signed first edition
2014 · New York
by JAMES, Marlon
New York: Riverhead Books, 2014. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo (24.25cm); black paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; xvi,[2]-688,[2]pp. Signed by the author in the year of publication on the title page, dated 12/14. Base of spine gently nudged, small security decal at lower rear pastedown, else a clean, very Near Fine copy. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $28.95), showing some trivial wear to spine ends; very Near Fine. The Jamaican author's third novel, exploring the Bob Marley's attempted assassination, its aftermath, and the crack epidemic in New York City during the 1980s. Winner of the Booker (truncated)