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American Hunger
by Wright, Richard; Michael Fabre (afterword)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0060147687
- ISBN 13
- 9780060147686
- Seller
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Oak Point, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Harper & Row, New York, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Diane & Leo Dillon. Book in excellent condition - no interior marks noted, head and tail of spine lightly bumped, cover edges lightly sun faded while end papers lightly tanned. Unclipped dust jacket has light edge and shelf wear. Written in the early 1940s as a second part to Black Boy, American Hunger was severed by Wright from the main autobiography and the bulk of it has, until this book, remain unpublished. Richly anecdotal account of Wright's struggle to make his way in the north - in Chicago. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 147 pp. Illustrator: Diane & Leo Dillon. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 pound. Category: Biography & Autobiography; United States; 20th century; Literature & Literary. ISBN: 0060147687. ISBN/EAN: 9780060147686. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 608897. . 9780060147686
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- Bookseller
- Lotzabooks
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 608897
- Title
- American Hunger
- Author
- Wright, Richard; Michael Fabre (afterword)
- Illustrator
- Diane & Leo Dillon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0060147687
- ISBN 13
- 9780060147686
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- BZDB26 NOISBN Richar Wright Chicago Communist Party Writer Biography & Autobiography; United States; 20th century; Literature & Literary. American Hunger Wright Richard Michael Fabre afterword
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography & Autobiography;
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