S / Ship of Theseus by Abrams, J.J.; Dorst, Doug - 2013

USA: Mulholland Books, 2013. (USA) Presumed 1st edition. No markings, a touch of rubbing to the head and foot of spine, otherwise Near Fine; no dust jacket as published; in Near Fine slipcase. This concept novel has high production values. The book is designed as an ex-library book with a faux library label to the spine. The cover is umber cloth embossed with a desing of a ship and stylized waves, 472pp. There are 23 inserts in the book: 1. folded 2 sheet 'photocopy' "Konfidentiell"; 2. Sheet with heading of "Pollard State University"; 3. One sheet 'photocopy' of page from The Burning Word"; 4. Folded sheet of The Daily Pronghorn dated January 8.2012; 5.. Two sheets of reproduction of a Telegramm des Deutchen Reiches; 6. One sheet from Lampa, 31 October 1910; 7. Folded blue sheet (a 'handwritten' letter from Jen-Bernard Desjardins); 8. Two handwritten sheets (a 'handwritten' letter from Jen); 9. A postcard from Brazil; 10. a 'photograph' of a stone portal; 11. Native Birds of Brazil postcard; 12. B&W postcard from Brazil; 13. Beach postcard from Brazil; 14. Colour postcard of map of Brazil; 15. Three legal-dsize line sheets written wit notes on 5 sides; 16. A sepia coloured 'photograph' of a woman; 17. A note card with illus of monkey; 18. an obituary for F.X. Caldera 'torn' from a 'newspaper'; 19. Map drwan on a'napkin'; 20. a calling card for Jean-Bernard Desjardins; 21. Two folded handwritten shhets with the letterhead of Pollard State University Libraries; 22. Folded handwritten note signed by Ermelinda Pega; 23. Rotating compass-like device. This book is 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 van be read as a novel by V.M. Straka, and also thorugh the many marginal notations left by the two "readers". A heavy book. (2.7 JM FO 10/A1. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".