Black Boy - A Record of Childhood and Youth
by Wright, Richard
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- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1945 First edition - stated "2-5 FIRST EDITION M-T" on copyright page. Five lines of gilt stamped triangles at top of spine, 15 rows of blindstamped triangles at base of spine. Dark violet-blue cloth stamped in red and gilt. 8vo. 228 pages. Clean and tight. Jacket with $2.50 price, 5760 at bottom of front flap, 5761 at bottom of rear flap, 2209 at bottom of back panel and large piece missing from bottom of front panel - also some chips and tears. near Fine/Poor condition..
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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- Bookseller
- Cultural Connection
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14789
- Title
- Black Boy - A Record of Childhood and Youth
- Author
- Wright, Richard
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1945
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- Gilt
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