The People in the Trees by Yanagihara, Hanya

Brand: Doubleday, 2013-08-13. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good.

new york: doubleday, 2013. first edition, 2013. the author's debut novel, a set of fictional memoirs of dr. abraham norton perina, a scientific researcher who discovers a turtle with life-prolonging qualities on the fictional island of ivu'ivu. yanagihara recieved positive reviews, and the new york times called her "a writer to marvel at." new york: doubleday. isbn: 9780385536776. hardcover. book condition: water damage throughout, mild toning to leaves. good-. jacket condition:s ome water damage and staining else fine and intact. unclipped ($26.95). good-.

New York: Doubleday, 2013. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Fine in fine dust jacket. First edition. Hardcover. 368 pp. Yanagihara's debut novel. In the 1950's, a budding scientist on an expedition in search of a lost tribe discovers rare turtles, whose meat is rumored to contain life-prolonging qualities. He proves his thesis, earning fame and a Nobel prize, but soon discovers his research came at a terrible price.

New York: Doubleday, 2013. First Edition, Stated. Octavo. Olive quarter cloth over olive paper boards with silver gilt lettering to spine. 370 pp. Near Fine, light bumping to head and tail of spine./Very Good jacket, edge wear, lightly rubbed, and 1/2in x 3/4 in area of adhesive residue on rear panel.. Jacket illustration and design by Rodrigo Corral Design.. First Edition, Stated. An anthropological expedition in the Micronesian Islands turns predatory in Hanya Yanagihara's first novel. Young doctor, Norton Perina is determined to learn the secrets of a lost tribe, the "dreamers", who defy societal norms and scientific standards with ever lasting life. Perina smuggles three members and one corpse from the tribe to a secret laboratory in the United States. Soon after Perina earns a Nobel prize for his scientific discoveries, Pharmaceutical companies circle in hopes of capitalizing on the allure of ever lasting life. The "dreamers" are harvested, their environment and culture are destroyed before the… Read More

US: Doubleday. A near fine US first edition, first printing hardback (slight wear, pushing to spine ends) - in a near fine dustjacket - fitted with a removable clear mylar sleeve - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED, LINED & DATED BY THE AUTHOR - Pictures available upon request. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Printing. 2013.

New York: Doubleday, 2013-08-12. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x1x9. Signed by Author. Doubleday, 2013; stated First Edition with full number line. Warmly inscribed by Yanagihara on title page to her former co-worker at Conde Naste Traveler, author and editor Jim Baker, and 'signed' with a small self-portrait. Laid-in is a printed excerpt from an email from Baker to us which gives some background for Yanagihara's inscription and their relationship. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; very minor wear to edges of boards; text very good. Minor wear to edges of unclipped dust jacket; jacket arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

First Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket with no visible flaws. SIGNED by the author on the title page with a unique message "I give you my heart". An outstanding copy of this first novel by the critically acclaimed author of "A Little Life" and "To Paradise"; this is the first hardcover edition, very scarce signed. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in archival protection and shipped in a sturdy box."Driven by Yanagihara's gorgeously complete imaginary ethnography on the one hand and, on the other, by her brilliantly detestable narrator, this debut novel is compelling on every level—morally, aesthetically, and narratively. Yanagihara balances pulpy adventure tale excitement with serious consideration in unraveling her fantastical premise: a scientist, Norton Perina, discovers an island whose inhabitants may somehow have achieved immortality."