Tar Baby
by Morrison, Toni
Ravishingly beautiful and emotionally incendiary, Tar Baby is Toni Morrison's reinvention of the love story. Jadine Childs is a black fashion model with a white patron, a white boyfriend, and a coat made out of ninety perfect sealskins. Son is a black fugitive who embodies everything she loathes and desires. As Morrison follows their affair, which plays out from the Caribbean to Manhattan and the deep South, she charts all the nuances of obligation and betrayal between blacks and whites, masters and servants, and men and women.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Tar Baby
by Morrison, Toni
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1981
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394423296
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Las Vegas , Nevada, USA
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£612.30
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf / A Borzoi Book, 1981 First printing of the stated first trade edition, preceded by the Franklin Library edition. Signed by Toni Morrison directly on the front endpage. Very slight crease to top corner of the first three leaves, else book in fine condition; in a fine dust jacket. A superb copy. Item Price
£612.30
Tar Baby
by Toni Morrison
- Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- 14th printing
- Published
- 1987
- ISBN
- 9780452264793
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Brossard, Quebec, CAN
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£1.76
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Plume/Penguin, New York, 1987. 14th trade paperback printing. Condition: Good plus, edge wear and slight corner creasing. spine has creasing and very small tears at bottom edge, well read.
Ravishingly beautiful and emotionally incendiary, Tar Baby is Toni Morrison's reinvention of the love story. Jadine Childs is a black fashion model with a white patron, a white boyfriend, and a coat… Read more about this item Item Price
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Tar Baby
by Morrison, Toni
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1981
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394423296
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- 1
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Rockville, Maryland, USA
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£28.57
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1981. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 1981 Knopf FIRST edition of Morrison's 4th novel. This book is in FINE/Very good condition The HB is very clean inside and out with no wear. The unclipped DJ is in VG+ condition with minor missing chip in the lower… Read more about this item Item Price
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Tar Baby
by MORRISON, Toni
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Published
- 1981
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394423296
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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£61.23
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London: Chatto & Windus, 1981. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First English edition. Tiny spot on front fly else fine in a fine dustwrapper. Item Price
£61.23
Tar Baby
by MORRISON, Toni
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1981
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394423296
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- 1
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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£16.33
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Later printing. Spine soiled, very good in a very good dustwrapper with spine sunned, short tears on spine ends and corners. Item Price
£16.33
Tar Baby
by Morrison, Toni
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 1982
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780452264793
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- 1
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Tolar, Texas, USA
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£3.27
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Plume, 1982. Wraps have edgewear. Usual library/discard markings. Pages are clean with no markings in text.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Ex-Library. Item Price
£3.27
Tar Baby
by Toni Morrison
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1981-03-12
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394423296
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Simi Valley, California, USA
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£9.76
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1981-03-12. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.2000 8.3000 5.9000. Stated first. Dust jacket shows minor wear and tear, pages are clean. Item Price
£9.76
Tar Baby
by Morrison, Toni
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1981-03-12
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394423296
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Boonsboro, Maryland, USA
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£8.76
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1981-03-12. Hardcover. Very Good. 8x5x1. Second printing. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Light toning. Owner's name on jacket, else unmarked. Item Price
£8.76
Tar Baby
by Morrison, Toni
- Condition
- Used - Fine trade paperback
- Published
- 1982
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780452264793
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Hulls Cove, Maine, USA
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£4.90
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Plume, 1982. paperback. Fine trade paperback. Item Price
£4.90
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Tar Baby
by Morrison, Toni
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- Uncorrected Proof
- Published
- 1981
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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£2,857.40
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. Uncorrected Proof. Near Fine. Advance uncorrected proof of the first edition. Signed by Toni Morrison on the half-title page and inscribed to a former owner. Bound in publisher's blue wraps printed in black. Near Fine with toning to spine and light general wear. A lovely copy, scarce in this format and signed.… Read more about this item Item Price
£2,857.40
Tar Baby
by Toni Morrison
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1981-03-12
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394423296
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- 1
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Simi Valley, California, USA
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£12.25
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1981-03-12. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.2000 8.3000 5.9000. First trade ed, stated. Jacket has minor tanning/dust wear to back of jacket, now in mylar. Pages/boards clean, binding sturdy. Item Price
£12.25
Tar Baby
by Toni Morrison
- Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Edition
- 1st UK Edition, 1st Impression
- Published
- 1981
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780701125967
- Quantity Available
- 1
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WEYMOUTH, Dorset, GBR
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£35.00
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:London: Chatto & Windus, 1981. 1st UK Edition, 1st Impression . Hardcover. Good+/Good+. very light spotting to fore edge,Good+ in Good+ dustjacket
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£35.00
Tar Baby
by Morrison, Toni
- Condition
- Used: Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1981-03-12
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394423296
- Quantity Available
- 1
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HOUSTON, Texas, USA
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£7.56
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Knopf, 1981-03-12. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good. Item Price
£7.56
Tar Baby
by MORRISON, Toni
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Published
- 1981
- Binding
- Softcover
- ISBN
- 9780394423296
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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£408.20
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London: Chatto & Windus, 1981. Softcover. Fine. Uncorrected proof of the first English edition. Orange printed wrappers. Just abut fine. Item Price
£408.20
Tar Baby: a Novel
by Morrison, Toni
- Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1981
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394423296
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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£9.80
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good . First printing. The fourth novel by the Nobel Prize winning author. Spine of dustjacket slightly sunned else a clean unmarked copy.
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£9.80
Tar Baby
by Toni Morrison
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 3rd Printing
- Published
- 1981
- ISBN
- 9780394423296
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Cottage Grove, Oregon, USA
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£14.70
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Spine is tight, but has a very subtle lean. Gilt to spine and front board remains bright. Former owner stamp to front flyleaf, but interior is else clean and unmarked. Mylar-protected jacket has some very light wear. Author photo by Thomas Victor. Another dynamic jacket design for Morrison by R. D. Scudellari, who uses an image derived from Matisse's Jazz… Read more about this item Item Price
£14.70
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TAR BABY
by Morrison, Toni
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Trade Edition, First Printing
- Published
- 1981
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394423296
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Rockville, Maryland, USA
- Item Price
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£40.82
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. First Trade Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 306 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Very Good minus dust jacket. Green spine with yellow and brown text. Dust jacket is protected by mylar covering and has mild edgewear and sheflwear, creasing to head edge of rear cover. Boards have slight cocking to spine.… Read more about this item Item Price
£40.82
TAR BABY
by Toni Morrison
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition; Second Printing
- Published
- 1981
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394423296
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Pomona, New York, USA
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£40.78
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 1981. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0394423291 . Very Good in a Good dust jacket. Edge wear and soiling. Closed tears to rear panel's upper and lower edges. ; 8.30 X 5.90 X 1.20 inches; 320 pages . Item Price
£40.78
TAR BABY (SIGNED)
by MORRISON, TONI
- Condition
- Used - FINE IN NEAR FINE DUST JACKET
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
- Published
- PUB 1981
- Binding
- HARDCOVER
- ISBN
- 9780394423296
- Quantity Available
- 1
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BURLINGTON, Wisconsin, USA
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£367.38
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NEW YORK NY: ALFRED A KNOPF CO. FINE IN NEAR FINE DUST JACKET. PUB 1981. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. AUTHOR'S 4TH NOVEL SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER . PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL TAN CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WTIH GILT SPINE AND UPPER COVER TITLES, AND TOP EDGE STAINED BLUE. BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR… Read more about this item Item Price
£367.38
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Tar Baby
by Morrison, Toni
- Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Edition
- First Trade Edition, First Printing
- Published
- 1981
- Binding
- Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Item Price
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£285.74
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. First Trade Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. Signed first trade edition of Tar Baby by Toni Morrison.. Octavo, 306pp. Beige cloth, title in gilt on front cover and spine. Blue topstain. Stated "First Trade Edition" on copyright page. Solid text block, touch of wear to corners. In the publisher's first… Read more about this item Item Price
£285.74
