wild trees press navarro california (3 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. Creasing to front hinge and back left edge. Light edge wear and rubbing. Owner's name on half title page. Used Book.

Condition: Very good plus. First printing. First edition of Cooper's first short story collection, with a foreword by Alice Walker - this copy inscribed by Walker to her editor on THE COLOR PURPLE, John Ferrone. J. California Cooper credits Walker for encouraging her transition from plays to short stories. Walker and her partner Robert Allen established the Wild Tree Press in 1984, and Walker notes in her foreword that it "could have been created especially for A PIECE OF MINE." 8.5'' x 5.5''. Original black pictorial wrappers. xvi, 124 pages. Inscribed by Walker on half-title: "To John + 'Johannes,' love, Alice[.]" Light wear to wrappers, small bump to spine edge. Tight.

Condition: Near fine. First edition. Inscribed first printing of this collection of short stories from the Black Playwright of the Year winner, with a foreword by Alice Walker. J. California Cooper credits THE COLOR PURPLE's Alice Walker for encouraging her transition from plays to short stories. Walker and her partner Robert Allen established the Wild Tree Press in 1984, and Walker notes in her foreword that it "could have been created especially for A PIECE OF MINE." 8.5'' x 5.25''. Original color pictorial wrappers. 124 pages. Inscribed by Cooper to title page, "To / Charles / Love & peace," dated 2/91. Wrapper with light edgewear. Tight.