Ship Theseus by Dorst Doug Abrams (30 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dw as Issued. First Editiion. appears all other inserts are present 22 in all. Book is fine slipcase is fine. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Near Fine hardcover, as issued w/out dj, in a Near Fine slipcase. "First Edition October 2013" stated to copyright statement located at lower rear pastedown and # row ending in #2. Includes all of the inserts/ephemera laid in to book (postcards, letters, news clippings). Scarce. A nice copy - clean text, tight binding, and a clean and bright covers.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Grey cloth with pictorial design in black, yellow, and ivory. An interesting mystery concocted of a text, marginalia in colors, maps, post-cards, and other ephemera, developing a sory within a story. Complete with slipcase and library label on spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine No dust jacket as issued. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued. First Edition; First Printing. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. S. , Conceived by filmmaker J. J. Abrams and written by Doug Dorst, is the chronicle of two readers finding each other in the margins of a book, called Ship of Theseus, by V. M. Straka, and enmeshing themselves in a deadly struggle between forces they don't understand. It is also Abrams and Dorst's love letter to the written word. All secondary materials included. In black slipcase but no dust jacket as issued.; 472 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Faults: Slipcase has a small dent on front, otherwise, as new. S. is a novel presented in an unusual format that weaves together two main narratives: a man's mysterious journey in a fictional book and two students' conversation in the margins, all while they work to solve a real-world mystery about the book's author. S. is a complete novel, the final work of a famously reclusive author, Straka. The novel explores themes of identity, authorship, political and espionage. The novel also contains footnotes by its fictional editor, F.X. Caldeira about Straka's life. The second story involves handwritten notes, postcards, and other loose inserts placed within the physical copy of S. These are the conversations of two college students who use the book to communicate. The pair become obsessed with uncovering the true identity of Straka, a revolutionary figure whose life is shrouded in rumor and mystery. A truly unique literary achievement.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st edition, 2013. A Near Fine book in a Very Good slipcase. 8vo., 456 pp., many pieces of ephemera laid in, bound in tan cloth with decorated front and spine. Minor signs of shelf wear only. A faux book published under the name V.M. Straka, published in 1949 by Winged Shoes Press. dur lib 11/12/24.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Slipcase. Fine copy in slipcase, book looks like "ex-library" with markings in margins and many items tipped into the pages such as postcards, letters, and clippings, a "book" experience and adventure by Dorst and J.J. Abrams.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Original grey cloth over boards with yellow, black and white decoration and black lettering. No slipcase. The authors have created a "book within a book" by writing a novel and annotating it with notes by two people who are reading it (after taking it from the library). It's made to look like a library book, and has dozens of items of ephemera stuck into it. Great gift for a reader who appreciates "odd". 456 pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.…

Condition: New. Libro nuevo.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: None,As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. A square solid tight clean carefully read copy. J. J. Abrams and acclaimed novelist Doug Dorst create a reading experience like no other in this dazzling novel of love and mystery. In his first-ever idea for a novel, Abrams conceived of and developed a multi-layered literary puzzle of love and adventure. At its core, we have a book of mysterious provenance. In the margins, another tale unfolds: hand-scribbled notes, questions, and confrontations between two readers. Between the pages, online, and in the real world, you will find evidence of their interaction, ephemera that brings this tale vividly to life. Abrams turned to PENHemingway Award- and Shirley Jackson Award-nominated novelist Doug Dorst, author of the acclaimed novel Alive in Necropolis (Riverhead, 2008) and story collection The Surf Guru (Riverhead, 2010), to write this novel. Together, Abrams' vision and Dorst's expert craftsmanship redefine the novel. All interactive items, 22 total that were with the book when it was published/released with all present and accounted for. Book is housed in an illustrated slipcase which does have some light rubbing wear. Gift quality conditiion. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY. This copy has been removed from the illustrated slipcase examined and/or read carefully with no damage by previous owner at least to my naked eye. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: vg. in slipcase.

Condition: As New. Hbk, royal 8vo, 470pp, embossed grey cloth with black and silver-gilt titles and yellow ornament, an experimental book purportedly written in 1949 by V. M. Straka, allegedly ex-library book (with a facsimile borrowing record on the rear paste-down) filled with ephemera as students ÒEric and JenniferÓ attempt to discover the identity of the author, laid in are 5 hand written letters, 2 facsimile telegrams, 8 cards, postcards and photos, 1 handwritten card with newspaper obituary, notes on Pollard State University notepaper; 2 photocopied letters, 12 facsimile newspaper extracts, 1 map on paper napkin, 1 circular compass device and the ÒstudentsÕÓ extensive annotations in the margins, pages and inserts have been artificially toned and foxed, slipcase worn and creased to further mimic age, a fine, clean, tight and unmarked copy of this inventive trope on books and academic research.…

On the "title page": New York, Winged Shoes Press, 1949 (the real publisher is listed on the slipcase). -- A novel with "original" printing plus printed marginalia, in various colors, icons, "library" markings, as well as various pieces of faked ephemera loosely laid in. Quite an exercise in bookish creativity. -- Hardcover, with slipcase explaining just what this is. Condition: fine, with very good minus slipcase (the sealing label is torn off).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good ++. No Jacket - As Published. First Edition. Bound in gray cloth, stamped in black, yellow and white with matching slipcase. 456 pp. Poses as an ex-library book from 1949 with all types of material laid in. The subject matter: What is Ship of Theseus, and who is its mysterious author V.M. Straka? Conceived by filmmaker J.J. Abrams and written by acclaimed novelist Doug Dorst, Ship of Theseus is the central novel within the experience that is S., a multi-faceted narrative of love and mystery. Ship of Theseus is at its core and is the final book written by a man shrouded in deception and violence. It tells the mystical adventure of an equally mysterious figure, who is struggling to discover his own identity. Abducted onto the eponymous ship, the main character is swept into a story that spans oceans and ports, mountains and caves, capitals and citadels. Two things sustain him: his lifelong search for his love, Sola; and the infernal purpose of the ship and its crew. Equal parts Kafka and Lovecraft, Ship of Theseus is both a frightening adventure and a philosophical treasure hunt. J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst conceived of a multi-layered novel-within-a-novel that involves handwritten notes in the margins and physical objects slipped between the pages. A bit hard to find.…

Hard Cover. Condition: F-. In Slipcase. First UK. 8vo. original grey boards gilt (a trifle rubbed, lacks spine label) in slipcase priced £20 (a trifle rubbed, seal broken; pp. xiv, 456, with loosely inserted ephemera, as issued. A near fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition, 3rd Impression with number line ending in 3. This is a fine 3rd printing of a unique book imagined by J.J. Abrams and written by Doug Dorst. Two fictions, the central Ship of Theseus by V.M. Straka, and the story within the marginal notes by two characters who read the book. Full of ephemera, postcards, letters, bills even a coded compass. All extras as published and in their correct positions within the book. No dustjacket, as issued, but comes with the Near Fine publisher's slipcase which shows a little wear to the printed S in one side. Opened to confirm 1st printing. The book has an authentic library look of a book supposedly published in 1949, along with aged toned paper and printed in foxing, library stamps etc, all present. An amazing production.…

Condition: Very Good. Reprint. VG: in very good condition with slipcase. 240mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). xiv, 456pp. The twenty-two inserts of ephemera designed to accompany this edition are all present. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. Grey illustrated hardback cloth cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. This is a fine 1st printing of a unique book imagined by J.J. Abrams and written by Doug Dorst. Two fictions, the central Ship of Theseus by V.M. Straka, and the story within the marginal notes by two characters who read the Ship. Full of ephemera, postcards, letters, bills even a coded compass. All extras as published and in their correct positions within this unread book. No dustjacket, as issued, but present in the publisher's slipcase. Opened to confirm 1st printing. There is a barely visible slight impression at the top of the front cover, possibly yet another part of the authentic library look of the book supposedly published in 1949, along with aged toned paper and printed in foxing, library stamps etc, all original as printed when new. This book can be read in many ways but it is Abrams hommage to the printed word and a great journey through discovery. …

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 472 pages. Spanish language. 6.65x1.73x9.96 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Facsimile edition. 456p octavoe, illustrated. a very fine copy in gray decorated cloth enclosed in publisher's slipcase. A facsimile of the 1949 printing. Laid in is numerous pieces of ephemera and annotated throughout in facsimile.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Mulholland Books 2013. Signed by Both authors on Title Page. Wrapped in mylar, seal has been broken. Box in very good shape.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. I opened this extraordinary book to make certain it was a first edition; what I did not realise was it is a truly fascinating and unique book imagined by J.J. Abrams and written by Doug Dorst. It is not only a straightforward work of fiction. It is doubly so! It is made to look as if it was published in 1949, and among other mysteries it is also faked up as a library book - from a fictitious library of course! Thus there are many deceptions going on. One is the annotations within the text; remarks and clarifications, as if handwritten. And then, most unusually, there are many inserts loosely laid in throughout the book. Postcards, letters, bills even a compass. The text paper is faked to look old. There are library stamps and some slight foxing, all of it faked! This book can be read as a novel. It can also be read as an annot=ated work in progress. J. J. Abrams and Doug Dorst have an obvious fascination with the written word, and of the history of a world of books. A stunning and very original production.…

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible - Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Royal octavo, hardcover, near fine in near fine slipcase. Includes mimeographed letter from author laid in. Purportedly written in 1949 by V. M. Straka, it is in fact a book written in 2013 by J. J. Abrams and Doug Dorst as a exercise in book creativity and a homage to the written word. The book with its mysterious author are traded between two students, Eric and Jennifer, as they try and find out who the author really is. students have written copious notes, in various coloured pens, in the margins as part of the book. As the book is purportedly published in 1949 an ex library including due back stamps to the rear paste-down and library sticker to the lower back strip edge. The book has been artificially aged with age toning of the text block edges and pages with foxing also present. Cute idea; interesting book. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The best-looking book I've ever seen. . . . The book is so perfectly realized that it's easy to fall under its spell. . . . If you want to write a romantic mystery meta-novel in which two bibliophiles investigate the conspiracy around an enigmatic Eastern European author, you couldn't choose a better team.-Joshua Rothan, New Yorker. This copy is in very good condition as a hardback written in 1949 by V.M. Straka and heavily annotated by two students who comment on everything within and outside the pages of the book. It is in a slipcase and includes note sheets and various other pieces of correspondence and paraphernalia. The book will b e carefully wrapped and boxed for safe shipping.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Gray cloth hardcover with modernist illustration and titles on cover and spine in black illustrated slip-case. The seal is neatly cut and entirely intact. Book is intentionally faux-aged and camouflaged as an ex-library book published in 1949 and heavily annotated with margin notes in the hands two fictitious readers (which forms a separate mystery overlaid on the narrative). This comedic homage to travel literature and pseudo-academic prose will not fail to delight. Includes all 24 fictitious "laid-in" items between the pages: post-cards, news clippings, epistles, loose notes, business cards. From the publisher's statement: "The Ship of Theseus, the final novel by a prolific but enigmatic writer named V.M. Straka, in which a man with no past is shanghaied onto a strange ship with a monstrous crew and launched onto a disorienting and perilous journey. The writer: Straka, the incendiary and secretive subject of one of the world's greatest mysteries, a revolutionary about whom the world knows nothing apart from the words he wrote and the rumors that swirl around him. The readers: Jennifer and Eric, a college senior and a disgraced grad student, both facing crucial decisions about who they are, who they might become, and how much they're willing to trust another person with their passions, hurts, and fears." Ships fast with tracking.…

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Very Good. This book comes in a protective box, that has had the sticker that holds it together opened. It appears all of the corresponding literature (letters, postcrads, etc) that come with the book are present. It's exceptionally hard to know what damage to the book is part of the publication! There are some chips in the covers, and an ex library sticker but this appears to be part of the story of the book (it is intended to look likean old library book!).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. New York: Mulholland Books/Little, Brown, 2013. An interesting "pseudo-book" written by the non-existant author "V.M. Straka" that is as much a work of high-concept art as literature. It masquerades as a library book, filled with scribbled notations. Near Fine condition. Gray cloth binding with titling in black on the spine. The front cover has the title stamped in black, along with a Greek ship within a vortex of yellow and white. 456 pages, with the notations forming a dialogue. Touch of rubbing to the tips and head and foot of the spine which are hardly noticable. There is no dustjacket; housed in a decorative black slipcase. . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. CULT CLASSIC! IMPORTANT NOTE: The concept of this novel is to deliberately build the book as if it was a used library item with manuscript notes by readers. Includes 22 loose page inserts (letters, photos, postcards, etc.) contributing to the story. Illustrated slipcase. «The chronicle of two readers finding each other, and their deadly struggle with forces beyond their understanding--all within the margins of a book conceived by Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams and written by award-winning novelist Doug Dorst. The book: Ship of Theseus, the final novel by a prolific but enigmatic writer named V.M. Straka, in which a man with no past is shanghaied onto a strange ship with a monstrous crew and launched onto a disorienting and perilous journey. The writer: Straka, the incendiary and secretive subject of one of the world's greatest mysteries, a revolutionary about whom the world knows nothing apart from the words he wrote and the rumors that swirl around him. The readers: Jennifer and Eric, a college senior and a disgraced grad student, both facing crucial decisions about who they are, who they might become, and how much they're willing to trust another person with their passions, hurts, and fears.». Abrams, J. J. (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1949 on the title page, actual publication date October 2013 inside the back cover; Gray cloth, black titles, cover illustration, & many inserts (proabably all); A very good copy; 456 pages. Size: 6.25"x9.25".

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Fine in a Fine slipcase. New in shrinkwrap.