By Colson Whitehead.

New York: Doubleday, (2001).

First edition, first printing.

"First edition" statement and first printing number code sequence 1 through 10 to the copyright page.

SIGNED and warmly inscribed by the two-time Pulitzer Prize, and National Book Award winning author to the title page.

J. Sutter, an African-American journalist is featured on an assignment to West Virginia for a celebration of folk ballad historical hero John Henry, an African-American railroad laborer with contest-proven superhuman strength and stamina.

Winner of the Salon Book Award, and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, LA Times Book Prize, Ainsfield-Wolf Book Award, and Young Lions Fiction Award.

A first printing SIGNED collectible with NO remainder mark.

Lightly bumped to the upper spine end, minutely crimped to the lower spine edge, else near fine, square and firm in black linen boards over threaded beige boards with gilt embossed titles to the spine, red-and-yellow headband and tail-band, red end-papers; in a very nearly fine dust jacket with slight crimping to the upper spine edge; original printed $24.95 price still intact to the front inner flap.
The dust jacket will be placed in a clear, protective, removeable sleeve after photographing for this entry.

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