Search Results: Authors starting with J from Bill Leone, Bookseller ABAA

Picador, 1997. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of FIVE BOYS and BEARS OF ENGLAND, the story of a Duke who is at the mercy of his household staff. With the full "fold-out" first issue dust jacket. Fine/Fine. Signed by Jackson on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Simon & Schuster, 2009. First Edition (first printing). The most recent book by the author of THE KNOW IT ALL and THE YEAR OF LIVING BIBLICALLY, a series of essays on his hilarious adventures as a human guinea pig. Fine/Fine. Signed by Jacobs on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1996. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of SKATEAWAY, the story of a part-time lawyer whose wife abruptly leaves him with sole responsibility for raising their child. Fine/Fine. Signed by Jaffe on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Counterpoint, 2022. First Edition (first printing). The debut novel by this poet, essayist and reviewer, the well-received story of a young man adrift after Hurricane Katrina making his way home to New Orleans. Fine/Fine. Signed by James on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Free Press, 2004. First Edition (first printing). The debut novel by this author, the story of a woman's painful search for the truth about the man who assaulted her one summer night. Fine/Fine. Signed and dated 9/27/04 by Jaskunas on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Harper (HarperCollins), 2021. First Edition (first printing). The epic fiction debut by this award-winning poet, a story that chronicles the journey of one American family -- from "the colonial slave trade through the civil war to our own tumultuous era." An Oprah Book Club selection (with her logo on the front dust jacket panel). Longlisted for the National Book Award and winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award. Fine/Fine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Knopf, 1996. First Edition (first printing). A Review Copy (with slip laid in) of the second novel by the author of TYPICAL AMERICAN and THE RESISTERS, the story of a young Chinese girl who is "turning Jewish," much to her parents' chagrin. Fine/Fine. Signed by Jen and dated 6/4/96 on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Picador, 1999. First British Edition (first printing). The first novel by this New Delhi author, the popular Calcutta story of an old man who is writing about his past -- fitting the pieces together like a jigsaw puzzle. Fine/Fine. Signed by Jha on the title page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Zoland Books, 1996. First Edition (first printing). The first fiction book by the author of WAITING, a collection of stories about soldiers in the People's Liberation Army set on the Chinese-Russian border in the early 1970's. Winner of the PEN Hemingway Award. Published as a paperback original -- a hardcover version was produced some time later. Fine in pictorial wraps as issued. Inscribed by Jin on the title page, as follows: "For Larry: with good wishes, Ha Jin Jan 1999.". Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket.

Viking, 2002. First Edition (first printing). The first book by the author of THE ORPHAN MASTER'S SON and FORTUNE SMILES, a well-received story collection. Fine/Fine. Signed by Johnson on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2011. First Edition (first printing). A novella by the author of TREE OF SMOKE and JESUS'S SON, the story of a day laborer in the American West at the start of the twentieth century. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in a year in which no fiction prize was awarded. Fine/Fine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Scribner, 1998. First Edition (first printing). The fifth novel by the author of MIDDLE PASSAGE, a fictionalized story of the times surrounding the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Fine/Fine. Signed by Johnson and dated 4/27/98 on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

University of Georgia, 2001. First Edition (first printing). The debut by the author of ELSEWHERE, CALIFORNIA, a well-received story collection. Winner of the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction. Fine/Fine. Signed by Johnson on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Random House, 2015. First Edition (first printing). The second story collection by the author of THE ORPHAN MASTER'S SON and EMPORIUM, six longish tales which delve into love and loss, natural disasters and the influence of technology. Winner of the National Book Award. Fine/Fine. Signed by Johnson on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Random House, 2012. First Edition (first printing). The second novel by the author of FORTUNE SMILES, the story of a young man's journey through the "icy waters, dark tunnels, and eerie spy chambers of the world's most mysterious dictatorship, North Korea." Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Fine/Fine. Signed by Johnson on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2011. First Edition (first printing). A novella by the author of TREE OF SMOKE and JESUS'S SON, the story of a day laborer in the American West at the start of the twentieth century. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in a year in which no fiction prize was awarded. Fine/Fine. Signed and dated 9/27/11 by Johnson on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

McClelland & Stewart, 1990. First Canadian (and true first) Edition (first printing). The third novel by the author of THE COLONY OF UNREQUITED DREAMS, the story of a nine-year-old and his family living in 1967 St. John's, Newfoundland. Basis for the film. Includes publisher's promotional letter laid in. Fine/Fine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Knopf Canada, 1999. The First Canadian (and true first) Edition (first printing) of this book by the author of THE COLONY OF UNREQUITED DREAMS, introducing the reader to the Johnstons of Ferryland in a memoir centered on three generations of fathers and sons. Fine/Fine. Signed by Johnston on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Knopf Canada, 2002. First Canadian (and true first) Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the author of THE DIVINE RYANS and THE COLONY OF UNREQUITED DREAMS, the tale of one man's quest for the secret of his origins. Fine/Fine. Signed by Johnston on the title page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Review, 2005. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). A novel by the author of TWO MOONS and THE OLD JEST, the story of a woman who calls her grandfather (the dignified Bishop she has never really known) when her husband leaves. Fine/Fine. Signed by Johnston on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.