COUNT ZERO A remarkable and exceptionally scarce surviving production copy.
London: Victor Gollancz, 1986.
1st Edition. 1st Edition. An exceptionally rare production copy of the True First Edition and First UK Edition, being an original typesetting Xerox with extensive holograph corrections, instructions, and production directions for the setting of the published book. 8vo., approximately 303pp., white unbound bond sheets, extensively marked throughout with typesetter's instructions and holograph corrections in ink. Accompanied by several additional pages of detailed production instructions specifying type sizes and faces, together with handwritten notes and designs for the title page and copyright-page settings and layout.
A remarkable surviving production artifact from the making of Gibson's second novel and the middle volume of his seminal Sprawl Trilogy, following NEUROMANCER and preceding MONA LISA OVERDRIVE. The extensive annotations document the transition from typesetting to the finished Gollancz edition and provide an unusually detailed record of the book's physical production.
An exceptionally scarce production copy of one of the defining novels of cyberpunk literature. COUNT ZERO was nominated for the 1987 Hugo Award for Best Novel, the 1987 Nebula Award for Best Novel, and the 1987 British Science Fiction Association Award, and placed third in the 1987 Locus Award poll for Best Science Fiction Novel.
Item #34424 Price: US$38,750.00