Gibson, William (1984-88) ‘Neuromancer’; ‘Count Zero’; ‘Mona Lisa Overdrive’, UK signed first edition – The Complete SPRAWL trilogy

William Gibson (1984-88) The complete Sprawl Trilogy, UK first editions and first printings, published by Gollancz. All three volumes are signed by the author. The set consists of:

– Neuromancer (1984), true first edition, signed by Gibson on the title page. In fine condition and a fine dust jacket which is NOT price clipped and NOT faded on the spine.

– Count Zero (1986), true first edition, signed by Gibson with “Another British First! 1991” added on the title page. Fine condition in like dust jacket.

– Mona Lisa Overdrive (1988), true first edition, signed by Gibson on the title page. Fine condition with light toning to paper.

All three books are visibly unread and in superb condition as shown.

Neuromancer is Gibson’s debut novel which won all important genre prizes including the ‘Hugo Award’, the ‘Nebula’ and the ‘Philip K. Dick’ Award. It is the book that has defined the cyberpunk genre like no other, but is best remembered amongst the general public for coining the term ‘cyberspace’ in the passage: “Cyberspace. A consensual hallucination experienced daily by billions of legitimate operators, in every nation, by children being taught mathematical concepts… A graphic representation of data abstracted from banks of every computer in the human system. Unthinkable complexity. Lines of light ranged in the nonspace of the mind, clusters and constellations of data. Like city lights, receding…”

‘Count Zero’ and ‘Mona Lisa Overdrive’ were both nominated for the ‘Hugo’, ‘Locus’ and ‘Nebula’ Awards respectively.

William Gibson remains the most inventive sci-fi writer of his generation and can be considered the true heir to Philip K. Dick.