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Publication: The Sword of the Lictor

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  • Publication: The Sword of the LictorPublication Record # 108181
  • Author: Gene Wolfe
  • Date: 1982-01-00
  • ISBN: 0-671-43595-7 [978-0-671-43595-0]
  • Publisher: Timescape Books
  • Price:
    $15.50?$: US dollar
  • Pages: 302
  • Format:
    hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
  • Type: NOVEL
  • Cover: The Sword of the Lictor by Don Maitz
  • Notes:
    • No statement of edition, but there is a complete number line on the copyright page: "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1".
    • Copyright 1981, but no stated publication date on the copyright page. Date here taken from the code "0182-1495" on the back of the dustjacket. This is corroborated by Locus #253 (February 1982) which gives January as the publication date.
    • The copyright page contains the complete Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data including the ISBN, and the LCCN.
    • "Jacket painting by Don Maitz | Jacket typography by AM/PM Design" printed on the back flap of the dust jacket; the artwork is also signed.
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Dfrank 2015-10-12 14:59:25 Permanent 2017-09-15
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Currey N/A Bluesman 2009-02-20 14:35:39
Locus1 N/A Bluesman 2009-02-20 14:35:39
Miller/Contento N/A Bluesman 2009-02-20 14:35:39
OCLC/Worldcat Verified Bluesman 2011-04-25 22:40:01
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