[AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE]. WRIGHT, Richard. Native Son. 1940. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED.
Sale 2065 - Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana
Nov 14, 2024
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Own a similar item?
Estimate
$1,000 -
1,500
Price Realized
$4,445
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE]. WRIGHT, Richard (1908-1960). Native Son. New York & London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1940.
8vo. (Small stains in a few margins.) Original blue-grey cloth, spine stamped in black and gilt; original unclipped pictorial dust jacket.
SIGNED BY WRIGHT on the front free endpaper.
FIRST EDITION stated with "A-P" code on copyright, the "Book Club" issue, with the special pictorial dust jacket, and with the same binding and sheets as the first printing. Wright's Native Son was the first book by an African American to be a Book of the Month Club selection. In a VERY FINE DUST JACKET.
Condition Report
Auction Specialist