BRIGHT BEFORE US

Portland, Oregon: Tin House Books, 2011. Fine in fine dust jacket.. Signed special first printing of this fraught character study of a young teacher trapped by his past mistakes - part of the Powell's Books INDIESPENSABLE Series. For more than ten years and over seventy installments, Powell's Books (Portland) has been issuing their semi-monthly INDIESPENSABLE series, a subscription-only selection of specially-produced, (typically) limited edition volumes from many of the most prominent names in literature (Claire Messud, George Saunders, Michael Chabon, Annie Proulx, Donna Tartt, J.M. Coetzee, Jeffrey Eugenides, Jonathan Franzen, Siri Hustvedt) and publishing (McSweeney's, Graywolf, Algonquin). Installments commonly include a signed and slipcased recent release, as well as one of more promotional titles (usually ARCs or like, but sometimes, advance excerpts). 7.25'' x 5''. Original grey boards. Original unclipped (no price) color pictorial dust jackets. 280 pages.With original INDIESPENSABLE booklet. Signed by Arnold-Ratliff to title page. Clean and bright.