Native son numbered edition

Description from Suntup Website

The suntup edition of Native Son by Richard Wright is presented in two states. The edition measures 6” x 9” and features eight linocuts by Karen J. Revis, a foreword by Julia Wright and an introduction by Arnold Rampersad. The linocut illustrations are printed from the blocks on Kitakata handmade paper and are tipped on. Designed by award-winning designer Jason Dewinetz. The text pages are set in Monotype Fournier with Alternate Gothic for display, and are printed letterpress by Scott Vile at The Ascensius Press in Buxton, Maine on Mohawk Via Vellum.

The Numbered edition of 250 copies is a quarter goatskin binding designed to reflect the central conflict of Native Son—a struggle for identity within a system built to confine.

Vertical onlays of black full-grain fine split goatskin are affixed to the front cover. The title, bold but partially hidden, suggests a voice attempting to break through constraint—present, yet obstructed. This interplay of text and barrier speaks to Bigger Thomas’s experience: a life defined not solely by his actions, but by the boundaries imposed upon him by race, class, and fear. The design resists illustration in favor of metaphor, echoing the novel’s emotional and social weight through form and material.

Endsheets are Hahnemühle Bugra and the cloth endbands are handmade. The edition is housed in a cloth covered clamshell enclosure with velour lined trays. It is printed letterpress on Mohawk Via Vellum with all illustrations printed from the original linocut blocks on Kitakata handmade paper. The edition is signed by Julia Wright, Arnold Rampersad and Karen J. Revis.

Also check the other states of the book:

Lettered