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SIGNED 1st printing 20th anniversary edition, SIGNED by the author without a dedication, Hardback,crimson boards,sprayed edges.

London: Sceptre, 2024. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good +/Very good +. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author in ink at title page. First of the 20th Anniversary Edition with sprayed edges. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". xvi, 525pp. Book presents nicely with unclipped dust jacket wrapped in protective archival sleeve. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of jacket. Bound in red paper over boards with spine and covers stamped with decorative green design. Decorative sprayed edges are clean and lack rubbing or bumps. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Cloud Atlas begins in 1850 with Adam Ewing, an American notary voyaging from the Chatham Isles to his home in California. Along the way, Ewing is befriended by a physician, Dr. Goose, who begins to treat him for a rare species of brain parasite. . . . Abruptly, the action jumps to Belgium in 1931, where Robert Frobisher, a disinherited bisexual composer, contrives his way into the household of an infirm maestro who has a beguiling wife and a nubile daughter. . . . From there we jump to the West Coast in the 1970s and a troubled reporter named Luisa Rey, who stumbles upon a web of corporate greed and murder that threatens to claim her life. . . . And onward, with dazzling virtuosity, to an inglorious present-day England; to a Korean superstate of the near future where neocapitalism has run amok; and, finally, to a postapocalyptic Iron Age Hawaii in the last days of history. But the story doesn't end even there. The narrative then boomerangs back through centuries and space, returning by the same route, in reverse, to its starting point. Along the way, Mitchell reveals how his disparate characters connect, how their fates intertwine, and how their souls drift across time like clouds across the sky. As wild as a videogame, as mysterious as a Zen koan, Cloud Atlas is an unforgettable tour de force that, like its incomparable author, has transcended its cult classic status to become a worldwide phenomenon.(Publisher).

INCREDIBLY SCARCE SIGNED! 20TH ANNIVERSARY of this now classic inspiration for the Tom Hanks film. Beautifully sprayed edges on this Limited Edition Collector's version of this beautiful novel. First edition, first printing. Solitary "1" denoting the first UK printing. Book is brand new and unread. Personally hand signed directly to the full title page by the author, David Mitchell. NOT a tip in. NOT a bookplate. Dust jacket hand covered in protective archival grade Mylar for many worry free years of reading/collecting! Photos available upon request.By the New York Times bestselling author of The Bone Clocks | Shortlisted for the Man Booker PrizeA postmodern visionary and one of the leading voices in twenty-first-century fiction, David Mitchell combines flat-out adventure, a Nabokovian love of puzzles, a keen eye for character, and a taste for mind-bending, philosophical and scientific speculation in the tradition of Umberto Eco, Haruki Murakami, and Philip K. Dick. The result is brilliantly original fiction as profound as it is playful. In this groundbreaking novel, an influential favorite among a new generation of writers, Mitchell explores with daring artistry fundamental questions of reality and identity.Cloud Atlas begins in 1850 with Adam Ewing, an American notary voyaging from the Chatham Isles to his home in California. Along the way, Ewing is befriended by a physician, Dr. Goose, who begins to treat him for a rare species of brain parasite. . . . Abruptly, the action jumps to Belgium in 1931, where Robert Frobisher, a disinherited bisexual composer, contrives his way into the household of an infirm maestro who has a beguiling wife and a nubile daughter. . . . From there we jump to the West Coast in the 1970s and a troubled reporter named Luisa Rey, who stumbles upon a web of corporate greed and murder that threatens to claim her life. . . . And onward, with dazzling virtuosity, to an inglorious present-day England; to a Korean superstate of the near future where neocapitalism has run amok; and, finally, to a postapocalyptic Iron Age Hawaii in the last days of history.But the story doesn't end even there. The narrative then boomerangs back through centuries and space, returning by the same route, in reverse, to its starting point. Along the way, Mitchell reveals how his disparate characters connect, how their fates intertwine, and how their souls drift across time like clouds across the sky.As wild as a videogame, as mysterious as a Zen koan, Cloud Atlas is an unforgettable tour de force that, like its incomparable author, has transcended its cult classic status to become a worldwide phenomenon.

London: Sceptre. 2004. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine Dustjacket. Dustjacket now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Signed by the author. Flat-signed on title page. 5th impression. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 529 pages. . 1st Edition, Later Printing. Hardback.

London: Hodder and Staughton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Signed by David Mitchell in black ink on the full title page. See our photo of his elaborate signature. First Edition/First Printing with the First Published by statement and the full numberline including the 1 on the copyright page. This UK edition precedes the US edition and is the true first. Book is bright, sharp, beautiful, and Fine. No previous owner marks, no remainder marks, no foxing, no bumping, no rubbing. Dustwrapper is bright and beautiful with no fading and no wear. Dustwrapper has its original price of 16.99GBP. Dustwrapper promo band is present and also in Fine condition. Dustwrapper protected in Mylar. Ships same or next business day very well protected in plastic bubble wrap inside a box. Interestingly, the text of the UK edition is somewhat different from the text of the US edition. Mitchell worked closely with the editors at Hodder and Staughton on changes to the text, but those changes were never sent to Random House in the US. The new editor at Random House (the original editor had left the company) made changes to the text and never sent those to Hodder and Staughton in London. David Mitchell has said he was too inexperienced an author at that point in his life to ensure that the texts matched. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 529 pages; Signed by Author .

London: Sceptre-Hodder & Stoughton, 2004. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. Signed By the Author. 1st Edition. 8vo. Blue metallic lettering on red cloth in pictorial dust jacket. Includes the turquoise wraparound band. This copy signed by the author on the title page. Mitchell's breakthrough third book is a tour de force of interconnected stories. A great copy of an important book..

London: Sceptre. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0340822775 . First edition. SIGNED by David Mitchell on title page. Fine in fine dust jacket with the green belly band present. Author's THIRD book which many consider his masterpiece. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 529 pages .