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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. First editions of the Nobel Prize-winning author's Beloved trilogy. Octavo, 3 volumes, original cloth. Boldly signed by Toni Morrison in each volume. Each are fine in a fine dust jackets. Toni Morrison’s “Beloved trilogy,” as she herself called it (The Paris Review, 1993). Beloved is set in post-Civil War Ohio, this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel concerns a runaway slave and her daughter, whose lives are disrupted by a former slave, a spirit and a woman named Beloved. "A masterwork. . . . I can’t imagine American literature without it" (John Leonard, Los Angeles Times). It was the basis for the movie Beloved, directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, and Thandie Newton.

New York: Hyperion, 1998. First edition of Oprah Winfrey’s emotional account of playing the part of Sethe, the former slave who must come to terms with a haunting past in Jonathan Demme’s film adaptation of Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Quarto, original illustrated boards, photographic endpapers, illustrated with photographs by Ken Regan. Presentation copy, inscribed on the second free endpaper by Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Thandiwe Newton, Kimberly Elise, and Lisa Gay Hamilton to Bill Zwecker. A member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, Zwecker was a longtime entertainment and celebrity journalist. A Chicago native and second-generation newspaper star (his late mother, Peg Zwecker, was the fashion editor of the Sun-Times and Chicago Daily News), Zwecker began his journalism career in the 1980s and has since interviewed some of the most renowned celebrities across a breadth of industries. He has been a frequent contributor to numerous national news and entertainment… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. Early printing of the author's fourth novel and considered by many her finest. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Gail Shaw Toni Morrison." Fine in a fine dust jacket without wear. Jacket design by R.D. Scudellari. Set in post-Civil War Ohio, this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel concerns a runaway slave and her daughter, whose lives are disrupted by a former slave, a spirit and a woman named Beloved. "A masterwork. . . . I can’t imagine American literature without it" (John Leonard, Los Angeles Times). It was the basis for the movie Beloved, directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, and Thandie Newton.

New York: Knopf, 1987. First. hardcover. Fine/Fine. A fine first edition in a fine dust jacket, inscribed by Toni Morrison and dated in the year of publication, 1987. Stated First Edition on the copyright page. Very minor soiling to top edge. Laid in is a promotional sheet for the movie.

Stated First Edition. In near fine condition, clean and unmarked, cloth boards without wear, in a near fine dust jacket with publisher's price intact. Signed by Toni Morrison on the title page.

Chatto & Windus, 1987. 1st UK, 1st impression, signed. Very good/Fine. Signed and dedicated "For Mike Best Wishes" by the author to front endpaper. A rare UK signed first issue of Morrison's Pullitzer prizewinning classic novel, written in an expansive 'anti-minimalist' style, according to the blurb. This is an extremely important book in the history of American writing. The book is free of all markings and is very clean; slightly tanned to page and block edges. The jacket has only the most imperceptible nicks.     .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. 1st. Hardcover. 0394535979 . Faint toning to the spine and top edge of front panel of dustjacket - see image. ; Signed by the author on the title page. Both book and dustjacket are in pristine condition - exception noted. First edition. Dustjacket is protected in a Mylar sleeve. Previous purchase Invoice for $800.00 from reputable dealer is laid in. Author won Pulitzer prize and Nobel Award in Literature. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 275 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Knopf, 1987. First Edition. Near fine/very good. 1st edition, 1st printing, inscribed by Morrison on the half title: "To David / Toni Morrison". Toning to the endpapers, some foxing along the top-edge, else near fine in a jacket with light toning and wear along the extremities, else very good. Morrison's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, tells of the pain and torment harbored by the formerly enslaved. Her skillful narrative presents a ghost story, as a means to explore psychological and emotional scars of the formerly enslaved, while confronting the dehumanizing legacy of America.

KNOPF Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). FIRST. A NEAR FINE FIRST EDITION IN DUST JACKET SIGNED ON TIPPED IN BOOKPLATE.