Against a Dark Background

Overview:

  • Title: Against a Dark Background
  • Author: Iain M. Banks
  • Year: 2003
  • ISBN-10: 1857231791
  • Publisher: Orbit / Time Warner Books UK
  • Price: £7.99
  • Pages: 487
  • Binding: Trade Paperback
  • Type: Novel
  • Title Reference: Against a Dark Background
  • Notes:
    Dated 9th printing of the 1995 edition. Title page:
    • "Iain M. Banks"
    • "Against a Dark [over] Background"
    • Orbit colophon [over] "www.orbitbooks.co.uk"
    Copyright page:
    • "An Orbit Book"
    • "First published in Great Britain by Orbit 1993"
    • "Special export edition published by Orbit 1993"
    • "Reprinted 1993"
    • "This edition published by Orbit 1995"
    • "Reprinted 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 (twice), 2000, 2001, 2003"
    • "Copyright © Iain M. Banks 1993"
    • "ISBN 1 85723 179 1"
    • "Printed in England by Clays Ltd, St Ives plc"
    • "Orbit"
    • "An imprint of [over] Time Warner Books UK [over] Brettenham House [over] Lancaster Place [over] London WC2E 7EN"
    Back cover:
    • No art credit, no visible signature, credit from artist's website.
    • "UK £7.99*, Can $15.99, * Recommended only"
    • "ISBN 1-85723-179-1"
    Page 1 is unnumbered, the first numbered page is 2. Novel finishes on last numbered page, 487. Gloss cover.