Signed Special Edition: Night Hand-Signed by Elie Wiesel

This entry highlights a deeply moving work of 20th-century literature and historical witness: a Signed Special Commemorative Edition of Night, hand-signed by Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel. Specially commissioned by the President and Trustees of Boston University—where Wiesel served as University Professor for nearly nearly four decades—this custom edition was presented exclusively to members of the graduating Class of 1994.

A foundational masterpiece of Holocaust literature, Night provides a harrowing, deeply personal memoir of Wiesel's experiences as a teenager imprisoned at Auschwitz and Buchenwald. Through spare, unforgettable prose, Wiesel records the terror of the concentration camps, the tragic loss of his family, and the profound crisis of faith and humanity that emerged from the horrors of the Shoah. Since its original publication, the work has stood as a monument to memory, an enduring moral testament, and an urgent warning against indifference.

Bound in full deep burgundy leatherette, the volume features gilt framing rules, horizontal spine bands, and Wiesel’s gilded facsimile signature stamped on the front cover. The interior includes custom patterned endpapers and a sewn-in crimson ribbon bookmark. Mounted to the front pastedown is a specially tipped-in calligraphic presentation leaf bearing the Boston University seal and printed tribute text. Beneath the dedication to the Class of 1994, Elie Wiesel has inscribed a vibrant, bold signature in vivid blue felt-tip marker ("Elie Wiesel"). Preserved in fine condition with clean pages and sharp corners, this presentation copy represents a uniquely personal institutional artifact linking the Nobel laureate directly to his academic home and legacy.

Edition & Special Presentation Specifications

• BOSTON UNIVERSITY SPECIAL EDITION: Specially printed in 1994 for the President and Trustees of Boston University for presentation to the Class of 1994.

• CUSTOM BINDING: Bound in full burgundy leatherette with gilt spine rules, front cover facsimile signature, patterned endpapers, and a ribbon marker.

• MONUMENTAL MEMOIR: Elie Wiesel’s essential, world-renowned autobiographical witness to the Holocaust.

Autograph Specifications & Provenance

• HAND-SIGNED BY ELIE WIESEL: Authentically signed by Elie Wiesel in bright blue felt-tip marker on the front presentation page ("Elie Wiesel").

• ACADEMIC PROVENANCE: Issued directly through Boston University during Wiesel’s long tenure as Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities.