THE DIFFERENCE ENGINE
by Gibson, William and Bruce Sterling
- Used
- Condition
- A fine copy in fine proof dust jacket. Publisher's publicity sheet laid in. (#168784) (29586)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York, Toronto, London, Sydney, Auckland: Bantam Books, [1991]. Advance reading copy of the first U.S. edition. A fine copy in fine proof dust jacket. Publisher's publicity sheet laid in. (#168784) (29586). Octavo, printed wrappers. Perhaps the classic steampunk novel. A tale set in a filthy, polluted Victorian England running Babbage's hardware and ruled by Lord Byron who had escaped death in Greece. A 1991 Nebula nominee. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-442.
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- Seller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 29586
- Title
- THE DIFFERENCE ENGINE
- Author
- Gibson, William and Bruce Sterling
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in fine proof dust jacket. Publisher's publicity sheet laid in. (#168784) (29586)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Advance reading copy of the first U.S. edition
- Publisher
- Bantam Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, Toronto, London, Sydney, Auckland
- Date Published
- [1991]
- Keywords
- Proofs . SF
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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