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Author VanderMeer, Jeff.

Title The steampunk bible : an illustrated guide to the world of imaginary airships, corsets and goggles, mad scientists, and strange literature / Jeff VanderMeer with S.J. Chambers ; contributions from Desirina Boskovich .. [and others]..

Publication Info. New York : Abrams Image, 2011.

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Location Call No. Status
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  809.3 VAN    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  809.3876 VAN    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Young Adult  YA 809.3 V28    DUE 04-29-24
 Southington Library - Adult  809.3 VAN    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - Non Fiction  809.3 VANDERMEER    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  809.3 VA    Check Shelf
Description 224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Note Includes index.
Contents Introduction -- An imaginary voyage to the past: steampunk origins in Victorian imagination and innovation -- Clanking metal men, Baroque airships, and clockwork worlds -- The fiction, illustrated narratives, and story behind the stories -- From Forevertron to the Raygun rocketship and beyond: art, "making," craftsmanship, and aesthetic legitimacy -- Hair stays, goggles, corsets, clockwork guitars, and imaginary airships: -- Fashion, accessories, music, and the steampunk subculture -- Magic lanterns, robot armies, giant tuning forks, and perambulating castles: steampunk movies and television -- The future of steampunk: will clockwork gears, mechanical corsets, and dirigibles be enough? -- Resources -- Index.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject Steampunk fiction -- History and criticism -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Steampunk culture -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Added Author Chambers, Selena
Boskovich, Desirina.
ISBN 9780810989580 alkaline paper
0810989581 alkaline paper
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