Doug Dorst Abrams (50 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.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket (As Issued). First Edition. 8vo. - over 7? in. - 9? in. Includes all 23 book inserts. The seal on the slipcase is broken, else a Very Good copy. '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 director J.J. Abrams and written by award-winning novelist Doug Dorst.' ~Publisher.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Mulholland Books, New York, 2013, Hardcover (issued without dustjacket) with slipcase, First Edition/First Printing. Written by Doug Dorst from an idea by J.J. Abrams, the book is full or things that fall out, notes, a circular device etc. Book is Fine - I think - it's made with spots and marginalia - in a Very Good slipcase - the sticker which held the book in it's slipcase is, of course, broken - otherwise the book could not be pulled out and read; there is also a small ding on the top corner which shows in the photo, but which i have tucked in so it is no longer in sight.unusual item.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 'Ship of Thesus by V.M Straka'. Stated First Edition. Designed to appear as a book from 1949 with artificial toning, foxing, marginal notes and stamps. Light grey cloth boards with black, white and yellow titling and decoration at front panel and spine. Boards good with light shelf wear and edge wear. Corners and spine foot lightly bumped. Scuffing to back panel. Spine square. Binding sound. Slipcase very good with shelf wear and edge wear; corners bumped, seal broken. Pages fine. Text unmarked. This book has all its pieces; each piece is marked with the page where it belongs.…

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.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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. Orders shipped daily from the UK. Professional seller.

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.…

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: Very Good. 9.5 x 6.25", AS NEW IN ORIGINAL, UNOPENED SHRINKWRAP.

Hardcover. Condition: vg. in slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Printing. Top corners bumped, "library" label peeling, otherwise slight wear; Slipcase with rear top bumped, seal broken with missing piece attached to front free endpaper, otherwise slight wear. Crisp hardcover.; "In S., 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 . [of] the work of an incendiary novelist who may never have existed at all. What is Ship of Theseus, and who is its mysterious author V.M. Straka? Conceived by J.J. Abrams, director of Star Wars, and written by Doug Dorst, an award-winning novelist, Ship of Theseus is the central novel within the experience that is S., a multi-faceted narrative of love and mystery. A mystical adventure of an equally mysterious figure, Ship of Theseus is Straka's final book about a man 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. . [S.] One book. Two readers. A world of mystery, menace, and desire. 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 Awakensdirector J.J. Abrams and written by award-winning novelist Doug Dorst. . 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." Striking work: bogus library copy of The Ship of Theseus with multiple inserts in the slipcase for "S". ; 472 pages. …

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: 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: As New.

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: Near Fine+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket (as issued). Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. Basically a new copy. Unknown printing. Purchaser agrees to keep the book should the shrinkwrap be removed.

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.

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.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED with dedication by J.J. Abrams to front of slipcase. Hardback in slipcase with publisher's seal (unbroken) and faux library sticker to spine as issued. A fine/ unopened copy. *** A scarce signed copy of this literary 'puzzle' written by Dough Dorst, based on an idea by co-writer and film director J.J. Abrams who signed this to a costume designer who worked on the set of the Star Wars film The Force Awakens. Also knows as Ship of Theseus (the title on the spine). Inscribed by Author(s).…

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.