First U.K. edition. Signed by Gibson at the title page. 383 pages. Navy boards with gold spine titles, very good with lightly bumped spine tips. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket shows very minor edgewear at spine head and top fore-edge corners, else fine in Mylar. Few small spots to textblock edges. Interior clean and bright, text unmarked. Seller Inventory # BBS-2014485

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Title: The Difference Engine

Publisher: Victor Gollancz

Publication Date: 1990

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed

Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis:

Set in an alternate universe, Victorian England is a land where the Information Age has dawned a century early. Sybil Gerrard faces an uncertain future - a choice between the suave Mr Radley or the enigmatic General Houston. Gibson is the author of "Count Zero" and Sterling wrote "Schismatrix".

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"Breathtaking."--"The New York Times Book Review
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"Smartly plotted, wonderfully crafted, and written with sly literary wit . . . spins marvelously and runs like a dream."--"Entertainment Weekly
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"Splendid . . . highly imaginative."--"Chicago Tribune
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"A ripping adventure yarn."--"Los Angeles Times
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"[A] tour-de-force."--"The Philadelphia Inquirer"

Breathtaking. "The New York Times Book Review
"
Smartly plotted, wonderfully crafted, and written with sly literary wit . . . spins marvelously and runs like a dream. "Entertainment Weekly
"
Splendid . . . highly imaginative. "Chicago Tribune
"
A ripping adventure yarn. "Los Angeles Times
"
[A] tour-de-force. "The Philadelphia Inquirer""

Breathtaking. The New York Times Book Review

Smartly plotted, wonderfully crafted, and written with sly literary wit . . . spins marvelously and runs like a dream. Entertainment Weekly

Splendid . . . highly imaginative. Chicago Tribune

A ripping adventure yarn. Los Angeles Times

[A] tour-de-force. The Philadelphia Inquirer"

"Breathtaking."--The New York Times Book Review

"Smartly plotted, wonderfully crafted, and written with sly literary wit . . . spins marvelously and runs like a dream."--Entertainment Weekly

"Splendid . . . highly imaginative."--Chicago Tribune

"A ripping adventure yarn."--Los Angeles Times

"[A] tour-de-force."--The Philadelphia Inquirer

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