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new york: alfred a. knopf, 1977. book club edition, 1977. "this is a full novel — rich, slow enough to impress itself upon us like a love affair or a sickness — not the two-hour penny dreadful which is again in vogue nor one of the airless cat’s cradles custom-woven for the delight and job-assistance of graduate students of all ages." (from the new york times) follows the life of macon "milkman" dead iii, an african-american man growing up in michigan, from birth to adulthood. morrison blends african-american folklore with the american history, and its characters face profound questions of identity, belonging, and family. the novel grapples with issues of racial discrimination, family dynamics, and the search for roots. morrison's third novel won the national book critics circle award and was later selected for oprah winfrey's book club, introducing her work to a wider audience. in 1993 morrison was awarded the nobel prize in literature. new york: alfred a. knopf. hardcover. isbn: 0-394-49784-8. book condition: owner inscription to front free end paper. near fine. jacket condition: slight sunning to spine as is typical with this edition. near fine.

Very Good hardcover with Dust Jacket.

Black cloth cover has turned in spine caps otherwise pristine. 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 with very modest wear but clean, bright, and in very 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.

Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon, a novel of large beauty and power, creates a magical world out of four generations of black life in America, a world we enter on the day of the birth of Macon Dead, Jr. (known as Milkman), son of the richest black family in a mid-western town; the day on which the lonely insurance man, Robert Smith, poised in blue silk wings, attempts to fly from a steeple of the hospital, a black Icarus looking homeward...We see Milkman growing up in his father's money-haunted, death-haunted house with his silent sisters and strangely passive mother, beginning to move outward--through...Knopf,Stated First Edition , First Printing, 08/12/1977. Book in good condition, tight no soilig,text clear and neat. DJ not so great, some tears, and shelfwear. Unclipped dj $8.95, colors are bright no fading. Have not attempted repairs..

340 pp. Original black cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding very bright and clean. Light foxing to edges of text block. DJ lightly soiled w/ wear and few short tears to top edges. Spine a bit sunned. Contents very nice.

Dust Jacket spine a trifle sunned. Dust jacket in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Ohio; Literature & Literary. ISBN: 0394497848. ISBN/EAN: 9780394497846. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10305.

Dust Jacket spine a trifle sunned. Dust jacket in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Ohio; Literature & Literary. ISBN: 0394497848. ISBN/EAN: 9780394497846. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10305.

NY:: Knopf,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1977. Hardcover. 0394497848 . Second printing. SIGNED by the author on front endpage. Very good or better in like (a bit sun faded along the spine) dust jacket.; 337 pages; Signed by Author .

Book. Octavo, 337 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine yellow with red and black lettering. Dust jacket protected in mylar covering, with price uncut: "$8.95." Light chipping along edges of jacket. Light soiling to front cover. Top edge of textblock dyed red. Interior pages clean. Signed bookplate by Toni Morrison inserted in rear of jacket. DL consignment. Shelved Case 7. 1392714. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.