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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".

NY: Samuel French, 1980. Revised edition. 8vo, pp. 99. Paper wraps with scenes from the play. A nice copy.

Chicago: Studebaker Theatre / Paul H Fieberg, 1941. First Edition . Stapled Wrappers. Near Fine. 9 1/8" x 6 1/4. Photographs. 12 pp. Playbill . only.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap by arr. w/ Harper & Brothers, 1940. Complete and Unabridged. "Author's Edition". No price listed.. Hard cover. Good in good dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Half-inch cloth edge tear to top right, book. Corner bump. Minor sun-fade at spine edges. Closed tears to jacket.. 1 Reprint. 359 p. Tan cloth covered boards. Rust brown title box, spine; black titles. Stamped edge border. DJ in aqua, yellow; dark blue titles. Dark red top page edges. Less common edition, 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 prefaces the novel with "How 'Bigger' was Born", pp. xiii-li (new material, this edition). This reprint edition stops at p. 359. The Contents offer "Some Notable Comments on 'Native Son'" beginning page… Read More

New York: Harper, 1941. Spine ends very slgihtly worn.. First Edition. Original Cloth. Good.

NY: Harpers, 1941. Book is bound in red cloth, stamped in gold. The first edition (stated) of this play based on the important novel of the same name by Wright. Dustwrapper is bright and clean and shows two minor chips to bottom edge. Overall, a great copy of a rather difficult book to find in the first edition. 148 pp. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good +.

NY: Harper & Brothers. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Cloth hardcover. Stated first edition with C-Q code. The years of Wright's life (1908-1960) have been inked to the title page next to his name; else tight and unmarked; trace rubbing to cloth edges. The DJ in mylar is sunned to spine, chipped, slighty edgeworn. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1941. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Front fly tone, presumably from a clipping, a little foxing on the titlepage, near fine in near fine second issue dust jacket with additional reviews, and a little rubbing. A handsome copy of a scarce title, the play adaptation of Wright's novel.