New York: Harper & Brothers, 1945. First edition M-T. Hard Cover. good plus/good plus. octavo. 228pp Dust jacket has small piece missing from top spine and front cover.
Some light creasing to dj and a few small tears. Bookplate from former owner. Book spine has some rubbing of gilt. scan on request.

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: Midway Used and Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 31754
Title: Black Boy; A Record of Childhood and Youth
Author: Wright,Richard
Format/Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Used - good plus/good plus
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition M-T
Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1945
Bookseller catalogs: Literature/Fiction;

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Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...