Description
Signed first edition of James by Percival Everett, in the publisher’s first state dust jacket.
Octavo, [10], 302pp, [8]. Black hardcover, title in gilt on black cloth spine. Stated “First Edition,” with full number line listed on copyright page. Solid text block, fine condition. In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, “Pulitzer Prize Finalist” printed on front cover, $28.00 retail price on front flap. Light shelf wear, a near fine example.
Signed by Percival Everett on the title page.
Percival Everett (b. 1956) is an award-winning author, most recently recognized with the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for James. This novel is a re-imagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, told from the perspective of Huckleberry’s friend James, an enslaved person escaping to freedom.
