THE DIFFERENCE ENGINE.
New York, Toronto, London, Sydney, Auckland: Bantam Books, [1991]. Octavo, printed wrappers. Advance reading copy of the first U.S. edition. Perhaps the classic steampunk novel. A tale set in a filthy, polluted Victorian England running Babbage's hardware and ruled by Lord Byron who had escaped death in Greece. A 1991 Nebula nominee. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-442. A fine copy in fine proof dust jacket. Publisher's publicity sheet laid in. (#168784) (29586). Item #29586
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