Snow Crash manuscript that coined the term ‘Metaverse’ to be auctioned by Sotheby's
The manuscript is part of a larger series of physical and digital items related to the famous book. The original manuscript of Neil Stephenson’s Snow Crash — the book which coined the term “Metaverse,” — will be auction ed by Sotheby’s, according to a page on Sotheby’s official website. The auction is part of a Feb. 23 series called “Infocalypse” that includes six physical and six digital items related to the famous book. The original manuscript is in Lot 2 of the series. It is “wrapped in original Xerox 4200 Paper,” secured with masking tape and contains “corrections and notations throughout in Neal Stephenson's hand in blue ink.” It also has the title of the book written on the spine with a sharpie by the author. A “revised typesetting manuscript” is also up for auction in Lot 4. This is a later version filled with additional handwritten notations and revisions by the author. Attention Snow Crash readers and fans! Infocalypse, an open edition collection of digital art create...
