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Alexander Besher RIM First ed First Printing UNREAD Virtual Reality SF Detective

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Estimated to arrive by Fri, May 30th. Details
$6.00 via USPS Media Mail (2 to 9 business days) to United States

Offer policy

OBO - Seller accepts offers on this item. Details

Purchase protection

Payment options

PayPal accepted
PayPal Credit accepted
Venmo accepted
PayPal, MasterCard, Visa, Discover, and American Express accepted
Maestro accepted
Amazon Pay accepted
Nuvei accepted

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Category:

Antiquarian & Collectible

Quantity Available:

Only one in stock, order soon

Condition:

Unspecified by seller, may be new.

Binding:

Softcover, Wraps

Special Attributes:

1st Edition

Topic:

Science Fiction

Year Printed:

1994

Country/Region of Manufacture:

United States

Language:

English

Original/Facsimile:

Original

Place of Publication:

New York

Subject:

Literature & Fiction

Signed:

No

Publisher:

HarperCollinsWest

Illustrator:

Eric Adigard

Author:

Alexander Besher

Personalized:

No

Character Family:

Frank Gobi, Trevor Gobi

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More than a week ago

Item number:

1673048541

Item description

RIM: A Novel of Virtual Reality by Alexander Besher. (New York): HarperCollinsWest, (1994). First edition, first printing; trade paperback original. "First edition" statement and first printing number code sequence 1 through 10 to the copyright page, $13.00 printed to the front inner flap. This first entry in the Virtual Reality trilogy earned numerous accolades including nominations for the Philip K. Dick Award and Kurt Lasswitz Prize. Set in 2027 where virtual reality dominates culture and economics, with orbiting space hotels, where a former psychic detective and his son solve the mystery of VR crash that impaired millions of humans. Elusive in the first printing in such fresh UNREAD condition. Fine, firm, tight and unread in matte-laminated stiff card wraps with french-fold flaps, with cover art by Eric Adigard, white and lime-green titles to the front cover and to the spine; original printed $13.00 price still intact to the front inner flap. NO remainder mark! PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION SCIENCE FICTION BOOKS THANKS!