Black Boy, A Record of Childhood and Youth
by Wright, Richard
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Missing
- Seller
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Manlius, New York, United States
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About This Item
Hardcover Book. 1945 Copyright Date. Edition not stated. Binding square and tight and contents clean but lightly aged. Covers show light rubbing and bumping. Missing dust jacket. A nice copy overall.
Synopsis
Black Boy (1945) is an autobiography by Richard Wright. Depicting Wright's life in great detail, the book tells the story of his troubled youth and race relations in the South. It is about the many struggles that a person of his race must go through in order to survive in the early 1900's. In the story, Richard is a non religious child who grows up in a racist world. He must overcome those struggles in order to bring himself and loved family members to the north.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Limestone Village Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1536
- Title
- Black Boy, A Record of Childhood and Youth
- Author
- Wright, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover Book
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Missing
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Not Stated
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1945
- Pages
- 228
- Size
- 21 cm
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Biography & Autobiography; Childhood and youth; African Americans; Racism and Racial Prejudice; Rural South; Coming of Age; Early 20th Century; United States; History; Jim Crow South (U.S.)
Terms of Sale
Limestone Village Books
Returns accepted for 15 days after receipt of book if book does not meet condition as stated in the description.
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.