The Difference Engine

Gibson, William; Sterling, Bruce

ISBN 10: 0553070282 ISBN 13: 9780553070286

Published by Bantam Dell Pub Group, 1991

Language: English

Condition: Used - Very good Soft cover

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This book is the Advanced Reading Copy of the First US Hardcover Edition. The book has slight tanning of the pages. 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 number line. Signed by the authors, Bruce Sterling and William Gibson, on the title page.

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Title: The Difference Engine
Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group
Publication Date: 1991
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0553070282
ISBN 13: 9780553070286
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: 1st US Edition 1st Printing.
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as issued
Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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In London of 1855, celebrated paleontologist Edward Mallory gets mixed up with Charles Babbage, the inventor of an advanced calculating machine run by his elite group of clackers

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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
"
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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