[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. WRIGHT, Richard (1908-1960). Native Son. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1940. FIRST EDITION. IN FIRST ISSUE DUST JACKET.
Sale 1023 - The Library of Jack Charles Davis, Sold to Support Charitable Institutions
May 3, 2022
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$1,000 -
$1,500
Sold for $3,438
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. WRIGHT, Richard (1908-1960). Native Son. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1940.
8vo. Half-title. Original dark blue cloth stamped in light blue and red; in unrestored and unclipped printed dust jacket (minor creasing at spine cap).
FIRST EDITION, with "A-P" below the edition statement on the copyright page. IN FIRST ISSUE DUST JACKET, printed in green and yellow with the price "$2.50," and without single-spaced blurbs on spine and front panel. Wright’s novel about Bigger Thomas, set on the South Side of Chicago, was an immediate best-seller, selling over 250,000 hardcover copies within three weeks of its release.
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