Native First Edition by Richard Wright, First Edition (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. STATED FIRST Printing (THUS) on copyright page. A FINE volume. in same condition UNclipped Dust Jacket. Dark red cloth boards with gilt titles. "Wall-Paper' end-papers. Top of closed page edges has two very faint shadows/smudges. Does not detract from overall fabulous volume. NO interior markings, clean throughout. Ribbon marker in place. Black jacket with original price on lower jacket flap. Classic works. 936 pages. LAID in is a Wall Street Journal newspaper article discussing his writing/books and life from 2021 (in its own mylar slip). Mylar protected jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1940. 359 pages. First edition stated, first printing. Publisher's A-P code present on the copyright page just below the First Edition statement. Navy blue cloth with requisite red and white/gray boxed titles on front panel and spine. 1940 date on both the copyright page and title page. Binding and hinges are sound. Endpapers are bright. Book is square with four sharp corners. Original, rare first issue DJ in yellow and bright green. This is the first state of the first edition DJ with no reviews on spine area. FWIW, second state of the first edition DJ has reviews on spine. Again, this is the first state DJ of the first edition. Attractive, rarw DJ has $2.50 price-clipped from the flap and replaced with a faint pencil price. DJ shows minor edge rubbing and minimal soiling. This super-rare DJ would grade higher if not for slight sunning to spine with an open one inch chip at crown. A most desirable, collectible copy of Richard Wright's classic. It's hard to imagine a crisper copy of this first edition exists. Book is fine, DJ is VG+ with flaws noted. A plum for any serious collector.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Native Son - Richard Wright First Edition 1st State Binding 1940. Very Good book in the original scarce first state navy binding, boards slightly skewed, corners bumped mildly, prev. owner's initials to front pastedown.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. First Edition and printing of Richard Wright's masterpiece in the scarce first state navy binding. [xii], 359pp VG+ book, lacking dust jacket, small scratch to spine label, faint spotting to front cover, very small stain to fore edge, on last several leads, binding square, slight forward lean to text block.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Native Son - Richard Wright First Edition, First State Binding and Jacket 1940. Wright's thrilling, fierce indictment of systemic racism still sadly far too relevant in America today. Very Good book in the original scarce first state navy binding in a Good first state lightly soiled dust jacket, most significant loss to spine ends and head joints of dust jacket, other minor tears, chips, and creasing to extremities. Fore-edge of jacket has a few small holes but flaps still strongly attached.

Hardcover. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Lightly sunned spine. Facsimile.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1940. 359 pages. First edition stated, first printing. Publisher's A-P code present on copyright page just below First Edition statement. 1940 date present on copyright page and title page. Navy cloth in requisite red and white/gray blocks on front panel and backstrip. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Minor soiling to cloth panels. Endpapers are bright and clean with minor faint toning to FFEP (barely.) Original, rare green and yellow DJ with $2.50 price intact on flap. This DJ has reviews on the spine area. The preferred first edition DJ's lack reviews on spine. Still, original yellow and green DJs are scarce, regardless of spine reviews. DJ has multiple flaws; most notable is a shallow, open chip along top edge of front, with slight trimming at base. Rear of DJ shows scuffing and rubbing, with a protective coating. Green hue on spine area is dulled. Book is tight and clean with flaws noted; in a fair but original scarce yellow and green DJ, with $2.50 price intact on flap.

First Edition. [African American] [Literature] Wright, Richard. Native Son. First Edition. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1940. 359 pages. Measures 5.75" x 8.25". Bound in full gray cloth, stamped in navy and gold in matching, no dust jacket. This is the true first edition text, but in the later state gray binding. Native Son tells the story of this young black man caught in a downward spiral after he kills a young white woman in a brief moment of panic. Set in Chicago in the 1930s, Richard Wright's powerful novel is an unsparing reflection on the poverty and feelings of hopelessness experienced by people in inner cities across the country and of what it means to be black in America. "Native Son" by Richard Wright has been banned in some places due to its portrayal of racism and violence, as well as its explicit language. Some critics argue that the book's content is not suitable for certain audiences, such as students in schools. However, others argue that the book's depiction of the harsh realities of racism and its impact on individuals is an important part of understanding history and society. The book is tight and clean, with the author's neat name, place on the front end paper: "B.W. Cummings" dated 1940. Some minor foxing to rear end paper. Overall, in very good condition.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First Edition. Original red cloth, very good with minimal fading to crown of spine, gold titles to spine, bright. This copy in a good dust jacket, with slight chips to upper front cover, and crown of spine. Dust jacket enclosed in a plastic protective jacket. A nice copy.