The Left Hand of Darkness

Overview:

  • Title: The Left Hand of Darkness
  • Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
  • Year: 1974
  • ISBN-10: 0441478026
  • Publisher: Ace Books
  • Price: $1.50
  • Pages: 286
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Type: Novel
  • Title Reference: The Left Hand of Darkness
  • Notes:
    • Printing history:
      • First Ace printing; March, 1969
      • Second Ace printing: November, 1972
      • Third Ace printing: April, 1973
      • Fourth Ace printing: June 1973
      • Fifth Ace printing: September, 1973
      • Sixth Ace printing: May, 1974
      • Seventh Ace printing: November, 1974
    • No number line
    • History ignores a 1970 printing so each printing designation except the first is off by one, making this the eighth printing
    • The artist is not credited, cover is signed [mirror-image]
    • ISBN derived from partial SBN on spine (441 47802 150)