There is NO writing, NO bookplates, and NO remainder marks. ***** Very nice hardcover with dust jacket. ***** Signed examples of this - Crichton's most famous novel - are rare. The author has not inscribed this book to anyone it is just signed by the author. ***** This book is SIGNED by the author (Michael Crichton) on the title page. ***** This is the true first trade edition, first printing (with 'FIRST TRADE EDITION' stated on the copyright page, and with no later printings listed). Bound in printed paper with soft-touch lamination and textured spot varnish Set in Dante with Manito as display 448 pages 6 full-page colour illustrations, 1 black & white illustrated title double-page spread 27 integrated black & white graphics Textured paper slipcase 9½? x 6¼?. A scaly ?dinosaur skin? slipcase ensures that young adult and older readers alike are fully immersed in this hair-raising adventure. Marking the 30th anniversary of its publication, this illustrated edition of Crichton?s electrifying novel enhances the action-packed narrative with illustrations by artist Vector That Fox, and featuring retro recreations of period computer graphics. The film rights were snapped up before the ink on the manuscript had dried, and the Steven Spielberg-directed movie broke box office records and paved the way for four successful sequels ? with a fifth due for release in 2022. An instant bestseller on publication in 1990, Michael Crichton?s novel about geneticists bringing dinosaurs back from extinction was, and remains, irresistible. The book that launched a phenomenal global franchise, Michael Crichton?s Jurassic Park is a rip-roaring, fact-filled, rollercoaster read and this illustrated Folio Society edition is the T-Rex of them all. I have a couple of these so the one shown here may not be the one you get - feel free to contact me for options. Signed and remarqued by Vector That Fox (aka Jo Breese). Vector That Fox (Jo Breese) (illustrator).

Jurassic park first edition