Collector’s Signed Limited Edition: Surfing the Conscious Nets by Timothy Leary

This listing presents a standout counterculture and cyber-culture artifact: a signed Special Limited Edition copy of Surfing the Conscious Nets: A Graphic Novel, conceptualized by Dr. Timothy Leary alongside Huck, Getty, Mellon, and Von Schlebrugge. Published in 1995 by the famed underground publisher Last Gasp of San Francisco, this vibrant graphic volume stands as one of Leary’s final creative statements before his death in 1996, bridging his 1960s psychedelic philosophy with the emerging digital frontier of the 1990s.

Framed as a surreal virtual chatroom session, the narrative follows Leary through a digital maze exploring "cyborgiastic" addiction, post-human consciousness, and internet culture. Richly illustrated throughout with psychedelic collages, computer graphics, and artwork from lowbrow art legend Robert Williams and artist Howard Hallis, the book serves as a time capsule of early cyber-punk literature and 1990s countercultural thought. Issued in a strictly limited run of only 500 numbered copies featuring an internal limitation plate, this volume is an essential addition for collectors of Timothy Leary, underground comix, and counterculture history.

Edition & Binding Specifications

• SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION: Published in 1995 by Last Gasp (San Francisco) in a limited edition of 500 hand-numbered copies (this being copy No. 366).

• HARDCOVER BINDING: Bound in glossy, full-color pictorial boards showcasing vibrant psychedelic graphic collage artwork on the front board and a stark, reflective black-and-white portrait of Dr. Leary on the rear board.

• GRAPHIC NOVEL PRODUCTION: Printed on heavy coated stock featuring full-color illustrations, computer graphics, and comic panels throughout.

Autograph Specifications & Provenance

• HAND-SIGNED BY TIMOTHY LEARY: Autographed directly by Timothy Leary in black ink on a decorative "Special Limited Edition" limitation bookplate mounted on the front endpaper.

• HAND-NUMBERED LIMITATION: The mounted plate explicitly records the copy number as 366 of 500 alongside Leary’s signature and portrait graphic.

• EXCELLENT COLLECTOR CONDITION: Offered in Fine, unread condition with bright, unmarred glossy boards, sharp corners, and pristine interior pages throughout.