American dreams
New York: High Risk Books/Serpent's Tail, 1994. 175p., inscribed by the African American author, first printing of this edition, wraps. More
Cat.No: 55828
New York: High Risk Books/Serpent's Tail, 1994. 175p., inscribed by the African American author, first printing of this edition, wraps. More
Cat.No: 55828
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1999. Hardcover. xii, 129p., signed by the African American lesbian poet on the title page, very good first edition in cloth-backed boards and unclipped dj. Born Ramona Lofton, Sapphire's first work, Push, was made into the film Precious in 2009 and starred the Oscar-nominated actors..... More
Cat.No: 70375
New York and London: Serpent's Tail, 1994. Paperback. 175p., personal inscription signed by the African American lesbian poet, very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 21697
New York and London: High Risk Books/Serpent's Tail, 1994. Paperback. 175p., very good first edition trade paperback in french-fold pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 56107
New York: Vintage Contemporaries / Vintage Books, 1997. Paperback. 140p. plus unpaginated poems as by Precious herself, about 35 pages, these gotten up as if from typescript (as in the Knopf issue); the author taught remedial reading to just such pupils, partly accounting for the brilliant inventiveness. Softbound, an 8x5..... More
Cat.No: 239813
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. Hardcover. 141p., hardbound first edition in matte-black boards titled gloss-black, glossy red dust jacket. Clean, sound, very good condition. First novel by the African American lesbian poet. More
Cat.No: 38364