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A Mercy
by Morrison, Toni
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Signed first edition of A Mercy by Toni Morrison.. Octavo, 167pp. Gray hardcover, title in gilt on spine. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page. Solid text block, fine. In the publisher's fine dust jacket, $23.95 retail price on front flap. Signed on the title page by Morrison.
Synopsis
A Mercy is Toni Morrison's 9th novel. It was first published in 2008. A Mercy reveals what lies beneath the surface of slavery in early America. It is both the story of mothers and daughters and the story of a primitive America. It made the New York Times Book Review list of "10 Best Books of 2008" as chosen by the paper's editors.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15299
- Title
- A Mercy
- Author
- Morrison, Toni
- Illustrator
- Signed first edition of A Mercy by Toni Morrison.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2008
- 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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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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