Morrison Toni

réf. 130868 — 1974. First Edition. Signed. MORRISON Toni. Sula. New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1974. Octavo original gilt-stamped orange cloth original dust jacket. $3800.First edition of the second book by Nobel laureate MorrisonÑ""one of the most powerful and distinct voices in literature""Ñinscribed in the year of publication ""To WÑ AÑ- Best Wishes and much admiration from Toni. 2.10.1974.""Morrison who died in 2019 was ""the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature"" New York Times. Sula her second novel met with immediate critical acclaim and established Morrison as one of America's most important novelists. ""Her extravagantly beautiful doomed characters are locked in a world where hope for the future is a foreign commodity yet they are enormously achingly alive"" Sara Blackburn. Morrison's extraordinary body of work contains ""one of the most powerful and distinct voices in literature"" Atlantic. With ""First Edition"" stated on copyright page. Blockson 6510. Jordan 477.12. Book fine lovely dust jacket with one short closed tear to front panel extremely minor toning and edge-wear. A nearly fine copy. hardcover books