The true first edition is the Franklin Library Limited First Edition (see the first four photos). It was published by a special arrangement with Alfred A. Knopf, publishers of the first trade edition (the last six photos).
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 | This photo and the three photos below are of the Franklin Library Limited First Edition. |  | |  | |  | |  | This photo and the photos below are of the first trade edition. |  | |  | |  | |  | |  | |
Other first edition points for books by Toni Morrison include: Beloved, Paradise, Sula, Song of Solomon.
   
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