THE DIFFERENCE ENGINE by William Gibson - 1991

Clean-nice hard copy- book design by Jaya Dayal- pretty end paper maps by GDS Jeffrey L. Ward- Bantam Spectra book first edition April 1991 -interior is clean unmarked- bump / dent the boards-wine colored boards- wrapped with wine cloth spine- gold titling spine- dust jacket has seen wear it is not pristine - some small rubbing 1/tear at corner -ruffling edges -overall the book is in good condition- but it has been read a few times- actually once by myself - found it fascinating & an interesting take--1855: The Industrial Revolution- full swing, powered -steam-driven cybernetic Engines. Charles Babbage perfects his Analytical Engine & computer age arrives a century ahead of its time. Sybil Gerard—fallen woman, politician's tart, daughter of a Luddite agitator; Edward "Leviathan" Mallory—explorer and paleontologist; Laurence Oliphant—diplomat, mystic, and spy - discovery of a box of punched Engine cards of unknown origin and purpose. Cards someone wants badly enough to kill for.__Part detective story, part historical thriller,. Provocative, compelling, and intensely imagined--- see pictures maybe this will do it! - make an informed buying decision-At least you know what you're getting into I have-good description-- All photos shown are actual pictures no stock images. What you see is what you will receive.-Ruth Reaser..LAX Vespa,Los Angeles -you get the copy you were viewing --The difference engine- Bantam spectra book- Authors William Gibson, Bruce Sterling - Publisher Bantam Books, 1991- ISBN 0553070282, 9780553070286- - 429 pages keywords-Subjects - Fiction / General Fiction / Science Fiction / General Fiction / Science Fiction / High Tech/Ruth Reaser..LAXVespa Los Angeles /Culver City