The Color Purple

Alice Walker

ISBN 10: 0151191530 / ISBN 13: 9780151191536

Published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982

About this Item

First edition, sixth printing. Increasingly scarce signed by the author, especially signed to the page like this copy, and further by bearing the author's early signature. Book is near fine with a penciled price and initial erased, though still visible to preliminary, top edge of block is a bit toned, very light damp staining from humidity to bottom of block close to spine, but no affect to page integrity. First state jacket is near fine minus, price-intact, but shows signs of handling. Octavo, purple cloth spine over shite cloth, 245 pages, pictorial jacket. Satisfaction guaranteed. Additional photos always available on request. Shipped in a fitted, padded box. Seller Inventory # ABE-1740609033716

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Color Purple

Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich

Publication Date: 1982

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

Trade paperback.

From the Back Cover:

[Banner] Now a Tony Award-Winning Broadway Musical
 

The Color Purple is the story of two sisters—one a missionary to Africa and the other a child wife living in the South—who remain loyal to one another across time, distance, and silence. Beautifully imagined and deeply compassionate, this classic of American literature is rich with passion, pain, inspiration, and an indomitable love of life.
"Intense emotional impact . . . Indelibly affecting . . . Alice Walker is a lavishly gifted writer."—The New York Times Book Review

"Places Walker in the company of Faulkner."—The Nation

"Superb . . . A work to stand beside literature of any time and place."—San Francisco Chronicle

"The Color Purple is an American novel of permanent importance."—Newsweek

"Marvelous characters . . . A story of revelation . . . One of the great books of our time."--Essence
 
[banner] Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award
 
 
 [bio]
Bestselling novelist Alice Walker is also the author of three collections of short stories, three collections of essays, six volumes of poetry and several children's books. Her books have been translated into more than two dozen languages. Born in Eatonton, Georgia, Walker now lives in northern California.