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Perfection Learning Corporation, 1993. Library Binding. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Perennial. Used - Good. Good condition. Slightly dampstained.

Perennial. Used - Good. Good condition. Stamped on inside.

New York.: Harper Perennial., 1993. Mass-market paperback. Very good. Spine creasing. Short corner creasing. Unmarked interior.. Diaz, David (Cover art by).. 1 Mass-market (rack) paperback (US). Glued binding. 594 p. Audience: General/trade. African American Novel: Urban family member Bigger is chauffeur to a wealthy suburban white philanthropist, some of whose profits originate on the backs of those who live in Chicago's tenements. Bigger is headed for jail from the first chapter. Wright follows the novel with "How 'Bigger' was Born", with a Chronology, and chapter notes. This edition ends at p. 502. On cover: "The Restored Text Established by the Library of America".

Perennial, 1993-01-01. Paperback. Acceptable. 1.5000 in x 7.0000 in x 4.2000 in. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.

Perennial, January 1993. Trade Paperback. Used - Good.

New York. HarperPerennial/Harper Collins. (1993). TWO MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS.. GOOD. Both books previously read with meager to moderate scattered writings or exterior markings. Both books are GOOD reading/study copies. Covers clean, bindings tight. 12mo. Two (2) uniformly bound paperback book set. xxxii. + 302pp. xxx. + 594pp. Both are 'The Restored Text Established by the Library of America'. Both include Chronolgy & Source Notes. Two books, uniformly bound. Both are stated: 'First HarperPerennial edition published 1993'. Uncle Tom is 1st ptg. Native Son is 4th ptg. Restored Texts.

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Perennial (January 1, 1993). Paperback. NEAR MINT. Pages are clean and in excellent condition! No highlights or marks. Cover may show signs of shelfwear. No remainder mark.. Ships fast from NYC. Expedited Shipping Available. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.

New York: HarperPerennial/ A Division of HarperCollinsPublishers, 1993. 1st HarperPerennial Ed Pub 1993 . Soft Cover . Good. 12mo or 12° (Duodecimo): 6¾" x 7¾" tall. David Diaz (Cover Design and Illustration). 594 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate use. Light damage to spine and back cover. Light foxing on page edges.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1940. Pamphlet. xiii - li p., later printing, 5.5x8 inches, stapled printed white wraps, spinefold is split almost all the way, else find signs of slight general handling. Paginated as for a preface to a reissue of the novel.

Perennial, 1993-01-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1940. First edition. Pamphlet. Very Good - (minus). 20 x 13.5 cm. Octavo. 39 pages. Staple bound yellow pamphlet. Stated first edition. There has been some tape reenforcement to the cover. Some soiling to the cover. The Story of Native Son One of the Most Significant novels of our time, and how it came to be written.

New York: Harper & Brothers. Very Good+. 1940. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Pamphlet. This is a staplebound pamphlet with medium cardstock covers. The pamphlet is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The yellow covers have some ground-in dirt and beginning toning, especially to the spine. The text pages are mostly clean and bright, but have a bit of light, generalized toning. "I am not so pretentious as to imagine that it is possible for me to account completely for my own book, Native Son. But I am going to try to account for as much of it as I can, the sources of it, the material that went into it, and my own years' long changing attitude toward that material." "Native Son was published by Harper & Brothers on March 1, 1940. On March 12 of the same year, Richard Wright delivered the lecture, “How ‘Bigger’ Was Born, ” at Columbia University in New York City. He eventually gave this lecture four more times, twice in… Read More

[New York]: Harper & Brothers, [1940]. FIRST EDITION. Paperback. Near fine copy in wrappers with some very minor wear at spine ends and corners of wrappers. Wright's essay on the evolution of Native Son.