The System of the World (Limited Edition in Publisher's Box)

STEPHENSON, Neal

ISBN 10: 0060599332 / ISBN 13: 9780060599331

Published by William Morrow, 2003

About this Item

Large octavo hardcover in publisher's box, 927pp, signed by Neal Stephenson, #726/1000cc. As new book and slipcase in Near Fine publisher's box, tight binding, clean yellow cloth boards with sharp corners and bright titles, box is clean and solid with a bumped upper corner A fabulous example of this special item.

Seller Inventory # 166918

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The System of the World (Limited Edition in Publisher's Box)
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060599332
• ISBN 13: 9780060599331
• Binding: HARDCOVER
• Edition: Limited Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed

About this title

Synopsis

Neal Stephenson is one of America's most collectible authors. The ever-growing number of his devoted readers has created a huge demand for signed and first trade editions of his works.

With Quicksilver: The Deluxe Limited Edition, William Morrow presents the first limited edition ever published of Neal Stephenson's work. Limited to a single edition of just 1,000 copies, the book is a beautifully designed example of the art of bookbinding. Each volume will be numbered and signed by Neal Stephenson. Collectors and readers alike will welcome the chance to add this handsome volume to their Neal Stephenson collection.

• Limited to an edition of 1,000 copies-never to be reprinted.
• Completely redesigned from the trade hardcover in a larger format-7" x 10".
• Each book numbered and signed by the author.
• Each volume hand-bound in Japanese silk.
• Each volume housed in a handsome slipcase featuring a die-cut aperture for the Quicksilver icon and covered in the same Japanese silk. The slipcase will also feature a silk ribbon pull for easy removal.
• Matching signed limited editions of the second and third volumes of Stephenson's Baroque Cycle will be published by William Morrow at six-month intervals.

About the Author

Neal Stephenson is the author of Reamde, Anathem, and the three-volume historical epic the Baroque Cycle (Quicksilver, The Confusion, and The System of the World), as well as Cryptonomicon, The Diamond Age, Snow Crash, and Zodiac. He lives in Seattle, Washington.