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From Australian Publisher, Millennium House re: EARTH the
World's Largest Atlas
Dear
map Librarians,
Greetings from Millennium House, publisher of EARTH the
world’s most exquisite limited edition atlas ever to be
produced.
Over 100
Cartographers, Geographers, Oceanographers, historians and
scholars (bio’s attached) from around the world worked in tandem
to produce this epic tome and the combined time investment
equates to 62 man years! Each 20kg EARTH copy - made to order-
is hand bound and hand numbered with a coinciding, numbered and
signed Certificate of Authenticity and is housed in a matching
leather bound, silk lined preservation case weighing 15kg. The
pages of the Royal Blue edition are gilded in silver leaf and
bound in a luxurious Royal Blue leather. The lining of the
preservation case is a beautiful silver silk. This limited
edition consists of 2000 copies only taking the equivalent of 62
man years to create and the printing plates of the entire
collection will be destroyed following printing.
The latest purchaser is Princeton University who have recently
taken possession of copy, No 378. Attached is a list (Where on
earth is EARTH) of the public sites EARTH is throughout the
world. Each copy of EARTH is RRP, USD $5800.00. As a tribute and
gesture to the Universities and Mapping departments, Millennium
House is extending a special price of $4900.00 which includes
air delivery directly and on costs from our printer in Hong Kong
for orders received by October 15 2010.
“Books such as these, especially
limited edition volumes of reference material, are time
capsules of the state of things at that time in our
history. An indelible record.
To this end their preservation is important. EARTH will
one day be looked upon and judged by future generations.
What we have gotten correct, what we did not, how things
have changed.
To have such a volume in the State Library of South
Australia is an expectation, a non-negotiable. Premium
volumes of quality information require premium venues for
their care and use. The EARTH and State Library of
South Australia match the criteria on both counts.”
State
Library of South Australia
Our legacy can now be in your library serving as a time capsule
of the world as it is today and a tribute to cartography,
geography and oceanography. We welcome your enquiries and wish
you a G’day. Enjoy the EARTH journey.
http://www.smh.com.au/interactive/2008/national/earth-atlas/index.html
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891#36687565
Kind regards,
Suzanne
Suzanne Gross, International Collections
Millennium House
52 Bolwarra Road, Elanora Heights, NSW 2101 Australia
T: 61 2 9970 6850 F: 61 2 9913
3500
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WORLD DEBUT OF EARTH, PLATINUM AT THE FRANKFURT BOOK
FAIR Hall 8.0 STAND B943
Millennium House Wins IMTA Best Book
and Best Cartography 2008, 2009, 2010 for EARTH