VIRTUAL LIGHT
by Gibson, William
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy, green leather backing patterned paper boards. A possibly unique copy. Signed pre-publication as the book release wa
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York, Toronto, London, Sydney, Auckland: Bantam Books, [1993]. First edition. A fine copy, green leather backing patterned paper boards. A possibly unique copy. Signed pre-publication as the book release was September. (30435). Octavo, leather backed boards. Limited edition outside of the 176 copy edition, this one of an unknown number specially bound designated "Binder's Copy," signed by Gibson on the limitation leaf and dated 7/14/93. The limited issue preceded Bantam's trade edition. Cyberpunk flavored novel set in San Francisco in early 21st century California. "In near-future California, a woman steals a pair of hi-tech 'virtual-light' sunglasses and goes on the run. It turns out that these spectacles contain a vast amount of coded information, and everyone is after them." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 403. Winner of the Prix Aurora for best English language novel (Canadian SF Award). Hugo Award nominee. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-441. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1986-2009.
Synopsis
Virtual Light is the first book in William Gibson's Bridge trilogy. Virtual Light is a science-fiction novel set in a postmodern, dystopian, cyberpunk future. The term 'Virtual Light' was coined by scientist Stephen Beck to describe a form of instrumentation that produces optical sensations directly in the eye without the use of photons. The novel was a finalist nominee for a Hugo Award, and shortlisted for the Locus Award in 1994.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30435
- Title
- VIRTUAL LIGHT
- Author
- Gibson, William
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy, green leather backing patterned paper boards. A possibly unique copy. Signed pre-publication as the book release wa
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Bantam Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, Toronto, London, Sydney, Auckland
- Date Published
- [1993]
- Keywords
- SF . Signed
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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