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  • Publication: The Left Hand of DarknessPublication Record # 602865
  • Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
  • Date: 2017-04-13
  • ISBN: 978-1-4732-2162-8 [1-4732-2162-5]
  • Publisher: Gollancz / Orion
  • Pub. Series: Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)
  • Price:
    £8.99?£: UK pound
  • Pages: xvii+304
  • Format:
    tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
  • Type: NOVEL
  • Cover: The Left Hand of Darkness by Vincent Chong
  • Notes: Dated 1st printing of this 2017 edition, and by number line. Title page:
    • "The Left Hand [over] of Darkness [over] Ursula K. Le Guin"
    • Gollancz colophon.
    Copyright page:
    • "This edition first published in Great Britain in 2017 by Gollancz [over] an imprint of the Orion Publishing Group Ltd [over] Carmelite House, 50 Victoria Embankment [over] London EC4Y 0DZ"
    • "An Hachette Uk Company"
    • Number line: "1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2"
    • "Text copyright © Ursula K. Le Guin 1969"
    • "Introduction copyright © China Miéville 2017"
    • "ISBN 978 1 473 22162 8"
    • "Printed in Great Britain by [over] CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon, CR0 4YY"
    Back cover:
    • "UK £8.99" (no additional pricing)
    • "Illustration by Vincent Chong"
    • Author bio is headed; "Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-)".
    Spine:
    • "SF Masterworks", "The Left Hand of Darkness" in black; "Ursula K. Le Guin" in crimson, all on graduated yellow-to-white ground.
    Month and day of publication from Amazon UK and Locus Magazine #678 as of 2017-07-08. Full name "Ursula K. Le Guin" is used throughout the book. Miéville's essay is signed on page xii "China Miéville [over] 2017". Le Guin's essay is signed on page xvii "Ursula K. Le Guin". Page 1 is unnumbered. Novel ends on page 300. Semi-gloss cover.
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