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The Difference Engine
by William Gibson Bruce Sterling
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0575047623
- ISBN 13
- 9780575047624
- Seller
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Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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About This Item
First Edition. First Impression. Octavo, Hardcover, blue cloth with gilt lettering. Victor Gollancz (London), 1990. 383 pages. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. As new throughout. Free from spotting, fading, creasing, chipping or shelf wear. A remarkably well preserved copy.
A classic of the steampunk genre by two giants of science fiction. 1991 Nebula Award nominee.
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- Bookseller
- Quinn Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SF001
- Title
- The Difference Engine
- Author
- William Gibson Bruce Sterling
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition. First Impression.
- ISBN 10
- 0575047623
- ISBN 13
- 9780575047624
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1990
- Pages
- 383
- Size
- Octavo.
- Keywords
- Steampunk, Science Fiction, William Gibson, Bruce Sterling
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Quinn Rare Books
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Dublin, Dublin
About Quinn Rare Books
We specialise in rare and out of print books of Irish interest. We are book collectors ourselves and strive to offer buyers the best value for the highest quality books.
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- Chipping
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- Cloth
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- Shelf Wear
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- Jacket
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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