Colson Whitehead, Signed (195 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: As New. Like New - May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - *Winner Of The 2020 Pulitzer Prize For Fiction* In This Bravura Follow-Up To The Pulitzer Prize-And National Book Award-Winning #1 New York Times Bestseller The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead Brilliantly Dramatizes Another Strand Of American History Through The Story Of Two Boys Sentenced To A Hellish Reform School In Jim Crow-Era Florida. As The Civil Rights Movement Begins To Reach The Black Enclave Of Frenchtown In Segregated Tallahassee, Elwood Curtis Takes The Words Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. To Heart: He Is As Good As Anyone. Abandoned By His Parents, But Kept On The Straight And Narrow By His Grand-Mother, Elwood Is A High School Senior About To Start Classes At A Local College. But For A Black Boy In The Jim Crow South Of The Early 1960S, One Innocent Mistake Is Enough To Destroy The Future. Elwood Is Sentenced To A Juvenile Reformatory Called The Nickel Academy, Whose Mission Statement Says It Provides Physical, Intellectual, And Moral Training So That The Delinquent Boys In Its Charge Can Become Honorable And Honest Men. In Reality, The Nickel Academy Is A Grotesque Chamber Of Horrors Where The Sadistic Staff Beats And Sexually Abuses The Students, Corrupt Officials And Locals Steal Food And Supplies, And Any Boy Who Resists Is Likely To Disappear Out Back. Stunned To Find Himself In Such A Vicious Environment, Elwood Tries To Hold On To Dr. King's Ringing Assertion Throw Us In Jail And We Will Still Love You. His Friend Turner Thinks That Elwood Is Worse Than Naive, That The World Is Crooked, And That The Only Way To Survive Is To Scheme And Avoid Trouble. The Tension Between Elwood's Ideals And Turner's Skepticism Leads To A Decision With Repercussions That Will Echo Down The Decades. Formed In The Crucible Of The Evils Jim Crow Wrought, The Boys' Fates Will Be Determined By What They Endured At The Nickel Academy. Based On The Real Story Of A Reform School In Florida That Operated For 111 Years And Warped The Lives Of Thousands Of Children, The Nickel Boys Is A Devastating, Driven Narrative That Showcases A Great American Novelist Writing At The Height Of His Powers. Inscribed by Author(s).

1st printing, illus. soft cover, fine, 389 pp, 8vo, SIGNED by the author, $27.50.

Condition: Good. Verticality, architectural and social, is at the heart of Colson Whitehead's first novel that takes place in an unnamed high-rise city that combines twenty-first-century engineering feats with nineteenth-century pork-barrel politics. Elevators are the technological expression of the vertical ideal, and Lila Mae Watson, the city's first black female elevator inspector, is its embattled token of upward mobility.When Number Eleven of the newly completed Fanny Briggs Memorial Building goes into deadly free-fall just hours after Lila Mae has signed off on it, using the controversial 'Intuitionist' method of ascertaining elevator safety, both Intuitionists and Empiricists recognize the set-up, but may be willing to let Lila Mae take the fall in an election year. As Lila Mae strives to exonerate herself in this urgent adventure full of government spies, underworld hit men, and seductive double agents, behind the action, always, is the Idea. Lila Mae's quest is mysteriously entwined with existence of heretofore lost writings by James Fulton, father of Intuitionism, a giant of vertical thought. If she is able to find and reveal his plan for the perfect, next-generation elevator, the city as it now exists may instantly become obsolescent. 272 pages.

Condition: Wie neu. 1. Auflage. 525 (1) Seiten mit Schutzumschlag, dieser mit minimalen Randbereibungen, ansonsten sauberes und frisches Exemplar, aus dem Amerikanischen von Nikolaus Stingl ,[John Henry days], auf dem Titel mit der Signatur des Autors (monogrammartig). Colson Whitehead (* 1969 in New York City) ist ein US-amerikanischer Romancier. 2002 erhielt er ein MacArthur Fellowship. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 702 8°, gebundene Ausgabe, Hardcover/Pappeinband.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. This signed, first Anchor Books edition is clean with a clean interior; the corner and edges contain very minor imperfections. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. This is a fine as new hardcover first edition, first printing copy in a fine, as new, mylar protected DJ, white spine. Signed by the author on the title page. With a round gold SIGNED FIRST EDITION sticker on the DJ. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Unread book is author's newest book and is tight & square with a complete number line including "1". It has been Signed by the author on a publishers tipped in page. The mylar protected DJ is price-intact (16.99 lb) and is lovely as well. Signed by Author on Publishers.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition / 1st printing. Signed by author to tipped in signature page. Slight wrinkle to inside front flap of dustjacket. Otherwise as new. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Wie neu. Deutsche Erstausgabe. 525 (3) Seiten. 22 cm. Schutzumschlag: Peter Andreas Hassepien unter Verwendung eines Fotos. Mit einer eigenhändigen Widmung von Colson Whitehead auf der Titelseite. Sehr guter Zustand. Frisches Exemplar. Wie ungelesen. Talcott ist ein ziemlich verschlafenes Nest in West Virginia, in dem heute so gut wie gar nichts los ist. Bis der Fremdenverkehrsverband sich an die glorreichen Zeiten der Stadt im 19. Jahrhundert erinnert, als Talcott ein wichtiges Zentrum des Eisenbahnbooms in Amerika war. Damals wurde die Verbindungslinie von West Virginia an die Ostküste, die berühmte "Connection", gebaut, wobei etliche Tunnels millimeterweise von Menschenhand durch die Berge getrieben werden mussten. Einer der schwarzen Bohrhauer, die diese unmenschliche Arbeit verrichten mussten, war der legendäre John Henry. Von ihm geht die Sage, er habe einen Wettstreit im Schienenlegen gegen einen Dampfhammer gewonnen, was er allerdings am Ende mit seinem Leben bezahlte. Ihm zu Ehren, und um den Ruf der Gegend wieder ein bisschen aufzumöbeln, soll anlässlich der John-Henry-Festtage eine Sondermarke des US Postal Service vorgestellt werden. Zu der Horde von Medienvertretern, die nach Talcott geladen werden, um dieses Ereignis angemessen zu würdigen, gehört auch J. Sutter, ein typischer Vertreter des schreibenden Schnorrertums: ein abgebrühter Spesenritter, dessen journalistisches Interesse an John Henry oder Talcott nicht weiter reicht als die Werbegeschenke der Auftraggeber und die saftigen Rippchen vom Gratisbuffet. Der einzige Ergeiz, den dieser Reporter von der traurigen Gestalt überhaupt noch entwickeln kann, ist ein neuer Schnorr-Rekord: J. Sutter will sich umsonst durchfressen, und zwar so lang es irgendwie geht. Ungefährlich ist das nicht, denn Sutters Vorgänger, der Ähnliches versuchte, verlor dabei erst seine Akkreditierung und schließlich den Verstand. Aus dem eigenwilligen Kontrast zwischen der schwarzen Heldenfigur John Henry, dessen Mythos in Amerika jedes Schulkind kennt, und seinem ganz und gar unheldenhaften Nachfahren J. Sutter, entwickelt Colson Whitehead ein fassettenreiches Panorama amerikanischer Befindlichkeiten, in dessen Zentrum die unstillbare fatale Sucht nach dem Besonderen und Nichtalltäglichen, nach dem Rekord und der Sensation ständig zu spüren ist. Dabei geht es letztlich immer auch um die Hoffnung, die Banalität der eigenen Existenz überwinden zu können. Zugleich liest sich Whiteheads intelligenter und variantenreich erzählter Roman als pointierte und witzige Satire der amerikanischen Medien- und Spektakelkultur, die längst nicht mehr nur in den USA zu finden ist. Ließ schon der eigenwillige Erstling des jungen afroamerikanischen Autors, The Intutionist, einiges von dessen kreativer Fantasie und literarischem Potenzial erkennen, so erweist sich Colson Whitehead mit John Henry Days endgültig als ambitionierter Erzähler mit einem beachtlichen stilistischen Repertoire, dem man auch angesichts des Unterhaltungswertes seiner Prosa einige Übertreibungen gern verzeiht. --Peter Schneck. - Colson Whitehead (* 1969 in New York City) ist ein US-amerikanischer Romancier. 2002 erhielt er ein MacArthur Fellowship. Whitehead wuchs in Manhattan auf, wo er die renommierte Trinity School besuchte. Anschließend studierte er in Harvard. Nach seinem Abschluss 1991 schrieb Whitehead zwei Jahre lang für The Village Voice. In dieser Zeit begann er seine ersten Romane zu entwerfen. . Aus: wikipedia-Colson_Whitehead Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 736 West Virginia ; Volksheld ; Festspiel ; Journalist ; Schwarze ; Belletristische Darstellung; USA ; Eisenbahnarbeiter ; Volksheld ; Schwarze ; Verehrung ; Afroamerikaniswche Literatur, Belletristische Darstellung, Englische Literatur Amerikas, B Belletristik, Americana, Zeitgeschichte, Amerikanische Geschichte, Amerikanische Gesellschaft, Amerikanische Literatur des 21. Jahrhunderts, Politik, Soziologie, Amerikanistik, Vereinigte Staaten, Literaturgeschichte, Signierte Ausgaben, Signaturen, Signierte Exemplare, Widmung, Widmungsexemplar, Widmungsexemplare, Signierte Bücher, Signatur, Autogramm, Autograph, Unterschrift Brauner Pappband mit Schutzumschlag.

Hardcover; First Printing. Condition: NF. Dust Jacket Condition: NF. First Edition. First edition, inscribed by the author " To Jim Good luck with the work! Colson Whitehead" on the title page. Fine in a fine second state DJ with New York Times Bestseller over the title. ; 8.3 X 5.7 X 1.2 inches; 224 pages; Signed by Author.

hard. Condition: fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. Signed first edition (First edition, first printing, signed by the author) FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD (Now a major Amazon Prime TV show) ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVOURITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR ' Ray Carney was only slightly bent when it came to being crooked.' To his customers and neighbors on 125th street, Carney is an upstanding salesman of reasonably-priced furniture, making a life for himself and his family. He and his wife Elizabeth are expecting their second child, and if her parents on Striver's Row don't approve of him or their cramped apartment across from the subway tracks, it's still home. Few people know he descends from a line of uptown hoods and crooks, and that his facade of normalcy has more than a few cracks in it. Cracks that are getting bigger and bigger all the time. See, cash is tight, especially with all those instalment plan sofas, so if his cousin Freddie occasionally drops off the odd ring or necklace at the furniture store, Ray doesn't see the need to ask where it comes from. He knows a discreet jeweller downtown who also doesn't ask questions. Then Freddie falls in with a crew who plan to rob the Hotel Theresa - the 'Waldorf of Harlem' - and volunteers Ray's services as the fence. The heist doesn't go as planned; they rarely do, after all. Now Ray has to cater to a new clientele, one made up of shady cops on the take, vicious minions of the local crime lord, and numerous other Harlem lowlifes. Thus begins the internal tussle between Ray the striver and Ray the crook. As Ray navigates this double life, he starts to see the truth about who actually pulls the strings in Harlem. Can Ray avoid getting killed, save his cousin, and grab his share of the big score, all while maintaining his reputation as the go-to source for all your quality home furniture needs? Harlem Shuffle is driven by an ingeniously intricate plot that plays out in a beautifully recreated Harlem of the early 1960s. It's a family saga masquerading as a crime novel, a hilarious morality play, a social novel about race and power, and ultimately a love letter to Harlem.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. True First edition. ADVANCE READERS COPY with label signed by author laid in. Illustrated covers. Shelf 1101 Text clean; book tight; this book is an advance reading copy/ proof; Not a book club (BC)copy. No previous owner name, not ex library, not a remainder, smoke free. PHOTOS POSTED WITH OUR BOOKS ARE STOCK AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT CONDITION OR EDITION OF BOOK OFFERED FOR SALE. WE DO NOT POST THE PHOTOS. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition, First Printing. No Flaws or Blemishes; Gift Quality. Signed by the Author with no personalization. ".:.this gloriously entertaining novel is "fast-paced, keen-eyed and very funny . about race, power and the history of Harlem all disguised as a thrill-ride crime novel" (San Francisco Chronicle). Harlem Shuffle's ingenious story plays out in a beautifully recreated New York City of the early 1960s. It's a family saga masquerading as a crime novel, a hilarious morality play, a social novel about race and power, and ultimately a love letter to Harlem. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Madeline Whitehead (Author's Photo); Oliver Mundy (illustrator). 1st Edition. First printing of the stated first edition. Signed by Colson Whitehead directly on the second blank page. Book in fine condition; dust jacket with a light smudged/rubbed area near center of front cover, else fine. A few of Whitehead's writing distinctions: A MacArthur Fellowship (2002), Dos Passos Prize (2012), Guggenheim Fellowship (2013); and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (2017 & 2020). Signed by Author(s).

Paperback. Condition: Near fine. First Edition. The Kevin Young issue with his face gracing the cover; an interview with the poet by his friend from Harvard Colson Whithead pp. 30-37. Signed by Kevin young on the cover as well as the interior where there are several photogaphs of the poet. Worn at corners, but easily very good.

Condition: Good. 2019. First Published in GB. 211 pages. Signed by the author. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth. Flat signed by author to title page. Binding remains firm. Pages remain bright and clear. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with chips and creasing. Very light wear marks to rear panel.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Signed 1st Edition 1st Printing. Brand new copy. UK 1st class delivery. For international orders priority delivery is recommended. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As new. Dust Jacket Condition: as new. First Edition. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by author in ink to front flyleaf. First Edition with full number line indicating first printing. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". 318pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Bound in black paper over boards with spine lettered in silver. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER â ˘ From the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys, a gloriously entertaining novel of heists, shakedowns, and rip-offs set in Harlem in the 1960s. "Ray Carney was only slightly bent when it came to being crooked." To his customers and neighbors on 125th street, Carney is an upstanding salesman of reasonably priced furniture, making a decent life for himself and his family. He and his wife Elizabeth are expecting their second child, and if her parents on Striver's Row don't approve of him or their cramped apartment across from the subway tracks, it's still home. Few people know he descends from a line of uptown hoods and crooks, and that his façade of normalcy has more than a few cracks in it. Cracks that are getting bigger all the time. Cash is tight, especially with all those installment-plan sofas, so if his cousin Freddie occasionally drops off the odd ring or necklace, Ray doesn't ask where it comes from. He knows a discreet jeweler downtown who doesn't ask questions, either. Then Freddie falls in with a crew who plan to rob the Hotel Theresaâ "the "Waldorf of Harlem"â "and volunteers Ray's services as the fence. The heist doesn't go as planned; they rarely do. Now Ray has a new clientele, one made up of shady cops, vicious local gangsters, two-bit pornographers, and other assorted Harlem lowlifes. Thus begins the internal tussle between Ray the striver and Ray the crook. As Ray navigates this double life, he begins to see who actually pulls the strings in Harlem. Can Ray avoid getting killed, save his cousin, and grab his share of the big score, all while maintaining his reputation as the go-to source for all your quality home furniture needs? Harlem Shuffle's ingenious story plays out in a beautifully recreated New York City of the early 1960s. It's a family saga masquerading as a crime novel, a hilarious morality play, a social novel about race and power, and ultimately a love letter to Harlem. But mostly, it's a joy to read, another dazzling novel from the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning Colson Whitehead.(Publisher).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. This is a UK first edition hardcover published by Fleet in 2021 AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, The jacket is Very Fine and unclipped (£16.99). The book is Very Fine with straight spine, sharp corners and firm spine ends. The copyright page has the numbers 1-10 present to confirm the first edition state. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. Stated first U.S. edition - first printing. Signed by author on front free end page tipped in by publisher. Book is clean and tight, Dust jacket in protective cover. Includes limited edition sticker featuring Colson Whitehead inspired artwork. 318 pages. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). The seventh novel by the author of THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD and HARLEM SHUFFLE, the story of two boys sentenced to a Florida reform school during the "Jim Crow" era. Longlisted for the National Book Award, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Includes a print photo of Whitehead at the book event. Fine/Fine. Signed by Whitehead on the title page. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First UK Edition. First printing. SIGNED by the author upon a tipped-in sheet as usual. Fine in fine dustjacket, protected by an archival quality, removable, transparent, inert jacket protector. Overseas buyers please read shipping terms and estimated transit times prior to ordering.' 'We are established reputable First Edition sellers and understand collectors needs in terms of accurate grading and proper packaging'. Signed by Author(s).

8Vo Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Signed 1st. 213pp. Signed by Whitehead on title page. Full number line, first edition. Text is unmarked on white pages. Black boards are crisply pointed with white lettering. Binding is tight and square, hinges are secure. Jacket is unclipped and clean with a signed sticker on front panel.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. SIGNED by author in black ink on full title page. Advanced Readers Copy. "A novel of extraordinary scope and mythic power--a retelling of the legend of John Henry that sweeps across generations and cultures in a stunning, hilarious, and unsettling portrait of American society." - DJ. Ships same or next business day. Head of spine is lightly bumped, light scuffing on fore-edge of pages, text block edges are lightly tanned. Book is protected in plastic archival sleeve. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 389 pages; Signed by Author.

Condition: Fine. Signed, 1st ed.; fine condition, DJ fine condition, as new.

Original-Pappband. Condition: Gut. Dust Jacket Condition: Guter Umschlag. deutschsprachige Erstausgabe. auf Titel signiert von dem amerikanischen Schriftsteller Colson Whitehead (*1969). leichte Gebrauchspuren. signed by author. Size: 8°. Vom Autor signiert. Buch.

Original-Pappband. Condition: Gut. Dust Jacket Condition: Guter Umschlag. deutsche Erstausgabe. auf Titel mit Widmung signiert von dem amerikanischen Schriftsteller Colson Whitehead (*1969). leichte Gebrauchspuren, unterer Schnitt Stempel. signed by author. Size: 8°. Vom Autor signiert. Buch.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY WHITEHEAD ON THE TITLE PAGE. used hardcover in a dust jacket. jacket is slightly worn about the edges, but with no tears and not price clipped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws. Signed By Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Black paper over boards with silver lettering. White paper dust jacket with black lettering. No date on the title page. Copyright page dated 2019. Stated First Edition.Number line complete. 213 pages. on spine. Very good condition. Binding clean and tight. DJ has a signed sticker from Strand on the front and some smudging, but is overall in clean condition with no tears. SIGNED by Colson Whitehead in Sharpie on the title page. Please email us with questions or to request photos. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Signed, First Edition, First Printing. SIGNED, FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING (stated, complete number line to 1) New York, Doubleday, 2021. Signed by the Author on a publisher's tipped-in leaf, no inscription. Dust Jacket Fine in Brodart cover, no tears, not price-clipped ($28.95), light wear at the spine ends. Boards are Fine, no bumps. Text Clean, no marks. Books are Carefully Packed and Shipped Daily with USPS Tracking from Dry, Smoke-Free shop. Complete Satisfaction Guaranteed.