$4,000 for The Da Vinci Code?
So a modern first edition of a global best-seller that had an
initial print run of 260,000 shouldn’t be collectible? Think
again - first printings of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code are
being offered for up to $600 at AbeBooks.com, along with a handful
of signed versions priced from $1,000 to $4,000. In fact, one of these just sold for a record price of $4,260 on AbeBooks. [Continued
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First Edition. Doubleday New York, NY, U.S.A. Hardcover. Book condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. An unread copy of the year's bestseller. Signed and dated by the author in the year of publication. Includes a promotional postcard depicting the book cover. $4,000
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Flawless first edition, first printing, number line 10987654321.
Flat-signed on title page by author Dan Brown, in black ink. Condition: as new/as new. Flawless black hardboards with black
cloth spine; gold printing; corners all sharp and square. Textblock
clean, tight, square, unmarked, flawless. Glossy unclipped pictorial
dj, original price on dj flap; absolutely flawless. $3,450
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London, United Kingdom: Bantam Press, 2003. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. FLAT-SIGNED BY DAN BROWN ON THE TITLE PAGE. Bantam Press, 2003 UK first edition, first printing. VERY SCARCE. Condition: near fine/near fine. Flawless black clothboards with gold printing on spine; corners sharp and square. $1450
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Hard Cover. Book Condition: Mint. Dust Jacket
Condition: Mint. First Impression. 4to - over
9¾" - 12" tall. A Mint copy of the 1st US printing
and not a reprint or Book Club printing. True
First with the price on the jacket and number
line to one. "As
New". No defects. No Inscriptions no clipping
and no faults. A great investment $553
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With the movie adaptation - starring Tom Hanks - to be released
on May 19, original printings of the book are in demand. Originally
sold for $24.95, a $600 copy of The Da Vinci Code represents
a massive increase in value of 2,300 per cent in just three years.
Many first printings of The Da Vinci Code are priced
between $200 and $600, depending on condition. The book is now
in its 104th printing, but two pristine signed copies are listed
for $4,000 or more.
One factor in defining collectible status is scarcity, but the
260,000 print run means there should be plenty around. These first
printings are the primary targets for collectors, but even later
printings can command prices around $200 if they are signed or
in exceptional condition.
Da Vinci Code fans can expect to pay more for signed editions.
Brown is not expected to conduct further book signing tours because
the public demand would be overwhelming and this will maintain
high prices for autographed versions.
First editions of Brown’s earlier pre-Da Vinci Code books,
Digital Fortress and Angels and Demons, are also being offered
for four-figure prices at AbeBooks. Published before Brown found
worldwide fame, their small print runs greatly enhance their collectible
status.
AbeBooks has sold more copies of The Da Vinci Code than
any other title since March 2003. Aside from collectible versions,
there has been strong demand for cheaper, used reading copies
because the soft-cover version was delayed for three years and
only issued last month.
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