The Difference Engine

Overview:

  • Title: The Difference Engine
  • Author: William Gibson, Bruce Sterling
  • Year: Unknown
  • ISBN-10: 9780575099401
  • Publisher: Gollancz / Orion
  • Price: £9.99
  • Pages: 383
  • Binding: Trade Paperback
  • Type: Novel
  • Title Reference: The Difference Engine
  • Notes:
    Stated 12th printing of the 2011 edition, by number line. Title page:
    • "The Difference [over] Engine [over] William Gibson [over] and Bruce Sterling"
    • Gollancz colophon as imprint.
    Copyright page:
    • "Text copyright © William Gibson and Bruce Sterling 1990"
    • "Introduction copyright © Graham Sleight 2010"
    • "First published in Great Britain in 1990 by [over] Victor Gollancz Ltd"
    • "This edition published in Great Britain in 2011 by [over] Gollancz [over] An imprint of the Orion Publishing Group [over] Orion House, 5 Upper St Martin's Lane, London WC2H 9EA"
    • "An Hachette UK Company"
    • Number line: "13 15 17 19 20 18 16 14 12"
    • "ISBN 978 0 575 09940 1"
    • "Printed and bound in Great Britain by Clays Ltd, Elcograf S.p.A."
    Back cover:
    • "Illustration by Christopher Gibbs/ Arena" (no visible signature on the artwork)
    • "UK £9.99" (no additional pricing)
    Spine:
    • "SF Masterworks", "The Difference Engine" in black; "William Gibson & Bruce Sterling" in very dark blue, all on graduated yellow-to-white ground.
    Introduction starts on first numbered page, 3, and is signed on page 5: "Graham Sleight". Semi-gloss cover.