Notes: Undated 9th printing of the 2017 edition, 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: "9 10"
• "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 [over] (1929-2018)", indicating pub preparation date after January 2018.

Spine:

• "SF Masterworks", "The Left Hand of Darkness" in black; "Ursula K. Le Guin" in crimson, all on graduated yellow-to-white ground.

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.