The Bluest Eye is the first novel written by American author Toni Morrison and published in 1970. It takes place in Lorain, Ohio, and tells the story of a young African-American girl named Pecola who grew up following the Great Depression. First UK Edition. Condition: very good – light vertical crease in the cloth of the spine, slight lean to spine, ink name (Hotz) and the number 5 to the free-end paper, page 121 bottom corner dog-eared, strip of paper with ink name taped to rear free-end paper, some minor foxing to the page edges, a crisp copy in very good condition. Jacket condition: very good – unclipped, small dimple to front panel, and stain to inside back flap, rare in such good condition.
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Date Published: 1979
Publication Place: London
First Edition: Yes
Condition: very good – slight bumping to spine edges, light vertical crease in the cloth of the spine, page 121 bottom corner dog-eared.
Binding: Hardcover
Has Dust Jacket: Yes
Jacket Condition: very good.
Dimensions: 8vo. 170 pg.



