The Da Vinci Code

Dan Brown. First American edition (stated), first printing book club edition. Dust Jacket: Near Fine. An unclipped jacket designed by Michael J. Windsor. Hardcover: Near Fine. New York: Doubleday, 2003. Black cloth with gold lettering on the spine. No writing or markings in the book, which is like new, 454 pp. 

First edition and full number line 10-1, and April 2003 are all on the copyright page. Has most of the first edition, first printing points except the price is missing on top center of front dust jacket flap (should read U.S. $24.95/Canada $37.95). There is also only one bar code on rear jacket, true first editions have two bar codes. And contains the two printing errors that were corrected after the first several printings. One misspelling on page 243 is the word scotoma and the corrected version is skitoma seen on page 243, line 25. The other is lyon instead of lillie found on page 152. Finally, the BCE is shorter, 8.5 instead of 9.5 inches. 

Professor Robert Langdon is in Paris on business when he's summoned to The Louvre. A dead body has been found, setting Langdon off on an adventure as he attempts to unravel an ancient code and uncover the greatest mystery of all time. 

One of the most popular books of the century's first decade. The Da Vinci Code provoked a popular interest in speculation concerning the Holy Grail legend and Mary Magdalene's role in the history of Christianity.

Janet Maslin of The New York Times said, "it concisely conveys the kind of extreme enthusiasm with which this riddle-filled, code-breaking, exhilaratingly brainy thriller can be recommended. That word is wow. The author is Dan Brown (a name you will want to remember). In this gleefully erudite suspense novel, Mr. Brown takes the format he has been developing through three earlier novels and fine-tunes it to blockbuster perfection." The book was turned into a wonderful movie starring Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon and directed by Ron Howard.