3 Gloria Naylor first editions are documented on this shelf, from The Women of Brewster Place (1982) to Mama Day (1988) across 2 different publishers. Each linked guide gives the points of issue that separate a true first printing of that Gloria Naylor title from later printings and book-club copies — the publisher and year to expect, the number-line or edition-statement conventions, and the tells that show up in online listings.
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- The Women of Brewster Place — 1982 · Viking PressViking, New York, 1982 (ISBN 0-670-77855-9). Naylor's first book; winner of the National Book Award for first novel. Quarter cloth over paper-covered boards with spine lettering. First printing: copyright page shows 1982 with no additional-printing statement. Original unclipped dust jacket. US Viking 1982 is the true first. Watch for issues showing a later-printing statement, a price-clipped flap, or book-club markings such as a blind-stamp to the rear board.
- Linden Hills — 1985 · Ticknor & FieldsNaylor's second novel. Ticknor & Fields, New York, 1985. The dust jacket was designed and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg (a confirmed and notable point). The first printing is identified by the printing statement on the copyright page; a true first carries the original unclipped jacket. Confirm the copyright page shows no later-printing indication. US Ticknor & Fields 1985 is the true first edition. A licensed book-club edition is a separate printing, typically smaller, lacking the publisher's printing statement and often blind-stamped on the rear board with no price on the jacket.
- Mama Day — 1988 · Ticknor & FieldsTicknor & Fields, New York, 1988. First-edition copies have blue paper-covered boards with a brown cloth spine, copper spine lettering, and illustrated endpapers. The first printing is identified by the printing statement on the copyright page with no later-printing indication; a true first carries the original unclipped dust jacket. US Ticknor & Fields 1988 is the true first edition. A licensed book-club edition is a separate printing without the publisher's printing statement, often blind-stamped on the rear board, with no price on the jacket.
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