Search Results: African-American Literature from Black Cat Hill Books

New York, NY Hyperion Press, 1996. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. DJ unclipped; mylar-protected. As New. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 324pp. Hardback with DJ. The book Ain't Gonna be the same Fool Twice by April Sinclair is the sequel to Coffee Will Make You Black. These books are very interesting, they were about a girl named Jean Steveson. In Coffee Will make you Black,Jean was growing up and graduating from high school. While this slow time period passed, she thought she was gay. She caught herself looking at women. At first she thought that it was natural for other women to look at other woman. Her junior year she had a crush on her nurse Mrs. Horn. She loved the way Mrs. Horn walked, talked, laugh, and smiled. She goes through college with the same insecurity and doubt. This story is a very interesting, once you start reading it, you don't want to… Read More

Durham, NC Duke University Press , 1994. Paperback Very Good++ to Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of sunning to the lavender background field of the upper rear panel; mildest rubbing to the panels. The binding leans ever so slightly off square and remains secure; the text is clean. Free of any creases to the covers. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the very mildest wear. Bright and Clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 6.15 x 0.75 inches). xvi, 223 pages. Translated by Robert Carr in consultation with the author. Language: English. Weight: 14.6 ounces. Post-Contemporary Interventions Series. University Press Paperback.

Boston, MA Little Brown & Company, 1992. Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the mildest rubbing; very faint thumbing and a couple of barely discernible smudges at fore-edge; binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 296pp. Trade Paperback. McKnight's[Moustapha's Eclipse] first novel is set in Senegal, where Evan Norris, a restless Afro-American from Denver, has wandered to escape his comfortable middle-class existence and near-engagement to a racially aware, black American psychiatrist. Recruited by the Peace Corps, he fights off malarial fever while wondering, "Am I black enough now . . . ?" Quitting the Corps, Norris then drifts "half-bemused, half-terrified" through a series of surreal experiences punctuated by nightmarish bus rides. Exhausted, he ends up in a tiny… Read More

New York, NY HarperCollins Publishers, 1992. Hardcover Stated First Edition Thus (1992), Second Printing, but this is a Book Club Edition. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; a faint stress-crease at the middle of the front hinge. The binding square and secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creases to the covers. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor cosmetic flaws. Very close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 7.35 x 1.5 inches). xii, 592 pages. Language: English. Weight: 2 pounds, 3.5 ounces. Stated First Edition Thus (1992), Second Printing, but this is a Book Club Edition. Paperback.

Santa Rosa, CA Black Sparrow Books, 2001. Hardcover Limited Edition (2001): 1 of 300 Trade Hardcover copies, unnumbered. Limited Edition (2001): 1 of 300 Trade Hardcover copies, unnumbered. Near Fine in Near Fine Clear Vinyl DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. The Book shows just a hint of shelving wear to the lower extremities; a couple of barely discernible smudges to outside edges of the text block; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear a a couple of barely discernible cosmetic imperfections. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The clear vinyl DJ shows some very mild rubbing; else flawless. very close to 'As New'. NOT a… Read More

New York, NY Penguin Group: Plume Books, 1999. Paperback First Edition Thus; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only a slight tanning to the pages due to aging; else flawless. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo; 318pp. First Edition Thus [1999]; First Printing indicated. (Oprah's Book Club). Trade Paperback. Toni Morrison is one of the best authors living today, and has firmly placed herself as an author that will be read years down the road. Paradise is perhaps one of her best novels, and is one of my all time favorites (I have read it three times). It does pose a difficult read for those looking for a casual book, because it is a deep and complexly interwoven book meant to stir emotions and one's mind. I am amazed at the spotlight reviews who seem confused by her style of writing and could not become involved with the characters. Morrison uses a recursive approach, one that… Read More

New York, NY Doubleday & Company, Inc. , 2000. Hardcover First Edition (2000), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Edition (2000), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book shows only a former bookseller's rubber stamped "L" at the front flyleaf; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing very mild wear and minor unobtrusive imperfections. Bright, crisp and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ shows a tiny, superficial indentation at the top edge of the front panel; else flawless; the price has not been clipped;… Read More

New York, NY Washington Square Press, 2002. Paperback First Edition Thus [2002]; First Printing indicated. First Edition Thus [2002]; First Printing indicated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careeful use: just a hint of wear to the extremities; the binding shows some lean, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Near perfect, except for the spine lean: overall, remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 245pp. Trade Paperback.

New York, NY Doubleday: Anchor Books, 1996. Paperback First Edition Thus [1996]; First Printing indicated by a complete number line. First Edition Thus [1996]; First Printing indicated by a complete number line. Very Near Fine in Wraps: the pages have tanned very slightly, due to aging; the backstrip is a light aqua tone and the panels are beige. Could this be due to sunning? or is that a part of the design? If sunning, the titles thereon are unaffected: bold and clearly legible. Else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. No longer absolutely pristine, but remains a clean, sturdy, and quite presentable copy. Nearly New. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.05 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches). 273 pages. Weight: 9 ounces. Trade Paperback.