BELOVED

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. First printing. Fine in near fine jacket.. First edition of Morrison's masterpiece, based on the true story of Margaret Garner, a fugitive slave who killed her daughter upon capture in order to prevent her from experiencing the horrors of slavery. A moving and haunting portrait, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and the central work in Morrison's oeuvre. 9.25'' x 6.5''. Original white cloth, gravestone angel silver-stamped on front board, silver-lettered spine. In original price-clipped white dust jacket printed in red and green designed by R.D. Scudellari, with photographic portrait of Morrison on back panel. Fore edge machine deckle. [10], 276, [2] pages. Light toning to jacket, slightly more at spine, else crisp. (Inventory #: 47313)