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First published 1976
Publisher Nelson Doubleday / SFBC
Format Hardcover
Type Novel
Catalog ID 1801
Cover art Richard V. Corben
Pages 218
Price $1.98

Notes

  • First edition (not stated). The "Nelson Doubleday" imprint implies an original publication by Doubleday book clubs. This edition appeared six months before the Avon paperback edition.
  • "Book Club Edition" printed at the bottom of the front flap of the dustjacket indicates a printing by Doubleday for its various book clubs.
  • Selection of the Science Fiction Book Club for February 1976.
  • No printed price or stated date of publication. Price is from a later SFBC catalog. Date is from the list provided by SFBC editor Andrew Wheeler to the rec.arts.sf.written newsgroup.
  • "1801" printed at the bottom on the back flap of the dustjacket.
  • First printing has gutter code "G3" [verified] on page 215, indicates a printing in January 1976.
  • Known reprint codes: "G39" [PV6] September 1976
  • "Jacket Painting by Richard V. Corben" printed on the back flap of the dustjacket, back cover [wraparound artwork] is also signed
  • First printing has brown boards with orange lettering.

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
OX Cover 1976 Avon Paperback Novel Richard V. Corben 256
OX Cover 1976 Avon Paperback Novel Richard V. Corben 256
OX Cover 1977 Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers Paperback Novel Peter Jones 256
OX 1978 Avon Paperback Novel 256
OX 1985 Avon Paperback Novel 256
OX Cover 2014 Mundania Press Trade Paperback Novel 236
OX Cover 2014 Mundania Press eBook Novel 236

Page Title Author(s) Type
217 Author's Note (OX) Piers Anthony Essay