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Publication: Three Novels: The Soft Machine / Nova Express / The Wild Boys

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  • Publication: Three Novels: The Soft Machine / Nova Express / The Wild BoysPublication Record # 198101
  • Author: William S. Burroughs
  • Date: 1988-03-00
  • ISBN: 0-8021-3084-4 [978-0-8021-3084-6]
  • Publisher: Grove Press
  • Price:
    $8.95?$: US dollar
  • Pages: 548
  • Format:
    tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
  • Type: OMNIBUS
  • Cover: Three Novels: The Soft Machine / Nova Express / The Wild Boys by Gilbert and George
  • Notes: An Evergreen Book
    • "First Black Cat Edition 1980" (over) "First Evergreen Edition 1988" stated on the copyright page with a complete number line: "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 (1988), the ISBN (0-8021-3084-4), and the LCCN (87-31629).
    • Title page gives the title as Three Novels, below which is given the names of each novel. This is reversed on the cover.
    • Month of publication printed on the back cover as "3/88".
    • "Cover design by Cindy LaBreacht" (over) "Cover illustration: Hands Up, 1984, by Gilbert and George" printed on the back cover.
    • The Wild Boys is given the subtitle A Book of the Dead on the contents page and on it's own title page, but not on the book's title page.
    • Unlike the Black Cat edition, this Evergreen edition has continuous pagination.
  • External IDs:
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Omnibus Title: Three Novels: The Soft Machine / Nova Express / The Wild Boys • (1980) • omnibus by William S. Burroughs

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