The Color Purple-Alice Walker-SIGNED!-First PB/SC Edition/1st Printing-VERY RARE

Description: Up for sale is a Very Rare, SIGNED First Paperback/Softcover Edition/First Printing of The Color Purple by Alice Walker. A Modern Day Masterpiece and Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award!! SIGNED First Editions of this Particular Edition are Scarce and Becoming Increasingly Hard to Find!! ALL First Edition Points Present!! Paperback/Softcover. Published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich: New York, 1982. Boldly SIGNED on the half-title page by the celebrated author! NOT inscribed to anyone, simply SIGNED by the great Alice Walker! A First Paperback/Softcover Edition/First Printing with ALL First Edition Points Present! Please remember this is NOT the TRUE First Edition/First Printing of this title! This title was originally published in hardcover. This is, however, the TRUE First Paperback/Softcover Edition published by HBJ! The TRUE First/First was issued in hardcover and published by Harcourt, Brace and Jovanovich. The TRUE First Paperback/Softcover Edition was also released by the same publishers that year. Once again, this is NOT the Hardcover First Edition. This rare treasure has some VERY clearly visible wear, but is still in Highly Desirable, Highly Highly Collectible condition! The wear, however, is considerable and should be carefully examined/considered BEFORE buying. The book appears gently read and has no internal writing, no remainder marks, no missing pages and is NOT Ex-Libris. The binding has some wear but is still holding tight. All of the pages are present and fully attached. Some general/shelf wear along with creases/scuffing/rips/marks/wear to the front cover/rear cover/spine, marks/wear to the edge/fore pages and creases/marks/discoloration/wear to the pages, NOT affecting the text! Please note the wear to the front cover, the rear cover and the spine, particularly noticeable near/along the edges and on the spine, and the wear that is present on the pages, particularly noticeable on certain pages! All of the wear previously mentioned is considerable and VERY clearly visible! The wear should be carefully examined/considered. We also suggest handling/opening the book with care to avoid further damaging the spine and fragile binding. We tend to grade the condition of our books rather harshly and took into consideration any and all wear when determining the value of this rare book. We purposely and closely photographed what we consider to be the most obvious and egregious wear. Once again, we want to reiterate that the wear is considerable and VERY clearly visible! All of the wear should be carefully examined/considered BEFORE buying. Numerous photographs from various angles were taken for your consideration/inspection. Please closely and carefully view ALL the pictures for further clarification!! Payment must be received within three days or the book will be re-listed. Please feel free to contact us with any and all questions. We are very proud of our 100% positive feedback/ranking and offer an easy, no questions asked return policy so you can buy with confidence! Thank you!!

Price: 249.99 USD

Location: Thousand Oaks, California

End Time: 2024-11-09T07:33:11.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5 USD