Dan Brown The Da Vinci Code 2003 Hardcover True First

Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code, 2003, Doubleday. Hardcover, First Edition/First Printing. VG+, in like dust jacket. U.S. True First Printing of the First Edition, first state / first issue with "scotoma" misspelled as "skitoma" on page 243, with the publisher's April 2003 / First Edition statement and the complete number line of 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 listed on the copyright page. Original price on dj flap has a retail price of U.S. $24.95/CANADA $37.95. With jacket blurbs by Nelson DeMille, Clive Cussler, Harlan Coben, Robert Crais, and Vince Flynn. This is A TRUE 1st EDITION 1st PRINTING, retail and not a bookclub copy. I look at quite a few copies of this book every month, and this is the first 1st that I have seen in quite some time. The phenomenon that changed the world and a must-have book for every collection. The is the True First Edition/First Printing, with all the correct points, 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on the title page and a price of $24.95 intact on the dust jacket flap. The book itself is VG+, with some light rubbing to the edges and light soling to the page edges. The dust jacket is VG+ with rubbing to the edges and a crease to the back inside flap which is not noticeable with the book closed. A landmark modern book that you should not be without. With The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown masterfully concocts an intelligent and lucid thriller that marries the gusto of an international murder mystery with a collection of fascinating esoteria culled from 2,000 years of Western history. A murder in the silent after-hour halls of the Louvre museum reveals a sinister plot to uncover a secret that has been protected by a clandestine society since the days of Christ. The victim is a high-ranking agent of this ancient society who, in the moments before his death, manages to leave gruesome clues at the scene that only his granddaughter, noted cryptographer Sophie Neveu, and Robert Langdon, a famed symbologist, can untangle. The duo become both suspects and detectives searching for not only Neveu's grandfather's murderer but also the stunning secret of the ages he was charged to protect. Mere steps ahead of the authorities and the deadly competition, the mystery leads Neveu and Langdon on a breathless flight through France, England, and history itself. Brown (Angels and Demons) has created a page-turning thriller that also provides an amazing interpretation of Western history. Brown's hero and heroine embark on a lofty and intriguing exploration of some of Western culture's greatest mysteries--from the nature of the Mona Lisa's smile to the secret of the Holy Grail. Though some will quibble with the veracity of Brown's conjectures, therein lies the fun. The Da Vinci Code is an enthralling read that provides rich food for thought. Brown's latest thriller (after Angels and Demons)is an exhaustively researched page-turner about secret religious societies, ancient coverups and savage vengeance. The action kicks off in modern-day Paris with the murder of the Louvre's chief curator, whose body is found laid out in symbolic repose at the foot of the Mona Lisa. Seizing control of the case are Sophie Neveu, a lovely French police cryptologist, and Harvard symbol expert Robert Langdon, reprising his role from Brown's last book. The two find several puzzling codes at the murder scene, all of which form a treasure map to the fabled Holy Grail. As their search moves from France to England, Neveu and Langdon are confounded by two mysterious groups-the legendary Priory of Sion, a nearly 1,000-year-old secret society whose members have included Botticelli and Isaac Newton, and the conservative Catholic organization Opus Dei. Both have their own reasons for wanting to ensure that the Grail isn't found. Brown sometimes ladles out too much religious history at the expense of pacing, and Langdon is a hero in desperate need of more chutzpah. Still, Brown has assembled a whopper of a plot that will please both conspiracy buffs and thriller addicts. U.S. True First Printing of the First Edition, first state / first issue with "scotoma" misspelled as "skitoma" on page 243, with the publisher's April 2003 / First Edition statement and the complete number line of 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 listed on the copyright page. Original price on dj flap has a retail price of U.S. $24.95/CANADA $37.95. With jacket blurbs by Nelson DeMille, Clive Cussler, Harlan Coben, Robert Crais, and Vince Flynn. This is A TRUE 1st EDITION 1st PRINTING, retail and not a bookclub copy. All books from a non-smoking environment. Mail order only please. Payment is expected within 10 days of auction close. Domestic buyer to pay $4.00 USPS Media Mail (bookrate) which includes packing and delivery confirmation, or send zip code for Priority quote. Reduced rates on combined winning bids. Insurance is optional, but books sent at buyers risk without it. Thanks and please check my other WFBookmen auctions for more great books.