[Rarebooks] FS: THE COLOUR CURTAIN by Richard Wright, First Edition INSCRIBED

[Charles Agvent]

WRIGHT, Richard. THE COLOUR CURTAIN. London: Dennis Dobson, (1956). 
First British Edition. A report on the Bandung Conference of 29 Asian 
and African countries on racism and colonialism. Illustrated with 
photographs by the author. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author to Sara 
Penn "with all my best wishes" on 1 July 1956 in Paris. Books signed by 
Wright are uncommon. He died but four years after this inscription at 
the age of 52. Bookseller's sticker below the inscription on the front 
free endpaper. Small nick at head of spine. Very Good in a very worn 
dustwrapper. (#007587)        $850.00

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