signed first edition
1986 · New York
by Cooper, J. California
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1986. Fine in near fine dust jacket.. Inscribed first printing of this American Book Award-winning collection of character-focused short stories by the acclaimed playwright, who turned to fiction at the urging of Alice Walker. In the book, J. California Cooper explicitly credits THE COLOR PURPLE's Alice Walker for encouraging her transition from plays to short stories, thanking Walker in her acknowledgments for "thinking my work good enough to publish my first collection." Scarce inscribed. 8.25'' x 5.25''. Original black boards. Original unclipped ($12.95) color pictorial dust jacket. 176 pages. Inscribed by Cooper to front (truncated)