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The Birthday of the World and Other Stories

Ursula K. Le Guin

First published 2002
Publisher HarperCollinsPublishers
Format Hardcover
Type Collection
ISBN 0066212537
Cover art Philip Lee Harvey
Pages xiii+362

Notes

  • "FIRST EDITION" stated on the copyright page with a complete number line: "02 03 04 05 06 * RRD 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1".
  • The copyright page contains the complete Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data including the year of publication (2002), the ISBN (0-06-621253-7), and the LCCN is stated as "20011039508". It should be 2001039508.
  • Other than the year printed in the LoC CiP Data, there is no statement of publication date. Month given here is derived from the code "0302" printed on the front flap of the dustjacket.
  • "Designed by Jackie McKee" stated on the copyright page.
  • "Jacket design by Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich" (over) "Jacket photograph by Philip Lee Harvey / Getty Images" printed on the back flap of the dustjacket.
  • $37.95 in Canada

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Awards

Year Award Category Status
2003 Locus Poll Award Best Collection Runner-up

Other Editions

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
The Birthday of the World Cover 2003 Gollancz / Orion Trade Paperback Collection xiii+362
The Birthday of the World and Other Stories Cover 2003 Gollancz Hardcover Collection 384
The Birthday of the World and Other Stories Cover 2003 Perennial / HarperCollins Trade Paperback Collection Philip Lee Harvey xiii+362
The Birthday of the World and Other Stories Cover 2010 Gollancz / Orion eBook Collection