New York. 1998. January 1998. Knopf. 1st American Edition. Previous Owner's Name Penned in Front, Otherwise Very Good in Dustjacket . 0679433740. 321 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson. keywords: Literature Black America Women. FROM THE PUBLISHER - They shoot the white girl first. With the rest they can take their time. No need to hurry out here. They are 17 miles from a town which has 90 miles between it and any other. Hiding places will be plentiful in the Convent, but there is time and the day has just begun. 'They are nine, over twice the number of women they are obliged to stampede or kill and they have the paraphernalia for either requirement: rope, a palm leaf cross, handcuffs, Mace and sunglasses, along with clean, handsome guns.' So begins Toni Morrison's hypnotic and arresting new novel, Paradise, and so will it effectively and hauntingly end. The visit of cruel rage to the Convent frames Paradise, it literally collects and distills all the rich, churning history of this community, focusing the past so that one can say, '[T]he venom is manageable now. Shooting the first woman (the white one) has clarified it like butter: the pure oil of hatred on top, its hardness stabilized below.' The cruelty called forth at the Convent will hold and completely transform Morrison's searing account of Ruby, Oklahoma, transform it for the reader as well as for the unhinged citizens of this town. And the slaughter will transform ...

Knopf, Date: 1997-12-24. First Edition. Hardcover. clean inside and out with origin/illustrated dust jacket over bla. 6x1x9. clean inside and out with original dustjacket, illustrated dust jacket over black cloth boards 1997. Knopf ISBN 0679433740 9780679433743 [US]

New York: Knopf, Date: 1998. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Morrison's first novel since being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993; a Fine, collectable copy in like dustjacket. 1998. Knopf ISBN 0679433740 9780679433743 [US]

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New York: Knopf, Date: 1997. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. 1997. Knopf ISBN 0679433740 9780679433743 [US]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1998. Softcover. Fine. Uncorrected proof. Quarto. Quarter canvas and printed blue wrappers. Fine. We've also seen a smaller octavo version in cream wrappers, priority undetermined, although this is clearly the scarcer of the two. 1998. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0679433740 US

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1998. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Second printing. Fine in a very good dustwrapper with interior dampstaining and wear to the extremities. 1998. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0679433740 US

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1998. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very good or better in a Very good plus dustwrapper. Former owner's stamp on inside front cover, dustwrapper cover has minor scrapes on it. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information. 1998. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0679433740 US

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1998. Hardcover. Second edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper, an as new copy. 2nd printing before publishing. Pages and cloth cover clean. Clean dustwrapper. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information. 1998. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0679433740 US

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1998. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. Black cloth boards. Slightly bowed boards, faint dampstains along the top page edge else about near fine in a near fine dustwrapper with edge wear. 1998. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0679433740 9780679433743 [US]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1998. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Fourth printing. Near fine in fine dustwrapper. Stamp on front endpaper. Oprah's Book Club sticker on front dustwrapper. 1998. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0679433740 9780679433743 [US]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1998. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Later. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information. 1998. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0679433740 9780679433743 [US]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1998. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4th ptg. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Hardcover Foruth Printing. Dustwrapper has a one inch tear at bottom of front panel. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information. 1998. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0679433740 9780679433743 [US]

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Date: 1997. Hard cover. Fine in fine dust jacket.. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 318 p. Audience: Young adult. . No previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No bent corners. Not price clipped. No remainder mark. Oprah's book club sticker . 1997. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0679433740 9780679433743 [US]

Knopf, Date: 1997-12-24. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. 9x6x1. New York, 1997; black cloth covered boards; minimal shelf wear; black jacket with mild wear and small "Oprah's Book Club" sticker on front; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; interior clean and unmarked; 318 pages 1997. Knopf ISBN 0679433740 9780679433743 [US]

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group ISBN 0679433740 9780679433743 [US]

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group ISBN 0679433740 9780679433743 [US]

UsedGood. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials. ISBN 0679433740 9780679433743 [US]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1998. 4th Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/DJ Near Fine. Large Octavo. 1998. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0679433740 9780679433743 [US]

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New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc, Date: 1998. First Edition/First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine+/Near Fine+. 1998. Alfred a Knopf Inc ISBN 0679433740 9780679433743 [US]

UsedGood. NO Dust Jacket Good condition but not perfect, Cover has minor nicks and tears, spine shows some creases from use. Ask Questions and request photos if your buying for the cover and not the content. STOCK PHOTOS MAY VARY FROM THE ACTUAL ITEM. ACTUAL PHOTOS AVAIL. UPON REQUEST. ISBN 0679433740 9780679433743 [US]

Knopf, Date: 1997-12-24. Hardcover. Good. 104x21x152. 1997. Knopf ISBN 0679433740 9780679433743 [US]

New York: A.A. Knopf, Date: 1998. 2nd printing. Hardcover. Very good condition/good. 318pp. 25 cm. 1998. A.A. Knopf ISBN 0679433740 9780679433743 [US]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Clean, Tight, And Square. No Markings. Little Shelf Wear. . Very Good. Hardcover. Later Printing. Date: 1998. 1998. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0679433740 9780679433743 [US]