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Early Printing of the French Edition. 5.5 x 7.75in. 264pp. Publisher's wraps with original glassine covering. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front endpaper: 'To Mlle. Renee Godin, With my best wishes, sincerely yours, Richard Wright. Feb. 15, 1952. Paris.' Signed by Wright during his last years in Paris. VERY GOOD. Shows marginal thumbing of the edges, several spine creases from reading and resultant split of the lower quarter of the wrap hinges but holding very tightly, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the wraps remain bright and distinct. As pictured.

An autobiographical account of Wright's adolescence and youth in the South, dealing with themes of racial tension and the search for identity.