This is an edition of Kim Stanley Robinson's title The Years of Rice and Salt, a dark brown genuine leather hardcover with gold accents and gilt edges. It is numbered 425 of 1,125. The inside is signed by the author and contains a color frontispiece by Marc Fishman. A certificate of authentication is included signed by the author, witness, and publisher. Silverberg is a prolific author and editor in the science fiction genre, and is the youngest author to win a Hugo award.