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New unread copy. Winner of the 2017 National Book Award. First edition, first printing. Signed on the title page by Jesmyn Ward at her Brooklyn book launch.

First Edition/First Printing, unread copy. Publisher's signed edition by Jesmyn Ward on a blank page preceding the title page.

Scribner, 2017, New York. Hard Cover. Book Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Unstated first edition, first printing with a full number line starting at "1". 8-5/8" tall, 289 numbered pages includes "Acknowledgements", followed by an unnumbered page of "About the Author"; plain reddish-orange boards with lightly textured reddish-orange quarter binding, electric blue lettering on spine; plain medium blue end pages; fore edge is trimmed. Book is brand new and in nearly pristine condition: it is square, hinges are tight, corners are not bumped, no dings on edges, heel of spine lightly creased, interior clean and unmarked; no page corners folded or damaged; no staining or discoloration. Jacket is also brand new and nearly pristine: it is clean; no tears, folds or fading; very slight crease with tiny spot of color-loss at heel of spine; publisher's original price of "U.S. $26.00 / Can. $35.00" listed on the upper right corner of front flap. Condition of book and jacket consistent with being brand new and not being read. No other discernible or objectionable faults on book or jacket such as marks or writing within, stains, tears, chips, or other damage that would diminish its appearance. No remainder mark, no previous owner markings or inscriptions, not price clipped, not a book club edition, not a former library book. Signed by the author in thin black felt pen on a publisher's tipped-in signature page immediately following the FFEP. I have included an authentication slip from the bookstore that sold this book to me. PRICE REDUCED 7/30/2025.

Powell's Indiespensible Edition. Signed by the author. New and unread in matching slipcase with standalone chapbook containing an author interview.

Signed on a tipped-in leaf by the author for Powell's Indiespensable series #69. Hardcover, bound in boards with dust jacket in a slipcase. Includes author interview pamphlet. Unmarked.

This book is judged by The New York Times as the 30th of 100 Best Books written in the 21st Century, the first 25 years of this Century! Following her National Book Award winning Salvage the Bones, Ward offers another novel nominated for the same award that tells the story of Jojo, a young black Mississippi boy raised by his grandparents, who is forced to become a man far before he should because his mother is a drug addict, his father is in jail, and his baby sister needs a guardian. This copy is in fine condition, simply signed by Ward on the title page with the as new, price-intact dustjacket in clear, mylar protection. The book will be carefully wrapped and boxed for safe shippng.