Schismatrix *SIGNED* by Bruce Sterling
Schismatrix *SIGNED* by Bruce Sterling
New York: Arbor House, (1985). First edition, 1st printing, Signed. 8vo. 288 pp. Original black cloth boards, stamped in white, decorative leaf blind stamp to front panel, in original unclipped ($15.95) dust-jacket. Light wear to edges and surface - particular to spine ends and corners. Faint edge toning. Protected in archival mylar. Book is tight, square and firm. Light curling to spine ends. Interior is clean and unmarked. Flat signed by the author to the title page. Discreet previous owner’s stamp to rear paste-down, that of the late Geophysicist, Gary A. Maykut.
Dust Jacket: Near Fine
Hardcover: Near Fine
“Schismatrix is a science fiction novel by Bruce Sterling, originally published in 1985. The story was Sterling's only novel-length treatment of the Shaper/Mechanist universe. Five short stories preceded the novel and are published together with it in a 1996 edition entitled Schismatrix Plus. Schismatrix was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1985, and the British Science Fiction Award in 1986.”