Spencer, Scott — A Ship Made of Paper

New York, Ecco, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Stated Third Printing of the First Edition, being a Finalist for the National Book Award. Superior copy, gift-quality condition, inside and out, no discernible wear, bright and shiny dust jacket. According to the publisher's blurb, "In A Ship Made of Paper, Scott Spencer, this artist of desire, has painted his most compelling canvas yet. The novel captures all the drama, nuance, and helpless intensity of sexual and romantic yearning, and it bears witness to the age-old conflict between the order of the human community and the disorder of desire." 351 [1] pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,