Do you have a hardcover version of The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown? If so, check your copy for the following “points” to see if it is the true first edition, first printing, first state. Such a copy in Fine condition is worth somewhere in the range (as of today) of: $1,000-5,000.00 – especially if signed.
Points:
- “skitoma” is misspelled on p.243 (later printings correct it to “scotoma”)
- Reference to “Lyon” on pg. 152 (later printings changed to “Lille”)
- Jacket price of $24.95.
- Stated First Edition, with full number line, 10 thru 1 in the front pages of book.
The prices being realized for The Da Vinci Code are amazing, considering that it came out only 3 years ago. The book is in its 104th printing, and there are something like 60 million copies of the Da Vinci Code in print, but only this true first edition, first printing, first state is worth the $$$. You would think prices wouldn’t be so high since the first print run was 260,000 copies – so there should be a lot around!
