The Color Purple -
Alice Walker
1982 - Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York - First Edition, First Printing
A fine first edition of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, and the basis for the Steven Spielberg film, nominated for eleven Academy Awards. A lovely and elusive example without the usual spotting to foredge of book and no chipping or closed tears to the dust jacket.
The story of two sisters—one a missionary in Africa and the other, Celie, a child wife living in the South—who sustain their loyalty to and trust in each other across time, distance, and silence. The story is narrated through a series of letters that Celie writes to God.
‘Intense emotional impact . . . Indelibly affecting . . . Alice Walker is a lavishly gifted writer.” — New York Times Book Review.
‘Superb . . . A work to stand beside literature of any time and place.’ — San Francisco Chronicle.
‘A novel of permanent importance.’ — Newsweek. First edition first printing with the words ‘First edition’ and the correct letters ‘BCDE’ to the copyright page, and dust jacket priced $11.95 and with only one address listed for Harcourt Brace Jovanovich to the lower edge of the rear flap (later printings gave two addresses).
Octavo (book size 22.1x14.8cm), pp. [8] 245 [3]. In publisher’s quarter purple cloth over cream paper boards, spine lettered in silver. Dust jacket priced ‘$11.95’ to upper corner of front flap. Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket. Ref: 112626 Price: HK$ 7,500
The story of two sisters—one a missionary in Africa and the other, Celie, a child wife living in the South—who sustain their loyalty to and trust in each other across time, distance, and silence. The story is narrated through a series of letters that Celie writes to God.
‘Intense emotional impact . . . Indelibly affecting . . . Alice Walker is a lavishly gifted writer.” — New York Times Book Review.
‘Superb . . . A work to stand beside literature of any time and place.’ — San Francisco Chronicle.
‘A novel of permanent importance.’ — Newsweek. First edition first printing with the words ‘First edition’ and the correct letters ‘BCDE’ to the copyright page, and dust jacket priced $11.95 and with only one address listed for Harcourt Brace Jovanovich to the lower edge of the rear flap (later printings gave two addresses).
Octavo (book size 22.1x14.8cm), pp. [8] 245 [3]. In publisher’s quarter purple cloth over cream paper boards, spine lettered in silver. Dust jacket priced ‘$11.95’ to upper corner of front flap. Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket. Ref: 112626 Price: HK$ 7,500