pinktoes (143 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condición: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condición: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condición: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Condición: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. All Mamie Mason ever wanted was to be "the hostess with the mostest" and inspire a lot of inter-racial loving at her famous parties in Harlem. A bawdy Rabelaisian tale of sex, food and gossip. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Softcover. First Dell-Putnam Printing 1966. Book is in Very Good condition, with a few small chips and a missing corner of the back jacket. Otherwise clean, tightly bound, and unmarked. Pinktoes is a satirical sex farce that explores race relations in a humorous and provocative way. The book's title refers to a term of affection used by Black men for white women, and vice versa. The story centers on Mamie Mason, a powerful and influential Harlem society matron. In a misguided effort to advance racial harmony, she hosts a series of lavish, desegregated sexual orgies. These events bring together a colorful cast of characters, including wealthy Black professionals and liberal white socialites, all of whom are eager to be seen as allies in the cause of racial justice. Himes uses the chaotic and absurd events of these gatherings to satirize the self-satisfied "do-gooders" who he believed used the "Negro problem" to work out their own neuroses. The novel debunks the sincerity of both the Black middle class and their white "sponsors," portraying them as self-serving and hypocritical. Known for its Rabelaisian humor and explicit content, Pinktoes was first published in Paris because it was too confrontational for American publishers at the time. It is regarded as one of Himes's most daring and cynical works of fiction, showcasing his unique blend of social commentary, satire, and dark comedy.

Paperback. 6918 good reprint paperback,

Paperback. first thus. 6918 good, creases, rubbing paperback,

paperback. Condición: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good +. 1st Edition. Boards (HB) in very good condition with light fading to left front corner and spine. Dust jacket in good minus condition with stains to flap edges and 1 inch chip top left front corner. A novel about Mamie Mason, Harlem's most influential matron, who hosted desegregated sexual orgies with the purpose of creating harmony between the races. . Satirical novel. I think we should try it again today. It can't hurt! 256 pages.

Condición: GOOD. First thus - a pocket paperback. Himes' first work of absurdism, a sexual farce featuring, Mamie Mason, Ôthe uptown hostess with the mostessÕ, loosely based on his cousin Mollie Moon, whose decadent interracial parties had helped promote the cause of Ôcivil rights in the bedroom,' A novel "intended as a satire on middle class Negroes and their white sponsors" according to Himes, this was his first bestseller. This copy claims to be the "First American Printing" (although clearly it was not) and complete and unexpurgated. 208 pp plus 24 pp of publisher's ads. Good overall -an inexpensively produced book with significant toning to the pages, some wear to the covers, a few ink marks on rear cover.

Second Printing The Original Paris Edition. Early edition. Good reading copy wraps with young woman on cover.

Paperback. first thus. 6918 very good paperback,

Mass Market Paperback. Condición: Good. First Corgi Edition. G, Edgewear, creases, abrasions, ink price & label removal stain on front cover, spine lean, browning. Comic satire. Corgi FN7656. Photo on request.

Paperback. Condición: Good. TIght binding and clean text, Front cover torn free and taped, with sticker scrape at top (see photo). Age yellowed pages. Third Dell-Putnam printing, Nov. 1966. A2S10.

Condición: Good. G.P. Putnam's Sons/Stein and Day New York 1965 8vo. 256 pages. black paper boards with pink cloth spine. binding secure. G+.

Condición: Fair. First edition copy. . Lacking top corner of front cover. Binding split and creased. (american fiction, african american women, race relations ).

Paperback. very good - fine but edge damp mark, reading crease first printing thus, stated paperback,

Paperback. Condición: Good. Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Mass Market Paperback. Condición: VG-NF. First Thus. Book appears sharp and virtually unread but does exhibit a light amount of chipping at spine tips and extremities, and tanning of pages especially at inside covers. Still a very tight and solid copy of the 'complete and unexpurgated first American printing!'.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Reprint. Mass Market PB.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 219pp. Red soft cover with title front ad spine. "The Original Paris Edition." Foxing. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Paperback. Condición: Good. 221 pages. cover worn.