CENSUS

New York: Ecco, 2018. Fine in fine dust jacket.. Signed special first printing of this surreal tale of a very unusual census undertaken by a dying man and his disabled son - issued with slipcase as 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). 8.25'' x 5.25''. Original black boards. Original unclipped ($25.99) color pictorial dust jacket with "Signed first edition" sticker. Illustrated in black and white. 256 pages. With original INDIESPENSABLE booklet. Signed by Ball to INDIESPENSABLE page. In original grey pictorial slipcase. Tight.