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019 a| 859308356a| 861968261;

020 a| 9780316201643;

020 a| 0316201642;

035 a| (Sirsi) 99965960869;

035 a| 99965960869;

035 a| (OCoLC)842877804z| (OCoLC)859308356z| (OCoLC)861968261;

050 14 a| PS3601.B7367b| S17 2013;

082 04 a| 813/.62| 23;

100 1 a| Abrams, J. J.q| (Jeffrey Jacob),d| 1966-e| author.=| ^A1152899;

245 10 a| S. /c| conceived by J.J. Abrams ; written by Doug Dorst.;

246 1 i| Title page and cover title of volume inside the slipcase:a| Ship of Theseus;

250 a| First edition.;

264 1 a| [New York] :b| Mulholland Books/Little, Brown,c| [2013];

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent;

300 a| xiv, 456 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm +e| Konfidentiell letter (2 leaves) [insert between pages viii-ix] + Pollard State University : VMS accused of ... (1 leaf) [insert between pages 10-11] + Xerox copy of journal article (1 leaf) [insert between pages 20-21] + Newspaper clipping (2 pages) [insert between pages 32 -33] + Telegram (2 leaves) [insert between pages 54-55] + 1 newspaper clipping/memo (1 leaf) [insert between pages 68-69] + Letter from Desjardins (1 leaf) [insert between pages 86-87] + Letter from Jen (4 pages) [insert between pages 100-101] + 1 Brazil postcard [insert between pages 112-113] + 1 photograph of stone wall [insert between pages 130-131] + 1 Birds of Brazil postcard [insert between pages 178-179] + 1 postcard of palms [insert between pages 190-191] + 1 postcard of a beach [insert between pages 192-193] + 1 Pictorial Brazil postcard (20 April near Marau) [insert between pages 200-201] + So ... My Uncle Zeke (5 pages) [insert between pages 202-203] + 1 photograph of woman [insert between pages 242-243] + 1 newspaper clipping within 1 greeting card [insert between pages 256-257] + 1 map on napkin [insert between pages 306-307] + 1 in memoriam card [insert between pages 360-361] + Letter from J (4 pages) [insert between pages 376-377] + Letter from Esmerlinda Pega (1 leaf) [insert between pages 416-417] + 1 decoder wheel [insert between end leaf and pages 3 of cover].;

336 a| still imageb| sti2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

338 a| volumeb| nc2| rdacarrier;

500 a| Altered book.;

500 a| Issued in slipcase.;

500 a| Title and statement of responsibility from slipcase.;

500 a| "Bad Robot, Melcher Media."--Spine of box.;

500 a| Title page and cover title of volume inside slipcase: Ship of Theseus / V.M. Straka. Imprint on title page: Winged Shoes Press, New York, 1949. Title page and page [3] of cover printed with "stamps" of Laguna Verde High School Library; spine includes a Dewey call number label.;

500 a| Includes 23 items purporting to be documents concerning the "author," V.M. Straka, and his "translator," F.X. Caldeira from the Straka Arkiv; decoding wheel, letters, postcards and notes by the "readers," Jennifer and Eric; and other related materials.;

500 a| Marginalia printed in various colors.;

520 a| "A young woman picks up a book left behind by a stranger. Inside it are his margin notes, which reveal a reader entranced by the story and by its mysterious author. She responds with notes of her own, leaving the book for the stranger, and so begins an unlikely conversation that plunges them both into the unknown. 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."--Slipcase.;

505 00 t| Ship of Theseus /r| V.M. Straka.;

590 a| Joyner- This material was preserved through the Adopt a Book Program by John Brice, Jr.;

600 10 a| Abrams, J. J.q| (Jeffrey Jacob),d| 1966-=| ^A1152899;

600 10 a| Dorst, Doug.=| ^A1282882;

650 0 a| Books and readingv| Fiction.=| ^A576804;

650 0 a| Authors and readersv| Fiction.=| ^A92049;

650 0 a| Strangersv| Fiction.=| ^A1172729;

650 0 a| Booksx| Provenancev| Fiction.=| ^A771371;

650 0 a| Marginaliav| Specimens.=| ^A291280;

650 0 a| Imaginary books and librariesv| Specimens.=| ^A827059;

650 0 a| Altered booksv| Specimens.=| ^A1288732;

655 7 a| Epistolary fiction.2| gsafd;

650 0 a| Artists' booksv| Specimens.=| ^A1452343;

655 0 a| Sea stories.=| ^A15635;

655 7 a| Mystery fiction.2| gsafd;

655 7 a| Love stories.2| gsafd;

700 1 a| Dorst, Douge| author.=| ^A1282882;

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S. / conceived by J.J. Abrams ; written by Doug Dorst.

Author/creator	Abrams, J. J., 1966- author.
Other author	Dorst, Doug author.
Format	Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication	[New York] : Mulholland Books/Little, Brown, [2013]
Copyright Date	©2013
Description	xiv, 456 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm + Konfidentiell letter (2 leaves) [insert between pages viii-ix] + Pollard State University : VMS accused of ... (1 leaf) [insert between pages 10-11] + Xerox copy of journal article (1 leaf) [insert between pages 20-21] + Newspaper clipping (2 pages) [insert between pages 32 -33] + Telegram (2 leaves) [insert between pages 54-55] + 1 newspaper clipping/memo (1 leaf) [insert between pages 68-69] + Letter from Desjardins (1 leaf) [insert between pages 86-87] + Letter from Jen (4 pages) [insert between pages 100-101] + 1 Brazil postcard [insert between pages 112-113] + 1 photograph of stone wall [insert between pages 130-131] + 1 Birds of Brazil postcard [insert between pages 178-179] + 1 postcard of palms [insert between pages 190-191] + 1 postcard of a beach [insert between pages 192-193] + 1 Pictorial Brazil postcard (20 April near Marau) [insert between pages 200-201] + So ... My Uncle Zeke (5 pages) [insert between pages 202-203] + 1 photograph of woman [insert between pages 242-243] + 1 newspaper clipping within 1 greeting card [insert between pages 256-257] + 1 map on napkin [insert between pages 306-307] + 1 in memoriam card [insert between pages 360-361] + Letter from J (4 pages) [insert between pages 376-377] + Letter from Esmerlinda Pega (1 leaf) [insert between pages 416-417] + 1 decoder wheel [insert between end leaf and pages 3 of cover].
Subjects	Abrams, J. J. (Jeffrey Jacob), 1966- Dorst, Doug. Books and reading--Fiction. Authors and readers--Fiction. Strangers--Fiction. Books--Provenance. --Fiction. Marginalia--Specimens. Imaginary books and libraries--Specimens. Altered books--Specimens. Artists' books--Specimens.

Variant title	Title page and cover title of volume inside the slipcase: Ship of Theseus
Contents	Ship of Theseus / V.M. Straka.
Abstract	"A young woman picks up a book left behind by a stranger. Inside it are his margin notes, which reveal a reader entranced by the story and by its mysterious author. She responds with notes of her own, leaving the book for the stranger, and so begins an unlikely conversation that plunges them both into the unknown. 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."--Slipcase.
Local note	Joyner- This material was preserved through the Adopt a Book Program by John Brice, Jr.
General note	Altered book.
General note	Issued in slipcase.
General note	Title and statement of responsibility from slipcase.
General note	"Bad Robot, Melcher Media."--Spine of box.
General note	Title page and cover title of volume inside slipcase: Ship of Theseus / V.M. Straka. Imprint on title page: Winged Shoes Press, New York, 1949. Title page and page [3] of cover printed with "stamps" of Laguna Verde High School Library; spine includes a Dewey call number label.
General note	Includes 23 items purporting to be documents concerning the "author," V.M. Straka, and his "translator," F.X. Caldeira from the Straka Arkiv; decoding wheel, letters, postcards and notes by the "readers," Jennifer and Eric; and other related materials.
General note	Marginalia printed in various colors.
Genre/form	Epistolary fiction.
Genre/form	Sea stories.
Genre/form	Mystery fiction.
Genre/form	Love stories.
ISBN	9780316201643
ISBN	0316201642

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