Works Progress Administration Richard Wright (2 results)
- Hardcover
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, Caxton Club, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.Bibliodisia Books, Caxton Club
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Condition: Used
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Hardcover. None.
Published by New York: Story Magazine, Inc., March 1938., 1938
- Softcover
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star seller108 pages plus covers. Paperback; H 23.25cm x L 17.25cm. Dark orange paper covers rubbed and lightly soiled, small paper loss at spine heel with 1cm tear at heel of front joint. Text block edges toned. First several leaves have minor chipping at fore-edges; several patches of surface peeling to page 1 slightly affecting text whi…ch features short biographical essay and b/w photo of Richard Wright; toning to pages 9 and 104. Binding is firm. A good+ copy. Front cover verso announces Story Magazine's awards in their Federal Writers' Project Contest in which Richard Wright won first prize for his collection "Uncle Tom's Children" along with second prize and honorable mention winners as well as thanks to Federal Writers' Project Director Henry Alsberg and various state and city supervisors whose cooperation made the contest a success. Features contributions: "Fire and Cloud" by Richard Wright, "At the Jonah and Whale" by L.M. Angus-Butterworth, "Four Woodcuts of Delia" by Philip Harley Culkin, "The Blue Sash" by Warren Beck, "Lady on the Prowl" by Charlotte Moody, "The Admiral" by Louis L'Amour, "Cabin Fever" by Ted Olson, etc.
