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Diamond Age, or, A Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer, The – Neal Stephenson
NF/NF Book Club

Original price was: $45.00.Current price is: $36.00.

Near Fine Book Club Edition in a Near Fine dust jacket protected in a new archival wrap. Please see below for more details.

 

 

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For sale: a Rare and Exceptional Book Club edition, first printing hardcover copy of The Diamond Age, or, A Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer by Neal Stephenson in a new archival wrap. Book Club Edition (BCE) unstated, February 1995, Bantam Spectra without any BCE imprints, logos or dimples. Smaller size volume with the same cover design as the true first edition.

The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled bottom spine end, mild edge wear and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions or signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright.

The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with mild surface and edge wear and no price or BCE imprint on the front flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.

From the author of Snow Crash, the story of an engineer who creates a device to raise a girl capable of thinking for herself reveals what happens when a young girl of the poor underclass obtains the device.

Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.

Additional information

Weight 1.3 lbs
Dimensions 8.5 × 5.75 × 1 in
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