Toni Morrison, Beloved, First edition uncorrected proof, 1987 by Morrison, Toni

Toni Morrison. Beloved. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. Uncorrected proof, that precedes First edition. Original blue wrappers. 276 pages. Tentative publication date and price fields left blank on front cover. ARCs, or advance review copies, are produced privately by publishers and distributed prior to the official release date of the First edition of the book. Because ARCs may not have been put through the entire editing process, the copy will often differ slightly from the final edition of the book. Hailed by The New York Times as the best American novel of the past 50 years, this is an extremely rare uncorrected proof of the first edition.

The Pulitzer Prize winning novel gained her worldwide recognition and due to the success and impact of Beloved and her other writings, Morrison was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1993. Dent to top left corner of back cover. Very small wear to bottom right corner of front cover. Abrasion to spine affecting bottom of title. Very good.