Native Son
New York & London: Harper & Brothers Publishing, 1940.
First Edition, First Printing. Black cloth boards with gilt spine lettering and geometric motif. No dust jacket. Deckled edges. Mild toning to top edge. Small inscription in blue ink by previous owner on front pastedown. Binding tight, pages clean.
The groundbreaking novel that explores the machinations influencing class and race in 1930s Chicago through the tragic story of Bigger Thomas. This seminal work established Wright as a major voice in American literature.
A First Edition of Wright’s watershed novel, clean and in great condition, an essential volume for collectors of twentieth-century literature and Harlem Renaissance–era works. Case 1.
Price: $100.00