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8vo, blue clothbound quarter hardback with publisher's original paper boards. With unclipped Dust Jacket. pp 164 Dust Jacket in Very Good condition, save for minor enclosed tears towards lower front board and some loss towards top, above title. Small stain along top spine. Small enclosed tear on reverse side of Dust Jacket, towards the top. Faint discolouration running across block of text on front Dust Jacket. Toned and browned. Minor signs of fading and rubbing along spine of clothbound hardback, also in Very Good condition. This is a First edition, first printing. Allegedly only 1200-1500 copies were printed. In her powerful debut novel, Morrison looks at the intersection of racism, self-hatred, poverty, and sexuality with realism and her beautifully descriptive writing style. In some ways this is a unique design for the Dust Jacket as it includes the first three opening paragraphs from the first chapter of the book. If one looks closely enough there are little blue dots over each and every "i" which therefore adds a double meaning to the title "The Bluest eye".

The Bluest Eye is the first novel written by Toni Morrison. It was published in 1970 and is set in Lorain, Ohio, Morrison's hometown. The story is about Pecola Breedlove, an African-American girl who prays for her eyes to turn blue so that she will be considered beautiful and gain the affection and acceptance of her community.