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Quicksilver LTD: Volume One of The Baroque Cycle (Hardcover)

$200.00
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Description


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 Anathem; the three-volume historical epic the Baroque Cycle (Quicksilver, The Confusion, and The System of the World); Cryptonomicon; The Diamond Age; Snow Crash, which was named one of Time magazine’s top one hundred all-time best English-language novels; and Zodiac. He lives in Seattle, Washington.

Praise for Quicksilver LTD: Volume One of The Baroque Cycle…


“[O]ften brilliant and occassionally astonishing ...[QUICKSILVER] has wit, ambition and ... moments of real genius.”
-Book World

“Genius . . . You’ll wish it were longer.”
-Time magazine

“Sprawling, irreverent, and ultimately profound.”
-Newsweek

“[QUICKSILVER] explores the philosophical concerns of today . . . through thrillingly clever, suspenseful and amusing plot twists.”
-New York Times Book Review

“[A]n awe-inspiring book, stuffed with heart-stopping action scenes ... and a treasure trove of forgotten historical lore.”
-Book

“An astonishing achievement.”
-Sunday Telegraph

“Stephenson’s new machine is a wonderment to behold. A-”
-Entertainment Weekly

“A sprawling, engrossing tale.”
-Seattle Times

“Dense, witty, erudite ... and gripping ... a far more impressive literary endeavor than most so-called “serious” fiction.”
-Independent

“[QUICKSILVER] is a rare thing: a 1,000-page book that you don’t want to end.
-San Antonio Express-News

Product Details ISBN-10: 0060599332
ISBN-13: 9780060599331
Published: William Morrow, 06/01/2004
Pages: 968
Language: English

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