Cornrows by Yarbrough Camille: Signed (2 results)

dj. Very Good (upper two corners of binding a little bumped; contents clean & tight); nice (tiny light stain) d/j. Oblong 8vo., brown boards in dust jacket; unpaginated First Edition. Signed presentation from Yarbrough on the title page: ?To Gwen- my best always. Camille Yarbrough.? Also inscribed and signed by the illustrator: ?Best wishes, Carole Byard. June, 1980.? Yarbrough, born in 1938, an actress and producer, known for her role as Dina Greene in ?Shaft? (1971), ?Cruel Intentions? (1999) and ?One Day? (2011). She is best known for the song "Take Yo' Praise." With the author's promotional leaflet for the book laid in. Illustrated by Carole Byard. (illustrator). Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, New York, 1979. 46 unpaginated pages. First Edition; 1st printing. Signed and inscribed on title page by author Camille Yarbrough: To ___. This book is a tool - I know you will use it well. Sincerely, Camille Yarbrough Dec 27, 1980. Book is clean and tight with a strong binding and hinges. Brown boards are bright as are red endpapers. FFEP has a small name/address sticker on upper right corner. Uncommon original DJ is bright and clean. $7.95 price intact on DJ flap. Small area of discoloration on upper right front of DJ with a tiny closed edge tear. Children's story about the importance of an African American girls hair and its connection to identity as Mama and Great-Grammaw braid their children's hair into cornrows. Each design has a name and a poetic tale associated with it. Carole Byard's striking full-page illustrations help the story flow smoothly. A great tale of black history and identity rolled into one; for children of all ages. A groundbreaking book from an era when few children's books celebrated black families and theirs traditions. Byard, Carole (illustrator). Signed by Author(s). …