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New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition stated, first printing. Signed by Toni Morrison and inscribed to a former owner on the front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's original paper boards over blue cloth spine lettered in silver. Near Fine with light toning to contents. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket, lightly toned and with some faint streaks of browning as typically seen with this dust jacket, and a small strip of offsetting to the blindside at the spine. A much nicer copy than normally encountered of the author's scarce first novel.

New York: Holt Rinehart & Winston, 1970. First edition of Morrison's classic first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Toni Morrison on the title page. Near fine in a very good first issue dust jacket with the $5.95 price and 1070 on the bottom of front flap, with some expert restoration. Dust jacket design by Herb Lubalin and Jay Tribich. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell slipcase. Set in Lorain, Ohio, in 1941, The Bluest Eye is something of an ensemble piece. The point of view is passed like a baton from one character to the next, with Morrison's own voice functioning as a kind of gold standard throughout. The focus, though, is on an 11-year-old black girl named Pecola Breedlove, whose entire family has been given a cosmetic cross to bear: You looked at them and wondered why they were so ugly; you looked closely and could not find the source. Then you realized that it came from conviction, their conviction. It was as though some mysterious all-knowing master had… Read More

London: Chatto & Windus, 1979. First UK Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 164 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good minus dust jacket. Off-white spine with blue and black text. Dust jacket is protected by mylar covering and has light creasing to both covers. Inscribed on the title page by Morrison, dated 11-2-80. Shelved in Case 6. 1371712. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

New York: Holt, Rinehart, Winston, 1971. First Edition, Second Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 164 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Good dust jacket. Off-white spine with blue and black text. Dust jacket is protected by mylar covering and has light toning, with tape over tear to head edge of front cover, large closed tears to head and tail edge of rear cover, slight tearing to head edge of front cover, and slight chipping to corners. Boards have mild edge wear and small white mark on front joint. Text block has slight creasing and tearing to head edge of pages 21-30. Signed by Toni Morrison on front free endpaper. Includes two photos of Morrison from book signing. Shelved in Case 6. 1371710. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Third Printing. Signed by the author on the title page. Second issue DJ. Unclipped DJ in archival cover. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1970.