Cryptonomicon - first US edition

by Neal Stephenson - signed

A high-tech tale spanning 2 generations in a technically astute family. In 1942, a young Navy Captain is assigned to keep the Nazis ignorant of the fact that the Allies have cracked the Enigma code. Fast forward to the early 21st century, where the grandson is a crypto-hacker trying to create a "data haven" where encrypted data can be securely stored. Salvaging of a Nazi submarine brings to light some interesting facts ... 

Book is black cloth boards with gold titles on spine, in unread condition. Jacket is fine. Book is also signed by both Neal Stephenson, the author, and Bruce Schneier, who wrote the appendix, "The Solitaire Encryption Algorithm". Schneier signed on page 911.