Jeff Noon — Doubleday, London, 1996 — Signed First Edition Hardcover with Proof Copy
A two-copy collector's lot of Jeff Noon's third novel: the signed UK first edition hardcover paired with an uncorrected proof copy. Automated Alice sends Lewis Carroll's Alice tumbling through a grandfather clock into a futuristic 1998 Manchester, a city of automated wonders, jigsaw murders, and Civil Serpents in a novel that channels Carroll's wordplay through the lens of Noon's distinctive cyberpunk-inflected imagination. Illustrated throughout by the author in a style referencing Tenniel's original Alice drawings.
The pairing of a signed first edition with its uncorrected proof is among the most sought-after combinations for serious collectors, offering both a display copy and a window into the pre-publication text. Jeff Noon is one of the most distinctive voices in British experimental and speculative fiction, best known for Vurt and Pollen, and signed copies of his work remain genuinely scarce.
Hardcover: Fine. Signed by Jeff Noon on the title page. Dust jacket present and well-preserved in archival sleeve. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked.
Proof Copy: Near Fine. Tight binding. Pages clean throughout. Slight crinkle/compression at top of spine. No internal markings.
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