An Illustrated to the

World or Imaginary Airships, rrursets and

Mad ScienpsfS, and Strange Literature
JEFF VANDERMEER
WITH S. J. CHAMBERS
Contributions from Desirina Boskovich, Libby Bulloff,
G. D. Falksen, Rick Klaw, Jess Nevins, Jake von Slatt, Bruce Sterling,
and Catherynne M. Valente
ABRAMS IMAGE = NEW YORK
S. J. Chambers would like to dedicate this book to Josh Johnson, Aleks Sennwald,
and her parents Joseph and Sonja Chambers.
Jeff VanderMeer would like to dedicate this book to Ann VanderMeer,
Leslie Anne Henkel, Matt Staggs, Jake von Slatt, and his long-suffering
agent, Howard Morhaim.
EDITOR: Caitlin Kenney
DESIGNER: Galen Smith
PRODUCTION MANAGER: Alison Gervais
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
VanderMeer, Jeff.
The steampunk bible : an illustrated guide to the world of imaginary
airships, corsets and goggles, mad scientists, and strange literature I by
Jeff VanderMeer with S. J. Chambers.
p.cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8109-8958-0 (alk. paper)
1. Steampunk fiction--History and criticism--Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2.
Steampunk culture--Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Chambers, S. J. 11. Title.
PN3448.S73V36 2011
809.3'8766--dc22
2010032900
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