| Translated by | Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak |
| Preface by | Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak |
| Cover/Jacket Design by | Omega Clay |
| Publisher | The Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Copyright Holder | The Johns Hopkins University Press |
| First Published by | Les Éditions De Minuit* |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | Baltimore, USA |
| Copyright | 1974, 1976, 1997 |
| Republished | 1976 (First American Edition) |
| Republished | 1997 (Corrected Edition) |
| Pages / Font | 360 pages |
| ISBN | 0801858305 |
| Barcode | 97808018580790000 |
| Notes | Cover Illustration: Thoth, the advocate of Osiris, writing on his palette. From the Papyrus of Hunefer. |
