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Morrison Covers: First Editions and Favorites

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This post is part of our Toni Morrison Reading Day: a celebration of  one of our favorite authors on the occasion of her new novel, Home. Check out the rest right here.

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Two galleries of Morrisonia for you here: a retrospective of the covers of the first American editions of Morrison’s novels and a sampling of notable international and paperback editions.

Here are the first American edition covers (hover over image to bring up navigation arrows):

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And now, a sampling of paperback and international covers.

 

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