Search Results: cotillion by killens

New York: Trident Press, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Octavo. 256pp Book is slanted, jacket is chipped. Inscribed by Killens to Maya (Angelou) "For Maya- Love and Black Blessings John O Killens 12-14-70 and Write On! John O." Inscribed By Author

New York: Trident, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Foxing to the foredge, small stain on the front fly, a very good copy in about very good dustwrapper with a number of short tears, and a little tanning at the spine. Insrcribed by the author: "For Julie, Black Blessings - John O. Killens 1-31-71." Fourth novel by a writer whose importance seemingly has yet to be understood beyond the African-American community.

Trident Press. NF/NF. 1971. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. First edition, minor shelfwear in protected DJ. Signed by the author on the title page. ; 8.3 X 5.8 X 1.1 inches; 256 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Trident Press, 1971. First Edition. Cloth. Very good/good. Yellow cloth with black illustration on front and black lettering on spine. Dust jacket has some chips and open tears, wear to extremities, not price clipped. Inscription by author dated 1975 on front free flyleaf. 256 pp.

New York. 1971. Trident Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Slightly Worn Dustjacket. 0671270729. 256 pages. hardcover. . keywords: Literature America Black. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Beautiful, young Yoruba of Harlem has been invited to participate in a cotillion thrown annually by the African American high society of Queens. Caught between the indifference of her father, the excitement of her mother, and her prodigal boyfriend's militancy, Yoruba persuades her sister debutantes to challenge the aging doyennes in one of the most sidesplitting scenes in American literature. inventory #28178 ISBN: 0671270729.

U.S.A.: Coffee House Press, 2002. a good reading copy. pages clean. binding tight but hinges cracked. edge wear. corners dented, top front corner creased. general shelf wear. previous owner name on front end page.. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Good -.

NY: POCKET BOOK. VG. PAPERBACK. 1ST. 1972.