THE BURNING GIRL by Claire Messud. New York: W.W. Norton Company/Powell's Books, (2017). First edition, first printing; Powell's Signed Indiespensible issue. "First edition" statement and first printing number code sequence 1 through 0 to the copyright page. SIGNED to a special printed, tipped-in signature page by the Man Booker Prize, and Pen/Faulkner Award nominated author of THE EMPEROR'S CHILDREN. Powell's Bookshop deluxe Indiespensible production #68, issued SIGNED, with a slipcase, and an author photo-illustrated 23 page companion booklet. This psychological literary mystery novel features two unusual female characters with emotionally intelligent inner lives and imaginations, as they come of age. Fine, square, crisp, very tight and unread in black over red boards with gilt embossed titles to the spine, black-and-white headband and tail-band; in a fine dust jacket; original printed $25.95 price still intact to the front inner flap; housed in a black linen-textured slipcase with match-head profile art to the front panel and with burnt-match art and black and cream titles to a red imitation leather spine panel; together with a fine companion booklet in stapled, black stiff card wraps. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT SIGNED FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS!