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Bound in purple cloth over white boards. Endpapers professionally restored and book tightened. (slight bumping to one corner). Dust jacket is in great condition, just shows a hint of rubbing to bottom edge. A tight, clean copy of the fourth impression of the first edition (with "DE" on the bottom line of the copyright page), in the exact same format and with the same dust jacket as the first impression. Won the Pulitzer Prize and was the basis for the Steven Spielberg movie of the same name. In the same format as the first edition and also has the first state dust jacket. Inscribed and signed on a tipped in page, "For Joan - Peace and Sisterhood" and dated in the year of publication. 244 pp.

The Color Purple is a powerful novel about the struggle of African American women in the early 20th century. It follows the life of Celie, a young black girl born into poverty and segregation, who is sexually abused by her father and later winds up in an abusive marriage. Despite her struggles, Celie finds her voice and personal growth through letters and the support of other women.