT: Critical Perspectives Past and Present.
[Wright, Richard, 1908-1960] Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. and K. A. Appiah, editors.
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Etat : FINE. First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover. Includes 20 reviews of Wright's novels and other books and 22 critical essays on his works; the reviewers include Joyce Cary, Max Eastman, Clifton Fadiman, Zora Neale Hurston, Sinclair Lewis, Ralph Ellison, Horace A. Porter, Lionel Trilling, Da…vid Bradley and others. Essays by Dan McCall, Claudia C. Tate, Robert Stepto, Herbert Leibowitz, Houston A Baker and more. Preface by Gates. SIGNED by K. A. Appiah on the title page. One of the first six volumes of literary criticism launching the Amistad Literary series, which is devoted to literary fiction and criticism by and about African Americans. Chronology, bibliography and index. xvi, 476 pp. Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
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Edité par Harper & Row, New York, 1977
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Ajouter au panierEtat : FINE. First printing. Originally written in the 1940's and intended as part of Wright's great autobiography "Black Boy" this portion (which tells of his struggles in Chicago, his early days in the Communist party, and his break from them) was severed from the main autobiography before publication. Portions of this section… appeared in periodicals, but this posthumous publication in the first printing of the entire book. Includes an afterword by Michael Fabre. 146 pp plus a 1 pp illustration of a page of the original manuscript. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Edité par New York: Penguin Books, 1947
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Ajouter au panierFirst Edition. Good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Wrappers dust-toned and creased. Minor browning to the pages. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 185 pages. Subjects: African Americans; Fiction. Genre: Short story. 1 Kg.
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First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 146 pages; Description: 146 p. , [1] leaf of plate : facsim ; 22 cm. Autobiographical, continues 'Black Boy'. Subjects: Wright, Richard (1908-1960) . Authors, American --20th c…entury --Biography. 1 Kg.
Edité par New York: Penguin Books, 1947
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Ajouter au panierFirst Edition. Good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Wrappers dust-toned and creased. Minor browning to the pages. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 185 pages. Subjects: African Americans; Fiction. Genre: Short story. 1 Kg.
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First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 146 pages; Description: 146 p. , [1] leaf of plate : facsim ; 22 cm. Autobiographical, continues 'Black Boy'. Subjects: Wright, Richard (1908-1960) . Authors, American --20th c…entury --Biography. 1 Kg.
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1st Edition in this form. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly faded & price-clipped dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered Description: 146 p. , [1] leaf of plate : facsim ; 22 cm. Subjects: Wright, Richard, 1908-1960. Authors, Amer…ican --20th century --Biography. African Americans --Social conditions. Notes: Autobiographical. Continues Black boy 1 Kg.
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1st Edition in this form. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly faded & price-clipped dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered Description: 146 p. , [1] leaf of plate : facsim ; 22 cm. Subjects: Wright, Richard, 1908-1960. Authors, Amer…ican --20th century --Biography. African Americans --Social conditions. Notes: Autobiographical. Continues Black boy 1 Kg.
Edité par London : Dennis Dobson, 1954
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Ajouter au panier1st edition. Provenance: Bookplate of Imperial Defence College Library. Fine library copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. original dust wrappers flaps glued to the free end endpaper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 358 pp., illustrations, 22 cm. Subjects; Wr…ight, Richard 1908-1960. Ashanti (African people). Social conditions History. Travel. Ghana Politics and government to 1957. 1 Kg.
Edité par London : Dennis Dobson, 1954
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Ajouter au panier1st edition. Provenance: Bookplate of Imperial Defence College Library. Fine library copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. original dust wrappers flaps glued to the free end endpaper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 358 pp., illustrations, 22 cm. Subjects; Wr…ight, Richard 1908-1960. Ashanti (African people). Social conditions History. Travel. Ghana Politics and government to 1957. 1 Kg.
Edité par Harper & Brothers, New York, 1945
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Ajouter au panierEtat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. 1st ed. 228p. Original cloth. Somewhat worn dj. Original cloth. Book has modest wear. 21 cm. An important book of enduring value.
Edité par Milano, Mondadori, Oscar, Milano, 1975
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paperback. Etat : Perfetto (Mint). . 16mo. pp. 428. . Perfetto (Mint). . . . Si aggiungono altri 6 romanzi di autori americani nella collana Oscar Mondadori: 1) Jack Kerouac, Il dottor Sax, 1999; 2) Jack Kerouac, Visioni di Gerard, 1997; 3) C. S. Lewis, Le lettere di Berlicche, 1979; 4) Mary McCarthy, Il gruppo, 1973; 5) James M…. Cain, La falena, 1973; 6) Thorton Wilder, idi di marzo, 1972; 7) AA. VV. Antologia del blues, 1977 (Bompiani). Book.
Edité par Torino, Einaudi, I Coralli, 1947
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Ajouter au panierBrossura. Etat : Molto buono (Very Good). Traduzione di Bruno Fonzi . 16mo. pp. 358. . Molto buono (Very Good). Firma di appartenenza alla prima pagina bianca (Owner's name on the first blank page). . . Book.
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Edité par London : Angus and Robertson, 1960
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Ajouter au panierFirst Edition. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 359 p. ; 20 cm. Subject;Wright, Richard (1908-1960). 1 Kg.
Edité par London : Angus and Robertson, 1960
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Ajouter au panierFirst Edition. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 359 p. ; 20 cm. Subject;Wright, Richard (1908-1960). 1 Kg.
Edité par International Publishers, New York, 1941
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Ajouter au panierPaperback. Etat : Very Good. 1st separate publication. 48p. 19 cm. Modest cover wear and a little browning. First published in New Masses in 1938 and added to the 1940 edition of Wright's "Uncle Tom's Children." This was the first separate publication of this short story. Wright reports that he has assigned reprint rights to Int…ernational Publishers and asks that any royalties accrue to the Earl Browder Defense Fund.
Edité par Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, Milano, 1962
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Ajouter au panierTela editoriale con , cm 18.5 x 12, pp 442 (6). Collana I Quaderni della Medusa, numero 53. Nota di proprietà sulla prima sguardia. Prima edizione italiana, con traduzione di Giuliana De Carlo, di Pagan Spain, acuta critica della Spagna franchista e della sua società impregnata di un «cattolicesimo pagano», resoconto di un viagg…io in Spagna intrapreso dall'autore nel 1954 su incitamento di Gertrude Stein. L'opera apparve all'origine nel 1957 e fu pubblicata in Italia, nei Quaderni della Medusa diretti da Vittorini, solo due anni dopo la morte dell'autore. Buono stato, lievi segni d'uso sulla sovraccoperta, carte un po' brunite sui bordi, firma e nota di possesso sulla prima sguardia.
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hardcover. Etat : Sehr gut. 9783462013627 Wir verkaufen nur, was wir auch selbst lesen würden. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 496.
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Ajouter au panierHardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. 1st ed. 317p. Original red cloth. dj. 21 cm. An appealing jacket despite some soiling, edge-wear, short tears, a couple of chips, and, finally, some small holes along flap folds. Endpapers generally browned and rather brittle; front free endpaper detached near fold. First…edition of his first book. The novellas are titled: "Big Boy Leaves Home; Down by the Riverside; Long Black Song; and Fire and Cloud.
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Ajouter au panierEtat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. A LANDMARK OF TWENTIETH-CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE Richard Wright's Native Son is one of the most important and influential American novels of the twentieth century. Published in 1940, it introduced millions of readers to Bigger Thomas, a young Black man navigating poverty, racial oppres…sion, and limited opportunity in segregated Chicago. The novel was immediately recognized as a major literary event, becoming a Book-of-the-Month Club selection and bringing Wright international attention. Its unflinching portrayal of social conditions, psychological conflict, and systemic injustice established Wright as a central figure in African American literature and the broader tradition of American realism. First Edition Library Edition - Facsimile of the First Edition. Hardcover in Slipcase. Originally published by Harper & Brothers in 1940. A Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. A new, giftable facsimile edition preserving the appearance and presentation of the landmark first edition. Housed in the publisher's slipcase. Slipcase measures approximately 8.75 inches tall. LITERARY SIGNIFICANCE - A NOVEL THAT CHANGED AMERICAN CONVERSATION. Through the story of Bigger Thomas, Wright examined how environment, fear, violence, and social structures shape individual lives. Native Son challenged readers to confront the realities of racial inequality and remains a foundational text in discussions of American identity, race, and justice. The novel influenced generations of writers, scholars, and activists, and its themes continue to resonate in contemporary conversations about society and power. ABOUT THE AUTHOR - THE WRITER WHO CHALLENGED AMERICA TO LOOK WITHIN. Richard Wright was born in Mississippi in 1908 and became one of the defining voices of twentieth-century American literature. His early collection Uncle Tom's Children (1938) established his reputation, while Native Son brought him worldwide recognition. Wright's later works, including Black Boy (1945), continued his exploration of race, identity, and the struggle for personal freedom. A major figure of the Chicago Black Renaissance and a leading voice in African American letters, Wright's writing helped shape the development of modern American literature. GENRES / SUBJECTS - American Literature, African American Literature, Modern Classics, Social Fiction, Literary Fiction, Race and Identity, Twentieth-Century Literature, Richard Wright, Chicago Literature.
