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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1940. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition, first issue dark blue binding. Slightest foxing on preliminaries else about fine in very good first issue dust jacket with a long internally repaired tear on the rear panel, small nicks, and a modest split at the top of the front flap fold. A presentable copy of one of the handful of great classics of 20th Century fiction.

A groundbreaking novel that tells the story of a young African American man living in poverty in Chicago, dealing with racial discrimination and systemic oppression.