NY, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1983). The highly praised first book by this Caribbean writer, a collection of stories that won an award from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. Kincaid was born in Antigua and moved to the U.S. to become an au pair. She changed her name when her family disapproved of her writing, and she began writing for The New Yorker, which she did for almost twenty years. Signed by the author. One page with minor marginal stains; else fine in a fine dust jacket. [#023880] SOLD