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Publication: Before the Golden Age

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  • Publication: Before the Golden AgePublication Record # 227417
  • Editor: Isaac Asimov
  • Date: 1974-05-00
  • Catalog ID: 6173
  • Publisher: Doubleday / SFBC
  • Price:
    $4.50?$: US dollar
  • Pages: xvi+912
  • Format:
    hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
  • Type: ANTHOLOGY
  • Cover: Before the Golden Age (1974) • by Tim Lewis
  • Notes:
    • "Book Club Edition" printed at the bottom of the front inside flap indicates a printing by Doubleday for its various book clubs.
    • Main Selection for the Science Fiction Book Club for Spring 1974.
    • No printed price or stated date of publication. Info given here is taken from the SFBC announcement flyer.
    • "6173" printed at the bottom of the back inside flap of the dustjacket.
    • First printing has gutter code "17Q" [verified] on page 907, indicates a printing in April 1974
    • Known reprint codes: "14R" [verified] (April 1975); "01S" (1977); "21S" (1977).
    • "Jacket by Tim Lewis" on rear flap, the artwork is also signed
    • First printing has gold boards with black lettering
  • External IDs:
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Anthology Title: Before the Golden Age • (1974) • anthology by Isaac Asimov

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