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Publication: Mother Was a Lovely Beast

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  • Publication: Mother Was a Lovely BeastPublication Record # 23009
  • Editor: Philip José Farmer
  • Date: 1974-11-00
  • ISBN: 0-8019-5964-0 [978-0-8019-5964-6]
  • Publisher: Chilton
  • Price:
    $6.95?$: US dollar
  • Pages: xiv+246
  • Format:
    hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
  • Type: ANTHOLOGY
  • Cover: Mother Was a Lovely Beast by Don Dyen
  • Webpages: archive.org
  • Notes:
    • "First Edition" stated on copyright page.
    • Copyrighted 1974 to Philip José Farmer; no statement of printing.
    • The copyright page contains an entry for Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data including the ISBN.
    • Booknumber 5964 on backcover.
    • Publisher is given as "Chilton Book Company" on the title page and the copyright page.
    • A dedication to Leslie Fiedler appears on p. v; contents on p. vii.
    • P. vi cites five lines from The Winter's Tale apparently as a motto.
    • The foreword to "One Against a Wilderness" is mistakenly listed as beginning on p. 109 in the table of contents.
    • The cover art is not credited, but the signature 'DDYEN' is clearly visible.
    • Month of publication from Locus #170 (March 15, 1975).
    • "Jacket design by Graphic Dimensions" is stated and a photo of Farmer which is credited to Don Fanzo is printed on the back flap of the dustjacket.
  • External IDs:
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Anthology Title: Mother Was a Lovely Beast • (1974) • anthology by Philip José Farmer

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