Neal Stephenson - Anathem - signed and dated 1st/1st new/unread
Atlantic Books, UK, 2008. Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. 1st/1st - fine/fine signed and dated by the author - new and unread. A clean, bright, tight copy. One of a number of signed/limited first editions available at the time of listing. Please check out my other listings here or at the dedicated Analecta Books web site. Synopsis - Erasmas, "Razï", is a young avout living in the Concent, a sanctuary for mathematicians, scientists, and philosophers. Three times during history's darkest epochs, violence has invaded and devastated the cloistered community. Yet the avout have always managed to adapt in the wake of catastrophe. But they now prepare to open the Concentïs gates to the outside world, in celebration of a once-a-decade rite. Suddenly, Erasmas finds himself a major player in a drama that will determine the future of his world as he sets out on an extraordinary odyssey that will carry him to the most dangerous, inhospitable corners of the planets and beyond. Signed by Author(s)
