NMLP P-031664 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison · Holt, Rinehart and Winston (New York) · 1970

The US Holt, Rinehart and Winston edition is the true first (1970); it precedes the UK Chatto and Windus edition (1979). It is the cornerstone scarce Morrison first.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-031664 for "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-031664, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).