Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai, First Edition (17 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. PULITZER PRIZE FINALISTNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTA NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BOOK OF 2018LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE WINNERALA CARNEGIE MEDAL WINNERTHE STONEWALL BOOK AWARD WINNERSoon to Be a Major Television Event, optioned by Amy PoehlerA page turner . . . An absorbing and emotionally riveting story about what its like to live during times of crisis. -The New York Times Book ReviewA dazzling novel of friendship and redemption in the face of tragedy and loss set in 1980s Chicago and contemporary ParisIn 1985, Yale Tishman, the development director for an art gallery in Chicago, is about to pull off an amazing coup, bringing in an extraordinary collection of 1920s paintings as a gift to the gallery. Yet as his career begins to flourish, the carnage of the AIDS epidemic grows around him. One by one, his friends are dying and after his friend Nicos funeral, the virus circles closer and closer to Yale himself. Soon the only person he has left is Fiona, Nicos little sister.Thirty years later, Fiona is in Paris tracking down her estranged daughter who disappeared into a cult. While staying with an old friend, a famous photographer who documented the Chicago crisis, she finds herself finally grappling with the devastating ways AIDS affected her life and her relationship with her daughter. The two intertwining stories take us through the heartbreak of the eighties and the chaos of the modern world, as both Yale and Fiona struggle to find goodness in the midst of disaster.Named a Best Book of 2018 by The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, NPR, San Francisco Chronicle, The Boston Globe, Entertainment Weekly, Buzzfeed, The Seattle Times, Bustle, Newsday, AM New York, BookPage, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Lit Hub, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, New York Public Library and Chicago Public Library.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. No marks. Light shelfwear.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Used - Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Signed by author on bookplate to front free end page in black pen, signature only. 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 to number line, thirteenth printing. 6 1/2 x 9 1/4 Book; binding tight, minor bump to top corners else boards straight and clean; text free of marks, appears unread. Dust jacket ($27.00) has minor bumping to bottom spine. Color bright and sharp. Under archival quality mylar cover. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st ed/3rd printing. Signed and inscribed by author on title page "To Connie". Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. An As New book in an As New dust jacket. First Edition/ 14th printing (20 19 18 17 16 15 14). SIGNED by the author on a Beverly Hills Literary Society bookplate attached to the first blank page. Book is clean, unmarked, tight and square. Jacket is fully intact, bright and clean with no markings or tears. A solid, unread copy over all. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. First Edition. PULITZER PRIZE FINALISTNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTA NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BOOK OF 2018LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE WINNERALA CARNEGIE MEDAL WINNERTHE STONEWALL BOOK AWARD WINNERSoon to Be a Major Television Event, optioned by Amy PoehlerA page turner . . . An absorbing and emotionally riveting story about what its like to live during times of crisis. -The New York Times Book ReviewA dazzling novel of friendship and redemption in the face of tragedy and loss set in 1980s Chicago and contemporary ParisIn 1985, Yale Tishman, the development director for an art gallery in Chicago, is about to pull off an amazing coup, bringing in an extraordinary collection of 1920s paintings as a gift to the gallery. Yet as his career begins to flourish, the carnage of the AIDS epidemic grows around him. One by one, his friends are dying and after his friend Nicos funeral, the virus circles closer and closer to Yale himself. Soon the only person he has left is Fiona, Nicos little sister.Thirty years later, Fiona is in Paris tracking down her estranged daughter who disappeared into a cult. While staying with an old friend, a famous photographer who documented the Chicago crisis, she finds herself finally grappling with the devastating ways AIDS affected her life and her relationship with her daughter. The two intertwining stories take us through the heartbreak of the eighties and the chaos of the modern world, as both Yale and Fiona struggle to find goodness in the midst of disaster.Named a Best Book of 2018 by The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, NPR, San Francisco Chronicle, The Boston Globe, Entertainment Weekly, Buzzfeed, The Seattle Times, Bustle, Newsday, AM New York, BookPage, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Lit Hub, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, New York Public Library and Chicago Public Library.

First edition, uncorrected proof copy; super octavo softcover (FINE); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Signed in person by Rebecca Makkai directly on the title page (Not pre-signed on a bookplate or a tipped in page bound by the publisher). NOT signed to anyone. 1st edition /Later Printing. Hardcover. Book is NEW and UNREAD, opened only for signing. No marks, no inscriptions. Not a book club edition, not an ex-library. Dust jacket is new, not price-clipped, in a removable, protective clear cover. This is a beautiful autographed book. Makes a great gift. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition; First Printing. Book and DJ New. NO notes, other names or ANY markings. DJ not clipped ($27) NO stickers of ANY kind. ; Inscribed "to Tony, a believer" and signed in full at title page. ; 421 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, FOURTH printing. "FOURTH printing number code sequence 4 through 10 to the copyright page. SIGNED by the Guggenheim Fellowship and Pushcart Prize winning Hungarian-American author to the title page. This, Makkai's most renowned novel, earned the author numerous accolades including the Andrew Carnegie Medal, Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Stonewall Book Award and finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Set in Paris in current times and in Chicago in the 1980s, this beautiful novel brimming with positive life, depicts a smart Gay culture during the AIDS epidemic, and shows its effects in changing the course of various peoples lives, at the time, and 30 years later. Elusive SIGNED in such nice collectible condition. Fine, tight, crisp and firm in orange over tan boards with gilt embossed titles to the spine, golden-yellow headband and tail-band; in a fine dust jacket; original printed $27.00 price and 0618 date code still intact to the front inner flap. NO remainder mark. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Viking, New York, 2018. ADVANCE READING COPY. A fine copy, clean and unmarked. A beautiful copy of the winner of the 2019 Carnegie Medal and the Stonewall Award. Finalist for the Pulitzer and National Book Award. ARC. Proofs.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First printing signed by the author directly on the title page. A nice copy. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A fine/fine copy. First UK edition; First printing, signed on the title page by the author. In very collectible condition. Scarce signed, in first printing and in this condition. Signing event provenance is included. Pulitzer prize finalist 2019. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, First Printing. Signed by the author on the TITLE page. Also dated 5/13/2018. NOT inscribed, NOT REMAINDER marked. NOT ex library. NOT Book Club. Securely wrapped, dust jacket in protective cover and shipped in a box. Full # line starting with a 1. Fine/Fine. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine/Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine/Near Fine. First Editions/First Printings. This offer is for complete set of the author's four works - each SIGNED by Rebeccca Makkai on their respective title pages! These include: 1) "The Borrower" (2011) - her debut novel. A librarian and a young boy obsessed with reading take to the road. 2) "The Hundred-Year House" (2014) - a dazzlingly original, mordantly witty novel about the secrets of an old-money family and their turn-of-the-century estate, Laurelfield. 3) "Music for Wartime" (2015) - Now, the award-winning writer, whose stories have appeared in four consecutive editions of "The Best American Short Stories", returns with a highly anticipated collection bearing her signature mix of intelligence, wit, and heart. 4) "The Great Believers" (2018) - a dazzling novel of friendship and redemption in the face of tragedy and loss set in 1980s Chicago and contemporary Paris. In 1985, Yale Tishman, the development director for an art gallery in Chicago, is about to pull off an amazing coup, bringing in an extraordinary collection of 1920s paintings as a gift to the gallery. Yet as his career begins to flourish, the carnage of the AIDS epidemic grows around him. One by one, his friends are dying and after his friend Nico's funeral, the virus circles closer and closer to Yale himself. Soon the only person he has left is Fiona, Nico's little sister. Thirty years later, Fiona is in Paris tracking down her estranged daughter who disappeared into a cult. While staying with an old friend, a famous photographer who documented the Chicago crisis, she finds herself finally grappling with the devastating ways AIDS affected her life and her relationship with her daughter. The two intertwining stories take us through the heartbreak of the eighties and the chaos of the modern world, as both Yale and Fiona struggle to find goodness in the midst of disaster. Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, a finalist for the 2018 National Boook Award for Fiction and a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, amongst many other awards. Additional shipping may be required based on where the books are to be sent. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A fine/fine copy. First edition; First printing, signed on the title page by the author. Along with her signature, Rebecca Makkai has written the first line of the book, "Twenty miles from here, twenty miles north, the funeral mass was starting." In very collectible condition. Very scarce signed, in first printing and in this condition. Signing event provenance is included. Pulitzer Prize finalist. 2019. Signed by Author(s).