I haven't been able to find a picture of it yet, but in The New York Times Julie Bosman reports that there will be a Special Treatment for Murakami Paperback, as his 1Q84 will be:
(The "clear plastic box"-paperback edition can be pre-ordered from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk; no picture on site or elsewhere of what it will actually look like, however.)
published as a three-volume set on May 15, a spokesman for Vintage said on Tuesday. John Gall, the art director for Vintage, designed the paperbacks to be visible through a clear plastic box, fitting together to create one image. The list price is $29.95, and Vintage will initially print 50,000 copies.She also writes that the hardcover has sold 210,000 copies -- pretty impressive, if true.
(The "clear plastic box"-paperback edition can be pre-ordered from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk; no picture on site or elsewhere of what it will actually look like, however.)