THE GRIP OF IT by Jemc, Jac - 2017

New York: Farrar, Straus Giroux, 2017. First printing. Fine.. Uncorrected proof copy of this psychological horror novel of a house that haunts a young couple with ghosts of their own - issued 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 specially slipcased recent release, as well as one of more promotional titles (usually ARCs or like, but sometimes, advance excerpts). 7.5'' x 5''. Original black-and-white pictorial wrapper. 276 pages. Clean.