DAN BROWN AND SYMBOLOGIST ROBERT LANGDON -- HERO PROTAGONIST OF "THE DA VINCI CODE" --
ARE BACK, IN A THRILLING TALE AND THE MOST COLLECTIBLE BOOK OF 2009...

THE LOST SYMBOL
by
DAN BROWN

U.S. 1st Edition/1st Printing HANDSIGNED by Dan Brown
in silver Sharpie on the full title page.

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FROM THE CRITICS:

"Dan Brown brings sexy back to a genre that had been left for dead…His code and clue-filled book
is dense with exotica…amazing imagery…and the nonstop momentum that makes The Lost Symbol
impossible to put down.  Splendid... another mind-blowing Robert Langdon story."
--JANET MASLIN in NEW YORK TIMES

"Robert Langdon remains a terrific hero, a bookish intellectual who's cool in a crisis and
quick on his feet… The codes are intriguing, the settings present often-seen locales in a fresh light,
and Brown keeps the pages turning."
--LOS ANGELES TIMES

2009 New York: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.  In this stunning follow-up to the global phenomenon THE DA VINCI CODE, Dan Brown demonstrates once again why he is the world's most popular thriller writer.  THE LOST SYMBOL is a masterstroke of storytelling -- a deadly race through a real-world labyrinth of codes, secrets, and unseen truths . . . all under the watchful eye of Brown's most terrifying villain to date. Set within the hidden chambers, tunnels, and temples of Washington, D.C., THE LOST SYMBOL accelerates through a startling landscape toward an unthinkable finale.

As the story opens, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned unexpectedly to deliver an evening lecture in the U.S. Capitol Building. Within minutes of his arrival, however, the night takes a bizarre turn. A disturbing object -- artfully encoded with five symbols -- is discovered in the Capitol Building. Langdon recognizes the object as an ancient invitation . . . one meant to usher its recipient into a long-lost world of esoteric wisdom.

When Langdon's beloved mentor, Peter Solomon -- a prominent Mason and philanthropist -- is brutally kidnapped, Langdon realizes his only hope of saving Peter is to accept this mystical invitation and follow wherever it leads him. Langdon is instantly plunged into a clandestine world of Masonic secrets, hidden history, and never-before-seen locations -- all of which seem to be dragging him toward a single, inconceivable truth.

As the world discovered in THE DA VINCI CODE and ANGELS AND DEMONS, Dan Brown's novels are brilliant tapestries of veiled histories, arcane symbols, and enigmatic codes. In this new novel, he again challenges readers with an intelligent, lightning-paced story that offers surprises at every turn.  THE LOST SYMBOL is exactly what Brown's fans have been waiting for . . . his most thrilling novel yet.

This copy of THE LOST SYMBOL is a U.S. 1st Edition/1st Printing in NEW/UNREAD condition.  It has a flawless dustjacket protected by a clear plastic archival cover and is a pristine copy, clean and tight, and most suitable for collectors. It was signed by Dan Brown on the full title page at Water Street Books in Exeter, NH -- the only bookstore in the country to procure signed 1st printings of this title.

Dan Brown's THE DA VINCI CODE is credited with being one of the most popular books of all time.  It reached the top of the New York Times Best Seller list during its first week of release in 2003 and subsequently sold 81 million copies worldwide as of 2009.  Its success has helped push sales of Brown's earlier books; in 2004, all four of his novels were on the New York Times list in the same week, and in 2005, he made Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people of the year. 

THE LOST SYMBOL was released on September 15, 2009.  On its first day, it sold one million in hardcover and e-book versions in the U.S., the U.K. and Canada, prompting the printing of 600,000 hardcover copies in addition to the five million first printing run.  Water Street Books in Exeter, NH, an independent bookstore near where Dan Brown lives, was the only store in the country to be able to obtain signed copies of one of THE LOST SYMBOL, and they have long since stopped selling them.  Already headed to the big screen as a major motion picture directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon, THE LOST SYMBOL continues Dan Brown's mighty run at publishing history.  Don't miss your chance to bid on the most collectible book of 2009 -- there won't be many to go around!

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