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SONG OF SOLOMON
by Morrison, Toni
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0394497848
- ISBN 13
- 9780394497846
- Seller
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Livonia, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1977. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 0394497848 . ; Black cloth cover has turned in spine caps and a very light bump to upper front corner but clean, bright, and overall in very good+ condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Pages are clean and pristine. Book has never been cracked open. Dust jacket has a sunned spine, light wear, a one inch abrasion where a sticker may have been removed, and very modest soiling but overall in good+ condition. DJ protected by a brand new, clear, acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. (If pictured, shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. ); 8.4 X 6.0 X 1.3 inches; 352 pages .
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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Details
- Seller
- Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 7685
- Title
- SONG OF SOLOMON
- Author
- Morrison, Toni
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394497848
- ISBN 13
- 9780394497846
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- 0394497848
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2020
Livonia, Michigan
About Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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