John Crows Devil by James Marlon (20 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Good. The debut novel of the winner of the Man Booker Prize 2015 Jamaica, 1957 On a day beginning with a bad omen - black vultures, known locally as John Crows, crash through the local church windows - a handsome and charismatic stranger drags the village preacher from his pulpit and takes over both church and congregation. Promising vengeance and damnation, he wastes no time delivering both, and in doing so starts a power struggle that sets the village of Gibbeah on a path to destruction. With language as taut as classic works by Cormac McCarthy, and a richness reminiscent of early Toni Morrison, John Crow's Devil is a terrifying and moving novel about religious mania, redemption, sexual obsession and the eternal struggle between the righteous and the wicked. Book appears to have been stored improperly by a past owner, and so the spine has warped somewhat to the left. Otherwise in great condition. 240 pages.…

Secondhand, Paperback. , . NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title. Author: Marlon James Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 In the village of Gibbeah--where certain women fly and certain men protect secrets with their lives--magic coexists with religion, and good and evil are never as they seem. In this town, a battle is fought between two men of God. The story begins when a drunkard named Hector Bligh (the Rum Preacher) is dragged from his pulpit by a man calling himself Apostle York. Handsome and brash, York demands a fire-and-brimstone church, but sets in motion a phenomenal and deadly struggle for the soul of Gibbeah itself. John Crow's Devil is a novel about religious mania, redemption, sexual obsession, and the eternal struggle inside all of us between the righteous and the wicked. Secondhand, Paperback. …

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paperback. Condition: Good. Ex-library book, usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

Original Wraps. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. Fine first UK printing by Oneworld. An earlier version of this novel was issued by Macmillan in a series dedicated to Caribbean writers. A new copy in perfect condition. A softback original. Signed and dated by the author to the title page: 'Marlon James 10.16.15'. No UK hardback has been issued. As a keen collector myself I make every effort to provide a high level of service. Enquiries welcomed. Signed by Author(s). …

Condition: Sehr gut. 1. 240 S. B3392-159 9781780748498 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1050 Taschenbuch, Maße: 12.9 cm x 1.7 cm x 19.8 cm.

Original Wraps. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. Fine first UK printing by Oneworld. An earlier version of this novel was issued by Macmillan in a series dedicated to Caribbean writers. A new copy in perfect condition. A softback original. Signed and dated by the author to the title page: 'Marlon James 11.24.15'. This copy was signed on the author's birthday after his appearance at Waterstones' Piccadilly branch. No UK hardback has been issued. As a keen collector myself I make every effort to provide a high level of service. Enquiries welcomed. Signed by Author(s). …

Softcover. Condition: Good. Jamaica, 1957On a day beginning with a bad omen - black vultures, known locally as John Crows,crash through the local church windows - a handsome and charismatic stranger drags the village preacher from his pulpitand takes over both church and congregation. Promising vengeance and damnation, he wastes no time delivering both, andin doing so starts a power struggle that sets the village of Gibbeah on a path to destruction.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st printing of the first American hardcover edition of the author's first novel SIGNED by James on the title page with a black ballpoint pen. Full black cloth with white end papers and silver titles. A tight copy with no markings by a previous owner or retailer. Pages are tanned, and the top corner of the front board is bruised. The jacket is bright, crisp and price intact. It is slightly misfolded - see the photo of the spine. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo. 6.5 x 9.25 in. 232 pp. Very good in original paper-covered boards with faint wear to extremities and toning to text block, and a very good pictorial dust jacket with mild shelfwear and some creasing to front fore-edge and a crease along front flap. Signed by James to title page. A breathtaking debut novel. Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Signed and dated in 2006 by MARLON JAMES on the title page. By the author of the highly acclaimed Booker Prize winner "A Brief History of Seven Killings". Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. First edition of James's first novel, hardcover, has a minor skew to the binding, moderate bumps to the spine ends with lighter wear to the cover corners, some toning to the adhesive along the edges of the paste downs and at the spine ends, a thin smudge to the inside of the front hinge, and a touch of shallow creasing to the corners some of the pages. Otherwise, this is a solid, tight Very Good copy in a Very Good+ dust jacket, which has light bumps with a touch of creasing to the spine ends and corners, and is wrapped in Mylar. Additional images are available upon request.…

Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. New York: Akashic Books, 2005. First Edition, stated first printing. Signed by Marlon James without inscription at title page. Octavo. 232pp. + advertisements. Illustrated dust jacket. Black boards stamped in silver. Light rubbing to edges of dust jacket; bookseller sticker to rear panel; boards show mild shelfwear; binding sound; previous owner's blindstamp to preliminaries, else unmarked. A Very Good or better signed copy of James' first novel which was rejected by publishers over seventy times before publication. Signed.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First UK Edition/First Printing. Fine. Signed on Title Page by Author. Signed by Author(s).

pp. 218, foolscap 8vo, original wrappers, a couple of incredibly faint spots to edges, very good. Signed by the author on the title-page. The first printing of this edition, preceded in the UK by one under the 'Macmillan Caribbean' imprint - here issued, following the success of 'A Brief History of Seven Killings', which won the Booker Prize in 2015, by the UK publisher of that novel. The story of 'a biblical struggle in a remote Jamaican village in 1957'; the author's debut, his writing compared in the blurb to Cormac McCarthy and Toni Morrison.…

FIRST EDITION, page borders faintly toned throughout, pp. 232, 8vo, original black boards, backstrip lettered in silver, dustjacket, near fine. Signed by the author on the title-page, and dated by him to 2015. The story of 'a biblical struggle in a remote Jamaican village in 1957'; the author's debut, his writing compared in the blurb to Cormac McCarthy and Toni Morrison.…