The Selected Works Of T S Spivet
by Larsen, Reif
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A brilliant, boundary-leaping debut novel tracing twelve-year-old genius map maker T.S. Spivet's attempts to understand the ways of the worldWhen twelve-year-old genius cartographer T.S. Spivet receives an unexpected phone call from the Smithsonian announcing he has won the prestigious Baird Award, life as normal-if you consider mapping family dinner table conversation normal-is interrupted and a wild cross-country adventure begins, taking T.S. from his family ranch just north of Divide, Montana, to the museum's hallowed halls. T.S. sets out alone, leaving before dawn with a plan to hop a freight train and hobo east. Once aboard, his adventures step into high gear and he meticulously maps, charts, and illustrates his exploits, documenting mythical wormholes in the Midwest, the urban phenomenon of "rims," and the pleasures of McDonald's, among other things. We come to see the world through T.S.'s eyes and in his thorough investigation of the outside world he also reveals himself. As he travels away from the ranch and his family we learn how the journey also brings him closer to home. A secret family history found within his luggage tells the story of T.S.'s ancestors and their long-ago passage west, offering profound insight into the family he left behind and his role within it. As T.S. reads he discovers the sometimes shadowy boundary between fact and fiction and realizes that, for all his analytical rigor, the world around him is a mystery. All that he has learned is tested when he arrives at the capital to claim his prize and is welcomed into science's inner circle. For all its shine, fame seems more highly valued than ideas in this new world and friends are hard to find. T.S.'s trip begins at the Copper Top Ranch and the last known place he stands is Washington, D.C., but his journey's movement is far harder to track: How do you map the delicate lessons learned about family and self? How do you depict how it feels to first venture out on your own? Is there a definitive way to communicate the ebbs and tides of heartbreak, loss, loneliness, love? These are the questions that strike at the core of this very special debut.Reviews
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The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet; A Novel
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New York: Penguin Press, 2009. First edition. First Printing. Hardcover. As new/as new. 379pp. 8vo. Signed by the author on the title page, book has a complete number line, is unread, unmarked, unclipped, tight, clean, and Brodart protected. Author's debut book. A gift quality book. Item Price
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New York: Penguin Books, 2010. Near Fine. New York: Penguin Books, [2010]. First Thus. Quarto (22.5cm.); publisher's pictorial card wrappers; [12],374pp.; illus. throughout. A hint of wear, else Near Fine. Inscribed and signed on title page to the late Minnesota poet: "For Rez! Hope you enjoy it. Maybe it's in [sic] as good in English as it is… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Penguin Press, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback First Edition. Hardcover Book in Near Fine Condition with a Fine Dust Jacket. A most handsome, uniquely designed book, book design and typography by Ben Gibson, Illustrations by Ben Gibso, Reif Larsen, Martie Holmer. Brown cloth over spine with… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: The Penguin Press, 2009. First Edition, First Printing. Paper Boards. Fine - As New/Fine - As New in Archival Plastic. Larsen, Reif. A charming First Edition, First Printing copy signed for Parrish Books by author Reif Larsen on the title page. In fine condition, book is bound in spotless tan and brown paper boards. Reflective sparrow… Read more about this item Item Price
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First Edition/First Printing with the complete number line: A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket with no visible flaws, as new and unread. SIGNED by the author on the title page. A pristine copy of this ambitious novel, one that Stephen King called "a treasure". Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar sleeve and will… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: Harvill Secker, 2009. First UK Edition, Limited Edition. Cloth and Boards. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Larsen, Reif. An absolutely stunning First UK Edition signed and numbered by Reif Larsen upon a beautiful stamp appearing on front panel. This is a limited edition consisting of only 500 copies worldwide, of which this copy is 355/500. In fine condition,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Toronto: Hamish Hamilton Canada, 2009. First Edition . First Canadian Edition. Fine book in a Fine Dust Jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. First novel praised by Gary Shteyngart as "fantastically charming , funny and smart" is the story of a 12 year old Genius on a road trip.
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Harvill Secker, London, 2009. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Author plus others. The text is illustrated by the author and other artists. Illustrated card cover with metalic copper and dark green coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. T. S. Spivet is a genius mapmaker, who lives with his… Read more about this item Item Price
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Toronto: Hamish Hamilton. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. 0670069752 . Inscribed By Author. Heavy/oversize item - additional shipping charges may be required depending on speed/destination requested. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. ;… Read more about this item Item Price
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