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The Martian SIGNED FIRST DELUXE EDITION w/ SPRAYED EDGES

2026réf. 17670New York: Ballantine Books 2026. First Deluxe Edition First Thus. Hardcover. Very good /very good. First Deluxe Edition First Thus. Hardcover. Signed by Andy Weir to page specially bound in by the publisher. Stated First Deluxe Hardcover Edition with full number line indicating first printing. 9 1/2" X 6 3/8". 369pp. Moderate shelfwear and scattered surface wear to foil pictorial dust jacket with gentle bumping to head and tail of spine and to some corners. Bound in orange paper over boards with starry potato stamped in black to upper board and spine lettered in kind. Orange and black sprayed stenciled edges and full-color illustrated endpapers. Bumping to head and tail of spine and to some corners else fine. Binding is firm tight and sound. Pages are clean bright unmarked and unread. A very presentable signed deluxe edition of Andy Weir's beloved and bestselling novel The Martian the basis for the 2015 film by Ridley Scott starring Matt Damon and Jessica Chastain. ABOUT THIS BOOK: This hardcover edition celebrates the #1 New York Times bestseller that set our sights on Mars and inspired the major motion picture starring Matt Damon and Jessica Chastain with special features including: • Intricately designed sprayed edges • New cover art on a deluxe jacket • Full-color illustrated endpapers • A custom-stamped case A mission to Mars. A freak accident. One man's struggle to survive. From the author of Project Hail Mary comes "a hugely entertaining novel that reads like a rocket ship afire" Chicago Tribune. "Brilliant . . . a celebration of human ingenuity and the purest example of real-science sci-fi for many years . . . utterly compelling."-The Wall Street Journal Six days ago astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now he's sure he'll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he's alive-and even if he could get word out his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive. Chances are though he won't have time to starve to death. The damaged machinery unforgiving environment or plain-old "human error" are much more likely to kill him first. But Mark isn't ready to give up yet. Drawing on his ingenuity his engineering skills-and a relentless dogged refusal to quit-he steadfastly confronts one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after the next. Will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him NAMED ONE OF PASTE'S BEST NOVELS OF THE DECADE "A hugely entertaining novel that reads like a rocket ship afire . . . Weir has fashioned in Mark Watney one of the most appealing funny and resourceful characters in recent fiction."-Chicago Tribune "As gripping as they come . . . You'll be rooting for Watney the whole way groaning at every setback and laughing at his pitchblack humor. Utterly nail-biting and memorable."-Financial Times Publisher. Ballantine Books hardcover