Piece by Cooper J California, First Edition (12 results)

paperback. No Jacket. First Edition. London. 1986. Women's Press. 1st British Paperback Edition. Very Good in Slightly Worn Wrappers. 0704339897. 124 pages. paperback. Cover illustration by Leslee Wills. keywords: African American Literature Women America. DESCRIPTION - From her first collection of short stories, A PIECE OF MINE, to the recently published THE FUTURE HAS A PAST, J. California Cooper has introduced an appealing and diverse cast of characters struggling to make the right choices and find happiness in a society that prefers light skin over dark, money over spirit. The central characters are often women entangled in a tradition of oppression and the inescapable traps of racism, sexism, and poverty. Many of the stories are narrated in the first-person, capturing the cadences of ordinary conversations and lending the stories the intimacy and resonance of gossip shared among friends. They are alive with wry observations on the human tendency toward foolish choices and impetuous behavior, a rich understanding of the small comforts that provide respite from big struggles, and a wisdom based on faith in God and in humankind's potential for goodness. 'It's a rare pleasure to follow the quick and pointed intelligence that animates Rosser's poems. Some are sonnets, some are long and lean, but all have clear, idiosyncratic voices. They come bearing philosophy, nostalgia, rabies, chicken soup and the head of Holofernes. They're funny, tart, perceptive - good company. And more than one goes armed with a blackjack ending.' - Sarah Lindsay. inventory #34555 Very Good in Slightly Worn Wrappers.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First UK edition, a paperback original published simultaneously with the limited edition hardback.

Paperback. ix, 124p., foreword, first edition, first printing stated, very good condition trade paperback in wraps. African American author/playwright's first book. Cooper's first book and the first book published by Alice Walker & Robert Allen's Wild Trees Press.

paperback. Condition: Fair/No Dj. 1st Paperback. Trade 0385420870 cover creases no stamps or names present.

Soft Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First British Edition. Frontis. Foreword by Alice Walker. 124pp. Pictorial Soft Cover. Short Stories. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 124 pages. First edition, first printing. Cover design by Sarah Levin. Foreword by Alice Walker. Her first book, 12 short stories. Fine book in wrappers. A beautiful copy!

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Sarah Levin (illustrator). 1st Edition. First printing of the first edition. Author's first book of short fiction. A paperback original, first title issued by Alice Walker and Robert Allen's, Wild Trees Press. Book in fine condition with minimal shelf wear. Playwright of the Year in San Francisco (1984) and American Book Award winner (1989).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition/First Printing. This copy has been SIGNED by J. California Cooper on the half-title page! Her debut work - Alice Walker has said: "Her style is deceptively simple and direct, and the value of tears in which her characters reside is never so deep that a rich chuckle at a foolish person's foolishness cannot be heard." This is a copy of the first Anchor Books edition. Signed by Author(s).

Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. First UK Paperback Edition/First Printi. This copy of the UK trade paperback issue has been SIGNED by J. California Cooper on the half-title page and by Alice Walker (who contributed the forward) on the title page! In this collection - her larger-than-life women struggle for love, money, happiness, and sometimes, revenge. Told with enormous warmth and humour, these twelve stories centre on the lives of black women and their men in the small-town southern states of America. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near Fine in black wraps. ix + 124pages. First Printing. There is very light rubbing to the wraps and a previous owner's neatly-penned gift inscription is on the half-title page. Otherwise Fine: clean, bright and soundly bound. SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription -- on the title-page. A very nice, collector's-quality copy of Cooper's first book. Includes a forword by Alice Walker. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks of Books. 41-A. Signed by Author(s).

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.