Funds raised for literacy & libraries: $ 11,023,497.00

Books reused or recycled: 70,682,861

Great Prices on new and used books

FREE Shipping Worldwide.

Home
Textbooks
Popular Categories
Shop from Work Sale
- Get Productive. Save Now!
Textbooks
- Up to 90% OFF!
Other Merchandise
Connect

From the Blog

WE’RE LOOKING FOR THE TOP CHEF, AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE WINNER OF LIBRARIES!

That’s right folks, our 2nd Annual LEAP for Libraries Grant Application is NOW OPEN and we’re searching for today’s library program game-changers....

READ MORE
Games
SALE
Donate
Sell Textbooks

View larger image

Wright (Library of America (Hardcover))

Early Works (Hardcover)♥ Add to Wishlist

by Richard Wright , Arnold Rampersad

ShareThis

USED: $35.00 $16.98 (Save 51.5%)

Condition: Used Good

NEW: $35.00 $32.30 (Save 7.7%)

May ship separately

About the Book

The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as the "finest-looking, longest-lasting editions ever made" (The New Republic), Library of America volumes make a fine gift for any occasion. Now, with exactly one hundred volumes to choose from, there is a perfect gift for everyone.

All Available Copies

> Find at your local library

CONDITION SELLER PRICE SHIPPING PURCHASE

Used Good (1 Copy): Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy!

Ships directly from Better World Books

$16.98

FREE

Used Good(1 Copy): Good Ex-library copy w/ usual stamps and markings. Some shelf wear on cover, but pages in good reading condition. Ships promptly in a padded mailer w/ delivery confirmation.

Mintwood Books
VA, USA

$16.99

FREE

Used Good(1 Copy): Good in Good jacket Ex-library hardbound with clear protective cover over jacket. Text unmarked, modest usage wear.

esbbooks
ny, USA

$17.00

FREE

Used Like New(1 Copy): Fine in Slipcase Arnold Rampersad wrote the notes for this volume. After the conclusion of Native Son, there is included a 28-page essay entitled "How Bigger Was Born" about the origins and conception of the protagonist for Native Son-"Bigger" Thomas. After this is a 24-page chronology of the life of Richard Wright, Notes on The Text, and a general Notes section. Subscribers Edition. Issued in cream-colored slipcase with no dustjacket in a "...neat, handsome and unpretentious format...Books will last for generations and withstand the wear of frequent use. The rigorous design and manufacturing standards established for the series have been recognized by the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA). The paper is acid-free and meets the requirements for permanence set by the American National Standards Institute; it will not turn yellow or brittle. The books are bound with the grain of the paper to ensure that they open easily and lie flat without crinkling or buckling. The binding boards are flexible yet strong and make the book light, easy to carry, trim in appearance, and a pleasure to hold. The page layout has been designed for clarity as well as elegance. The typeface, Galliard, is exceptionally readable and easy on the eyes. The binding cloth is durable woven rayon, dyed in the thread for richness of color. Handsome endsheets match the binding cloth and add to the visual unity of the series. The books are Smyth-sewn with waxed thread for permanence and flexibility, and each includes a ribbon marker. ÝThe text block of each volume measures 4Ý7/8" x 7 7/8" (cloth boards 5 1/8" x 8 1/8") This trim size is based on the "golden rectangle, " which the ancient Greeks considered to be the ideal proportion. This perfect relation of height and width is found throughout nature and has been used through the centuries by artists, sculptors, architects, and designers." (from publisher's descriptions). Like New.

AARDVARK BOOKS, IOBA
OR, USA

$18.75

FREE

Used Very Good(1 Copy): No dust jacket, as issued. Excellent slipcase. As new condition. 936 p. A beautiful collectible copy.

Harvest Book Company
PA, USA

$21.64

FREE

Used Very Good(1 Copy): Very Good Plus to Near Fine. Published Without Dust Jacket 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 936 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Note: This is the boxed edition of the Library of America. This volume is published without a dust jacket. The cream colored case is in very good plus to near fine condition.

Montana Book Company
MA, USA

$21.75

FREE

Used Like New(1 Copy): Fine/Fine Octavo, 8" tall, 936 pages, maroon cloth. A fine, clean, neat hard cover first printing of this edition, with little shelf wear; hinges and binding tight, paper white. In a fine dust jacket.

Avenue Victor Hugo Bookshop
MA, USA

$22.75

FREE

Used Like New(1 Copy): 936pp. Fine / Fine dust jacket.

J. Hood, Booksellers, Inc.
KS, USA

$23.75

FREE

Used Like New(1 Copy): Sixth printing. Hardcover. A collection that includes: Lawd Today! , Uncle Tom's Children, and Native Son. A fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket. Looks to have never been read.

Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA
IL, USA

$23.75

FREE

Used Very Good(1 Copy): Near Fine in Fine jacket Later [2nd] printing. The Library of America #55. Maroon cloth with gold gilt lettering, ribbon marker, 936+ pages, chronology, note on the texts, notes. Near Fine copy [minor bump to the spine head] in Fine Dust Wrapper.

Other Worlds Bookstore
RI, USA

$24.75

FREE

Used Very Good(1 Copy): Very Good/Very Good 0940450666 Faint edgewear, else very nice copy, near new in protective mylar cover.

Baybooks
CA, USA

$25.75

FREE

New: BRAND NEW 0940450666.

indoo.com
NJ, USA

$26.00

FREE

New: New BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!

BargainBookStores
MI, USA

$28.44

FREE

Used Like New(1 Copy): Fine. No Jacket (as issued) 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. THE LIBRARY OF AMERICA BOOK No. 55. FIRST PRINTING. 936 pages. Notes and Chronology. Later works by the author of BLACK BOY THE OUTSIDER. Written before NATIVE SON and completed by 1935, LAWD TODAY! (originally entitled CESSPOOL) was published posthumously in 1963. UNCLE TOM'S CHILDREN, a collection of four short stories (Bright and Morning Star, Fire and Cloud, Down by the Riverside, Big Boys Leave Home--this edition incorporating The Ethics of Living with Jim Crow as the text's Introduction) was first published in 1938. NATIVE SON was published in 1940 and it served as the basis for the 1951 and 1986 film adaptations of the same name. Incidentally, this edition also includes HOW BIGGER WAS BORN--which it was originally the title of a lecture delivered by Wright at Columbia University in New York City on 12 March 1940--shortly after the publication of the novel. Edited by Arnold Rampersad. A fine copy issued, without dust jacket, in a fine beige slipcase blocked in gold. Fully bound in maroon-clothed boards blocked in gold and maroon. Also issued with decorative endpapers and satin page-marking ribbon. Spotless text.

R. TROXLER, BOOKSELLER
NM, USA

$28.75

FREE

Used Like New(1 Copy): Fine in Very Good jacket Size: 8vo-over 7; Wright: Early Works: Lawd Today! ; Uncle Tom's Children; Native Son. Red boards with gilt title to spine. Book comes in carboard sleeve, light wear, foxing to page edges, 936 pages Robust packaging. 1st class post to the UK, Airmail worldwide.

M Godding Ltd
Wilts, GBR

$31.87

FREE

New: New 0940450666.

Urbookstore1
PA, USA

$31.96

FREE

Used Like New: LIKE NEW. Fast shipping and a 100% money-back guarantee from an award-winning, socially responsible business. This purchase funds literacy programs helping people everyday in the US and abroad.

Super Book Deals

$32.30

FREE

Used Like New(1 Copy): fine with d.j.s. 936 + 887 pp. two volumes slipcased together.

riverrun rare books
NY, USA

$38.75

FREE

About the Book

Product Details

Media: Hardcover Book, 936 pages

Language: English

Publisher: Library of America (Oct. 31st, 1991)

ISBN-10: 0940450666

ISBN-13: 9780940450660

Dimensions: 5.16 x 8.14 x 1.16 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.33 lbs

Categories: General American Literary Collections

USED: $35.00 $16.98 (Save 51.5%)

Condition: Used Good

NEW: $35.00 $32.30 (Save 7.7%)

May ship separately

Be Twice as Productive!

Get 2 books for $5 and each additional book for only $2.50. Shop and Save Now »

Book for Book™

We match every book you purchase with a book donation. Learn more

Great Prices on new and used books

From the Blog

Wright (Library of America (Hardcover))

About the Book

All Available Copies

About the Book

Product Details

Customer Reviews

Better World Books

Customer Service

Gift Certificates

Shipping & Payment

Our Programs

Literacy Partners

Great Prices on new and used books

From the Blog

Wright (Library of America (Hardcover))

About the Book

All Available Copies

About the Book

Product Details

Customer Reviews

Better World Books

Customer Service

Gift Certificates

Shipping & Payment

Our Programs

Our Newsletter

Literacy Partners