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  • A BRIEF HISTORY OF SEVEN KILLINGS. by James, Marlon.
    James, Marlon.
    A BRIEF HISTORY OF SEVEN KILLINGS.

    Edition: 6th printing.

    New York: Riverhead Books, 2014. dj. SIGNED hardcover - Jamaican-born author's third book, second novel, winner of the 2015 Man Booker prize. "On December 3, 1976, just before the Jamaican general election and two days before Bob Marley was to play the Smile Jamaica Concert, gunmen stormed his house, machine guns blazing. The attack nearly killed the Reggae superstar, his wife, and his manager, and injured several others. Marley would go on to perform at the free concert on December 5, but he left the country the next day, not to return for two years. Deftly spanning decades and continents and peopled with a wide range of characters, assassins, journalists, drug dealers, and even ghosts, A Brief History of…

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    New York: Riverhead Books, 2014. dj. SIGNED hardcover - Jamaican-born author's third book, second novel, winner of the 2015 Man Booker prize. "On December 3, 1976, just before the Jamaican general election and two days before Bob Marley was to play the Smile Jamaica Concert, gunmen stormed his house, machine guns blazing. The attack nearly killed the Reggae superstar, his wife, and his manager, and injured several others. Marley would go on to perform at the free concert on December 5, but he left the country the next day, not to return for two years. Deftly spanning decades and continents and peopled with a wide range of characters, assassins, journalists, drug dealers, and even ghosts, A Brief History of Seven Killings, is the fictional exploration of that dangerous and unstable time and its bloody aftermath, from the streets and slums of Kingston in the 1970s, to the crack wars in 1980s New York, to a radically altered Jamaica in the 1990s." SIGNED on the title page. Includes the cast of characters. 588 pp. ISBN: 9781594486005.

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    Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket (some spotting to the boards.)

    Book ID: 71063
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  • A BRIEF HISTORY OF SEVEN KILLINGS. by James, Marlon.
    James, Marlon.
    A BRIEF HISTORY OF SEVEN KILLINGS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Riverhead Books, 2014. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - True first edition of this Jamaican-born author's third book, second novel, winner of the 2015 Man Booker prize. "On December 3, 1976, just before the Jamaican general election and two days before Bob Marley was to play the Smile Jamaica Concert, gunmen stormed his house, machine guns blazing. The attack nearly killed the Reggae superstar, his wife, and his manager, and injured several others. Marley would go on to perform at the free concert on December 5, but he left the country the next day, not to return for two years. Deftly spanning decades and continents and peopled with a wide range of characters, assassins, journalists, drug dealers,…

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    New York: Riverhead Books, 2014. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - True first edition of this Jamaican-born author's third book, second novel, winner of the 2015 Man Booker prize. "On December 3, 1976, just before the Jamaican general election and two days before Bob Marley was to play the Smile Jamaica Concert, gunmen stormed his house, machine guns blazing. The attack nearly killed the Reggae superstar, his wife, and his manager, and injured several others. Marley would go on to perform at the free concert on December 5, but he left the country the next day, not to return for two years. Deftly spanning decades and continents and peopled with a wide range of characters, assassins, journalists, drug dealers, and even ghosts, A Brief History of Seven Killings, is the fictional exploration of that dangerous and unstable time and its bloody aftermath, from the streets and slums of Kingston in the 1970s, to the crack wars in 1980s New York, to a radically altered Jamaica in the 1990s." SIGNED on the title page. Includes the cast of characters. 588 pp. ISBN: 978-1594486005.

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    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (appears unread.)

    Book ID: 74521
    View cart More details Price: $350.00
  • Kurlansky, Mark.
    A CONTINENT OF ISLANDS. Searching for the Caribbean Destiny.

    Edition: 2nd printing.

    Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1992. dj. Hardcover - A wide-ranging collection of Caribbean vignettes, historical, personal, and cultural. With photographs and suggestions for further reading. Map. Index, 324 pp. ISBN: 0-201-523965.

    Condition: SIGNED on the title page. Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 5516
    View cart More details Price: $28.00
  • REGGAE SCRAPBOOK (Book with DVD.) by Steffens, Roger and Peter Simon.
    Steffens, Roger and Peter Simon.
    REGGAE SCRAPBOOK (Book with DVD.)

    Edition: First printing.

    San Rafael, CA: Insight Editions, (2007.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Reggae scholar and Beat magazine founder Roger Steffens traces reggae's history and roots, in a chronological format, illustrated with striking photographs in both black and white and full color by reggae enthusiast Peter Simon (Carly's brother). Includes a foreword by Toots Hibbert and an introduction by Stephen Davis. It also includes a DVD specially made for this book compiling rare and previously unseen interviews with the greats of reggae music - including Peter Tosh, Jimmy Cliff, and Toots Hibbert - and removable printed reproductions of items from Steffen's personal collection. Oversized format, illustrated throughout. A fascinating book. SIGNED on the half title page by Roger Steffens with "one" and a drawing of a heart. ISBN: 1933784237.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 46360
    View cart More details Price: $100.00