Native by Wright Richard, First Edition (219 results)

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Clean bright copy. OX2481.

Condition: New. 2020. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . .

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. One of The Atlantic's Great American Novels"If one had to identify the single most influential shaping force in modern Black literary history, one would probably have to point to Wright and the publication of Native Son." - Henry Louis Gates Jr."The most powerful American novel to appear since The Grapes of Wrath." --The New YorkerWhen it was first published in 1940, Native Son established Richard Wright as a literary star. In the decades since, Wright's masterpiece--hailed by Newsweek as "a novel of tremendous power and beauty"--has become a revered classic that remains as timely and relevant today as when it first appeared.Set in Chicago in the 1930s, Native Son is the story of Bigger Thomas, a young Black man caught in a downward spiral after killing a young white woman in a brief moment of panic. Written with the distinctive rhythm of a modern crime story, this formidable work is both a condemnation of social injustice and an unsparing portrait of the Black experience in America, revealing the tragic effect of poverty, racism, and hopelessness on the human spirit. "I wrote Native Son to show what manner of men and women our 'society of the majority' breeds, and my aim was to depict a character in terms of thw living tissue and texture of daily consciousness," Wright explained.This edition of Native Son--the restored text established by the Library of America--is the novel as Wright intended it to be published. It also includes an essay by Wright titled, How "Bigger" was Born, along with notes on the text. Widely acclaimed as one of the finest books ever written on race and class divisions in America, this powerful novel reflects the forces of poverty, injustice, and hopelessness that continue to shape society. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Condition: Used - Very Good. 2005. 1st Edition. Paperback. Very Good.

Condition: New. 2008. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . .

Paperback. first PB. 794, good - very good, creases (RACIAL CRIME NOVEL), paperback,

Condition: Fair. First edition copy. . Book Very Good. No dust jacket. Owner's name on front endpage.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1966 Harper & Row paperback 1st edition 1st impression very good clean tight copy.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition; First Printing. Book As New. NO notes or ANY markings. NO names. Remainder slash at bottom edge. DJ with long tape repaired slit along front spine edge. Else Very Fine NO other defects. Not clipped ($35) ; Library Of America; 916 pages.

hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. No dust jacket. Grey cloth boards are rubbed at the corners, darkened at the edges, spine darkened with wear head/tail. Inside front cover and front endpaper have glue residue and toning, pen name. First edition, A-P Printing, January 1940. Richard Wright's classic novel tells the story of 20-year-old Bigger Thomas, a black youth living in poverty Chicago's South Side in the 1930s. Thomas accidentally kills a white woman and pays a terrible price for it. While not in collectible condition, an excellent reading copy. All orders packed with care, dust jackets protected by Brodart sleeve, independent bookseller since 2011.

STIFF PAPER ILLUSTRATED WRAPS. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: NO DUST JACKET AS ISSUED. 1st Edition. (4) + 5 - 399 + (1) PAGES. THERE IS MINIMAL SHELF WEAR OF THE BOOK'S EDGES. THE BOOK IS TIGHT AND CLEAN. THERE IS AN AFTERWORD WRITTEN BY RICHARD SULLIVAN. Size: 4 1/8" X 7" SIGNET PAPERBACK EDITION - THIRD PRINTIN.

Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Condition: Muy bien. 1ª Edición. (Literatura norteamericana. Novela). New York, The New American Library, 1950. A Signet Book. Cubierta ilustrada. 414 p. 1 h. 8º menor. Foto del autor en cubierta posterior. Papel algo amarillento. Muy buen ejemplar. First paperback edition. First printing. En inglés.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Library of America edition. Stated first printing. Publisher's burgundy cloth with offset black tile on spine, gilt lettering. In publisher's near fine ivory colored, gilt decorated slipcase. Clean text and interior. Tight, square binding. Decorative end papers. Attached silk bookmark. With notes and catalog of Library of America titles. The book pictured is the one that will ship. I have many other Library of America titles.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Library of America edition. Stated first printing. Publisher's burgundy cloth with offset black tile on spine, gilt lettering. In publisher's near fine ivory colored, gilt decorated slipcase. Clean text and interior. Tight, square binding. Decorative end papers. Attached silk bookmark. With notes and catalog of Library of America titles. The book pictured is the one that will ship. I have many other Library of America titles.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition; First Printing. Book and DJ NEW. No markings of ANY kind. New DJ not clipped ($22.95) ; 228 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Name in ink on spine. No jacket. Light wear to couple corners.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Minor wear to this copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near fine in original wrappers with slight wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very good. No dust jacket. Stated 1st edition, no numberline with A-P designation (1st printing). Second state binding, with blue/grey boards and black-and-gold title and author's name. No dust jacket. xxxiv, 392 p.; 22 cm. The black-and-gold printing on the spine is flaking. Head and base of spine are wrinkled. Corners are mildly bumped. It appears that a page may been removed between the first chapter title page and the first page of text. Classic novel by the late author of 'Black Boy' and 'The Outsider'. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a protective mylar sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, stated; letter code A-P corresponding to January 1940. Bound in gray cloth-covered boards with gold lettering in a black box on the spine; top page edges tinted (here faded to gray). The book is unmarked; spine slant; corners sharp, spine ends bumped with minor wear. Lacking the dust jacket; Mylar protected.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. First Modern Library Edition. Unmarked, clean and solid copy. First modern library stated.

Condition: Fair. First edition copy. . No Dust Jacket Endpage missing. Bookplate inside. (african american literature, racism, classics).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Beautiful book club edition of the original FIRST EDITION hardcover book (copyright page states "First Edition", but no price on DJ and blind stamp on rear cover) in AS NEW FINE condition DJ in near fine condition.Bright clean tight.Boards and spine are straight // Binding is tight.//Pages are clean, legible, and bright // No previous owner names//No writing in the book margins or blank spaces // No underlining. No highlighting// No foxing// Not Ex Library/No remainder mark.//We ship 5 days a week.Shelfnear276.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. Protected jacket is a first edition replica and is in as new condition, price of $2.50 intact, book itself is an authentic first edition in very good condition, with one significant flaw, the binding is exposed between the last two pages of the text (pp. 358-359) and needs to be repaired. Binding straight, pages clean and unmarked. First Edition stated on copyright page. Comes in a lovely box that was part of the replica first edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Xi, 359 Pp. Blue Grey Cloth, Spine Lettered In Gilt On Black, Blue Topstain, Title Page Printed In Black And Red, Copyright Page With First Edition Stated And Code "A-P". Some Wear, Pinpoint Fray At Lower Front Tip. Thin Line Of Dampstaining To Lower Foredge Of First 50 Pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Set in Chicago in the 1930s, Native Son is the story of Bigger Thomas, a young Black man caught in a downward spiral after killing a young white woman in a brief moment of panic. Written with the distinctive rhythm of a modern crime story, this formidable work is both a condemnation of social injustice and an unsparing portrait of the Black experience in America, revealing the tragic effect of poverty, racism, and hopelessness on the human spirit. Stated First Edition Condition: Boards have edge wear/bumping. Pages have age toning, but are clean. Binding is secure, no dust jacket.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. 1st Edition. Very rare first edition paperback of the groundbreaking novel.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. xi. Introduction by Dorothy Canfield Fisher. 359pp. Blue top edges. Blue cloth boards with faded black and gilt title on spine. Rubbed. Pictorial Chipped and rubbed Dust Jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Book Club Edition. Very good in grey cloth-covered board and very good dust jacket. Laid in is a commentary on the novel issued by the Book-of-the-Month Club. No price on the dust jacket. Stated "first edition".

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition First Printing. Harrowing novel that portrays the systemic oppression of opportunities wrought by racism & the often-tragic outcomes, here, the accidental killing of a white woman by the story's protagonist, Bigger Thomas, set on Chicago's South Side in the 1930s. A FIRST EDITION from Jan. 1940, slightly later printing (lacking statement), in the second state binding: gray cloth-covered boards, lettered in gilt inside a black title box on spine. Condition is Fair: significant rubbing to extremities & darkening/soil to exterior text block, some random spots within. Stain to front board. Pages off-white & otherwise unmarked, Binding strong & straight, hinges secure. NO DJ (missing). Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.