INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY ALICE WALKER WHO WROTE THE FOREWORD HAS SIGNED ON THE TITLE PG. First collection of 12 short stories by an African American writer most known for her plays. There is a faint about 1" small damp stain to the bottom of the front edge which has caused a very thin sliver stain to the edge of the title pg. Walker's signature is untouched. Although the stain more or less disappears from the rest of the book there is faint rippling to the very bottom of the book. About vg