The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet (Signed First Edition)

REIF LARSEN

ISBN 10: 1594202176 / ISBN 13: 9781594202179

Published by Viking (New York)., 2009

About this Item

First edition. First printing. Hardcover. Very fine in a very fine dust jacket. A pristine unread copy. SIGNED and dated BY AUTHOR on title page in month of publication, May 2009. Comes with mylar cover dust jacket. Publisher's SPIVET card included, the size of a business card. Purchased new and opened only for author signing. Comes with mylar wrapper jacket. Shipped in well padded box. Smoke-free. The author's debut, which follows the exploits of a young man living in Butte, Montana named T.S. Spivet as he travels across the country by train. The book is noteworthy for its unique design; the plot-line is illustrated with images which further the narrative by providing charts, lists, sketches, and maps accompanying each page, mirroring T.S.'s cartographic interests. An oversized book (9.3 by 7.8 inches), the margins of each page have been expanded to include drawings, charts, and lists accompanying the written elements. Each illustration has an explanatory caption that deepens the book's narrative. The majority of the drawings for the book were originally sketched by Larsen himself, subsequently passing them along to artist friend Ben Gibson, who stylistically finished them. Although almost two-thirds of the book's pages are accompanied with a drawing or figure, many completed illustrations were left out of the book due to spacial limitations and the creation of mood departures or jarring interruptions to the story-line flow. Many of the omitted illustrations can be found on the book's website, along with an unpublished epilogue explaining some of the book's mysteries. The book received an especially praiseworthy review from Stephen King, saying: "Here is a book that does the impossible: it combines Mark Twain, Thomas Pynchon, and Little Miss Sunshine. Good novels entertain; great ones come as a gift to the readers who are lucky enough to find them. This book is a treasure.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet (Signed First Edition)
• Publisher: Viking (New York).
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1594202176
• ISBN 13: 9781594202179
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

New Hardcover with dust jacket

About the Author

Reif Larsen's first novel, The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet, was a New York Times bestseller and has been translated into twenty-seven languages. A Montana Honor book, The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet was a finalist for the IndieBound Award, was short-listed for the Guardian First Book Award and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and was released as a film in France and the United States.