Skip to content

Native Son by Richard Wright - 1940

by Richard Wright

Similar copies are shown below.
Similar copies are shown to the right.
Native Son by Richard Wright - 1940

Native Son

by Richard Wright

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • first
USA: Constable & Co. Limited, 1940. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall. 1st Printing 1 Copyright Date 1940, First Edition, Light Blue Cloth Over Boards With Guilt Lettering And Design On The Spine. Some Light Wear To The Spine Area, Previous Owners Name Written On The Inside Front Flyleaf. Top Page Edges Gilt . For Edge Pages Are Deckled. Dust Jacket, Latter Edition. One Chips Out Of The Spine Approximately In The Middle Small Chips To The Toe Has Been Price Clipped. Now Housed In A Clear Cover. This Novel Was An Immediate Best Seller, Selling 250,000 Hardcover Copies Within Three Weeks Of Its Publication. As A Result Of The Novel'S Success, Wright Became The First Bestselling And The Wealthiest Black Writer Of His Time, Establishing Him As A Spokesperson For African-American Issues And, To Many, The "Father Of Black American Literature." In 1941, The National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People Awarded Wright Awarded The Prestigious Spingarn Medal. Richard Wright'S Native Son Tells The Story Of 20-Year-Old Bigger Thomas, A Black American Youth Living In Utter Poverty In Chicago's South Side During The 1930S. When Bigger Unintentionally Murders A White Woman, He Is Put On Trial And Eventually Convicted, And Sentenced To The Electric Chair. Often Recognized As A Protest Novel, Native Son Stresses Systemic Racial Issues, Prompting The Reader To Feel Both Sympathy And Empathy For Bigger. In This, The Novel Is One Of The Earliest Successful Attempts To Explain The Racial Divide In America In Terms Of The Conditions Imposed On African-Americans By The Dominant White Society.
  • Bookseller Independent bookstores US (US)
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
  • Jacket Condition Very Good
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Constable & Co. Limited
  • Place of Publication USA
  • Date Published 1940
  • Pages 359
  • Size 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall
  • Keywords Novel
  • Size 8vo - over 7� - 9�\" tall

We have 438 copies available starting at £1.19.

Native Son
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Native Son

by Richard Wright

  • Used
  • poor
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - POOR
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9780606345156
ISBN 10
0606345159
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Toledo, Ohio, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£1.19

Show Details

Description:
Demco Media. Paperback. POOR. Noticeably used book. Heavy wear to cover. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Possible ex library copy, with all the markings/stickers of that library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, and dust jackets may not be included.
Item Price
£1.19
Native Son
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Native Son

by Richard Wright

  • Used
  • good
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - GOOD
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9780060809775
ISBN 10
0060809779
Quantity Available
4
Seller
Toledo, Ohio, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£1.24

Show Details

Description:
HarpPeren. Mass Market Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included.
Item Price
£1.24
Native Son
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Native Son

by Richard Wright

  • Used
Condition
LIKE NEW
ISBN 13
9780060809775
ISBN 10
0060809779
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Toledo, Ohio, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£1.24

Show Details

Description:
HarpPeren. mass_market. LIKE NEW. Like new, very light shelf wear.
Item Price
£1.24
No image available

Native Son

by Richard Wright

  • Used
  • poor
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - POOR
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9780060808556
ISBN 10
0060808551
Quantity Available
2
Seller
Toledo, Ohio, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£1.54

Show Details

Description:
Perennial Library. Paperback. POOR. Noticeably used book. Heavy wear to cover. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Possible ex library copy, with all the markings/stickers of that library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, and dust jackets may not be included.
Item Price
£1.54
Native Son
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Native Son

by Wright, Richard

  • Used
Condition
Used - Good
ISBN 13
9780060929800
ISBN 10
0060929804
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£3.97

Show Details

Description:
HarperCollins Publishers. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Item Price
£3.97
Native Son
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Native Son

by Wright, Richard

  • Used
Condition
Used - Good
ISBN 13
9781586634506
ISBN 10
158663450x
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£3.97

Show Details

Description:
Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Item Price
£3.97
Native Son (Perennial Classics)
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Native Son (Perennial Classics)

by Wright, Richard

  • Used
  • Acceptable
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Acceptable
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9780060837563
ISBN 10
006083756X
Quantity Available
2
Seller
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£4.06

Show Details

Description:
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2023-01-10. Paperback. Acceptable. 5x1x8.
Item Price
£4.06
Native Son (Abridged)
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Native Son (Abridged)

by Wright, Richard

  • Used
  • Acceptable
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Acceptable
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9780060533489
ISBN 10
006053348X
Quantity Available
2
Seller
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£4.06

Show Details

Description:
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2003-09-30. Paperback. Acceptable. 0x5x8.
Item Price
£4.06
Native Son (Perennial Classics)
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Native Son (Perennial Classics)

by Wright, Richard

  • Used
  • Acceptable
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Acceptable
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9780060837563
ISBN 10
006083756X
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Houston, Texas, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£4.09

Show Details

Description:
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2023-01-10. Paperback. Acceptable. 8x5x1.
Item Price
£4.09
Native Son
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Native Son

by Wright, Richard

  • Used
  • Acceptable
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Acceptable
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9780060809775
ISBN 10
0060809779
Quantity Available
2
Seller
Houston, Texas, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£4.09

Show Details

Description:
HarpPeren, 1900-01-01. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. 1x4x7.
Item Price
£4.09