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by Morrison, Toni

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About This Item

Knopf, 1992. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. Uncorrected proof of the first edition, fine in printed wrappers. "Tentative" publication date of April 21, 1992, is printed on the cover. Author won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993, the year after this book was published. The last American to win the Nobel Prize, one of the few women, and the only African-American woman.

Synopsis

In the winter of 1926, when everybody everywhere sees nothing but good things ahead, Joe Trace, middle-aged door-to-door salesman of Cleopatra beauty products, shoots his teenage lover to death. At the funeral, Joe's wife, Violet, attacks the girl's corpse. This passionate, profound story of love and obsession brings us back and forth in time, as a narrative is assembled from the emotions, hopes, fears, and deep realities of black urban life.From the Trade Paperback edition.

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Seller
Bookbid Rare Books US (US)
Seller's Inventory #
005636
Title
Jazz
Author
Morrison, Toni
Format/Binding
Soft cover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Knopf
Date Published
1992

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About Bookbid Rare Books

Bookbid Rare Books is a rare book dealer located in Beverly Hills, California. The family run company has sold modern literary first editions and children's books for over 20 years. Member of ABAA, ILAB.

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First Edition
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Uncorrected Proof
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