Wager by Grann, Signed (10 results)

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Signed by David Grann to the Official Publishers Bookplate. Brand new. 4th Printing. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 4th Edition. HAND SIGNED BY DAVID GRANN TO SPECIAL BOOKPLATE BRAND NEW REPRINT HARDBACK. On 28th January 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell. They were survivors of His Majesty s ship the Wager, a British vessel that had left England in 1740 on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain. While chasing a Spanish treasure-filled galleon, the Wager was wrecked on a desolate island off the coast of Patagonia. The crew, marooned for months and facing starvation, built the flimsy craft and sailed for more than a hundred days, traversing 2,500 miles of storm-wracked seas. They were greeted as heroes. Then, six months later, another, even more decrepit, craft landed on the coast of Chile. This boat contained just three castaways and they had a very different story to tell. The thirty sailors who landed in Brazil were not heroes they were mutineers. The first group responded with counter-charges of their own, of a tyrannical and murderous captain and his henchmen. While stranded on the island the crew had fallen into anarchy, with warring factions fighting for dominion over the barren wilderness. As accusations of treachery and murder flew, the Admiralty convened a court martial to determine who was telling the truth. The stakes were life-and-death for whomever the court found guilty could hang. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Brand new, unread copy of first edition, first printing. Signed by Grann on tipped-in page. Mint condition. DJ in mylar cover. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. SIGNED on the title page + photo. SIGNED in person by David Grann directly on the title page (Not signed on a bookplate or a blank tipped in page bound in by the publisher). NOT signed to anyone. Photos of David Grann at the signing event will be included with the signed book. 1st Edition / 1st printing. Hardcover. Book is NEW and UNREAD, opened only for signing. No marks, no inscription. Not a book club edition, not an ex-library. Dust jacket is new, not price-clipped, in a removable, protective clear cover. This is a beautiful autographed first edition for collectors. Makes a great gift. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. New in new dust jacket. Signed by author. Brand new, never read. SIGNED FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING Hardcover: new. Dust jacket: new. Personally signed by the author to a specially bound Publisher's signature page. Not a bookplate. First edition, first printing, full number line present. Dust jacket hand covered in protective archival grade Mylar for years of worry free reading/collecting! Photos available upon request. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager, showing that it was not only the captain and crew who ended up on trial, but the very idea of empire. "A tour de force of narrative nonfiction. The Wall Street Journal On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell. They were survivors of His Majesty s Ship the Wager, a British vessel that had left England in 1740 on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain. While the Wager had been chasing a Spanish treasure-filled galleon known as the prize of all the oceans, it had wrecked on a desolate island off the coast of Patagonia. The men, after being marooned for months and facing starvation, built the flimsy craft and sailed for more than a hundred days, traversing nearly 3, 000 miles of storm-wracked seas. They were greeted as heroes. But then.six months later, another, even more decrepit craft landed on the coast of Chile. This boat contained just three castaways, and they told a very different story. The thirty sailors who landed in Brazil were not heroes they were mutineers. The first group responded with countercharges of their own, of a tyrannical and murderous senior officer and his henchmen. It became clear that while stranded on the island the crew had fallen into anarchy, with warring factions fighting for dominion over the barren wilderness. As accusations of treachery and murder flew, the Admiralty convened a court martial to determine who was telling the truth. The stakes were life-and-death for whomever the court found guilty could hang. The Wager is a grand tale of human behavior at the extremes told by one of our greatest nonfiction writers. Grann s recreation of the hidden world on a British warship rivals the work of Patrick O Brian, his portrayal of the castaways desperate straits stands up to the classics of survival writing such as The Endurance, and his account of the court martial has the savvy of a Scott Turow thriller. As always with Grann's work, the incredible twists of the narrative hold the reader spellbound. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine Book & Jacket, Signed to title page with Provenance to buyer ,1st ed 1st pt in a protective cover. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Signed first edition, first printing, with the full number line. Book is signed by the author directly to the title page. It is unread and as new, opened only for signing. The dust jacket is clean and bright with no marks or creases. Book cover is clean with no marks or bumps. Pages are clean, unmarked, and tight. Item is not remaindered or price clipped. Dust jacket is now protected in Brodart . An excellent copy. We ship well packaged. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Unkowen (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1st. Edition , 1st. Printing 2023. Hardcover with the dust jacket, 352 page book with illustrated end pages and black & white images . This is a truly signed copy by David Grann on the title page. Condition : As New. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Doubleday, New York; 2023. Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Stated "First Edition", first printing with a number line starting with "1". 9-1/2" tall, 329 numbered pages includes "Acknowledgements","Notes", "Selected Bibliography", "Index" and "Illustration Credits", followed by an unnumbered page of "About the Author"; plain maroon paper-covered boards with matching maroon quarter binding, gilt lettering on the spine only, front board is plain; end pages have 5 different maps that are relevant to the tale; fore edge is trimmed. The book is brand new and nearly pristine: it is square, spotlessly clean, free of corner bumps with a very tiny ding on the top edge of the front board; head and heel of spine undamaged; hinges are very tight and not damaged in any fashion. The interior is completely free of writing, stray marks, stains of any sort and page damage of any type. Paper is very flexible. No distortion of the book from reading or improper shelving; pages are tight and clean with no marks. Jacket is also brand new and it is pristine: it is clean; no tears, folds, or fading; no bumps on edges; head of spine undamaged; indented letters of the title and author's name on the front panel and spine are quite evident (they have not been crushed); publisher's original price of "U.S.A. $30.00 / Canada $39.95" printed at the top edge of the front flap; rear panel has a 2-1/4" x 1" black-on-white store sticker (author, title, price, ISBN number & bar code) near the fore edge of the rear panel near the bottom edge. Dust jacket is now in protective mylar cover. Condition of book and jacket consistent with being brand new and not 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 in think black felt tip pen by the author on the title page beneath his printed name; below his signature, he has added the date ("4/24/23"); done in my presence at the Ethical Society of Saint Louis after an hour presentation about this book and the author's own voyage to Wager Island, with several audience questions after the planned presentation. It was a large audience, perhaps 150-200 people. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 1st. Edition, 1st. Printing 2023. Hardcover with the dust jacket, 352 page book. Mr. Grann's seventh book and a scarce in person signed and dated in the year of publication. Condition : As New ( opened to sign only ) Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.