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Publication: The Book of Ian Watson

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  • Publication: The Book of Ian WatsonPublication Record # 179637
  • Author: Ian Watson
  • Date: 1985-09-00
  • ISBN: 0-9612970-3-4 [978-0-9612970-3-9]
  • Publisher: Mark V. Ziesing
  • Price:
    $18.50?$: US dollar
  • Pages: [12]+366
  • Format:
    hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
  • Type: COLLECTION
  • Cover: The Book of Ian Watson (1985) • by Joe Shea
  • Notes:
    • "FIRST EDITION" stated on the copyright page.
    • No stated date of publication. Date given here taken from Locus1.
    • The copyright page states the ISBNs of both this trade edition (0-9612970-3-4) and the signed edition (0-9612970-4-2).
    • Price of both editions printed on the front flap of the dustjacket: "Signed Edition $35.00 (over) Trade Edition $18.50".
    • "Cover and interior illustrations by Joe Shea (over) Cover logo by Matt Berger" stated on the copyright page.
    • LCCN 85-050240 stated on the copyright page.
    • Each piece has a small illustration as a header on its title page.
    • The book is divided into sections (though not acknowledged in the Table of Contents) each having a title page:
      • African ([11])
      • Japanese (15)
      • Linguistic (41)
      • Science-Fictional (89)
      • Inexplicable (133)
      • Metaphorical (177)
      • Political (201)
      • Hypothetical (231)
      • Horticultural (267)
      • Immortal (293)
  • External IDs:
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Collection Title: The Book of Ian Watson • collection by Ian Watson

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Primary Verifications

Verifier Date Type Last User Activity Date
Mhhutchins 2007-04-11 10:49:16 Permanent 2022-08-24

Secondary Verifications

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Bleiler Early Years Not Verified    
Bleiler Supernatural Not Verified    
Bleiler1 (Gernsback) N/A Bluesman 2010-08-17 13:43:27
Bleiler78 N/A Bluesman 2010-08-17 13:43:27
Clute/Grant Not Verified    
Clute/Nicholls Not Verified    
Contento1 (anth/coll) N/A Bluesman 2010-08-17 13:43:27
Currey N/A Bluesman 2010-08-17 13:43:27
Locus1 Verified Bluesman 2010-08-17 13:43:27
Miller/Contento N/A Bluesman 2010-08-17 13:43:27
OCLC/Worldcat Verified Bluesman 2010-08-17 13:43:27
Reginald1 N/A Bluesman 2010-08-17 13:43:27
Reginald3 Verified Rosab618 2022-07-23 23:40:37
Tuck N/A Bluesman 2010-08-17 13:43:27
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