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Song of Solomon
by Morrison, Toni
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/very good
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Everyman's Library, 1995. First Edition Thus. Cloth. Near fine/very good. Signed copy of Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison, as printed by the Everyman's Library in 1995.. Octavo, xxv, 363pp. Red cloth, title in gilt over black on spine. Stated "First included in Everyman's Library, 1995" on copyright page. Solid text block, a near fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $20.00 retail price on front flap, light wear to edges. Some transference from cloth to verso of dust jacket, noted at spine and hinge flaps. Signed by the author on the title page.
Synopsis
Song of Solomon is Nobel-prize winner Toni Morrison's third novel, published in 1977 by Alfred A. Knopf . It tells the story of Macon "Milkman" Dead III, a young African-American living in an unnamed mid-western city in the mid-nineteenth century as he seeks to discover his own identity and relationship to the world he lives in and uncovers his family's history. Winner of the National Book Critics Award , it has faced numerous school bans and challenges since publication. Former U.S. President Barack Obama reportedly listed it as his favorite book.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15302
- Title
- Song of Solomon
- Author
- Morrison, Toni
- Illustrator
- Signed copy of Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison, as printed by the Everyman's Library in 1995.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Everyman's Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- Teer-Baby Toni Morrison, Roman Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye first edition, The Bluest Eye signed, Song of Solomon first edition, Song of Solomon signed, Sula Toni Morrison, Tar Baby Toni Morrison
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