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Publication: Tau Zero

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  • Publication: Tau ZeroPublication Record # 243161
  • Author: Poul Anderson
  • Date: 1994-00-00
  • Publisher: The Easton Press
  • Pub. Series: The Masterpieces of Science Fiction
  • Pages: x+208
  • Format:
    hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
  • Type: NOVEL
  • Notes:
    • "COLLECTOR'S EDITION" (over) "Bound in Genuine Leather" stated on the title page.
    • "The special contents of this edition are copyright © 1994 by The Easton Press..." stated on the copyright page. No stated date of publication.
    • This is a limited edition of an unknown number of copies and was available by subscription only.
    • One of The Masterpieces of Science Fiction series, indicated by the logo printed on the endpapers.
    • This edition may be a reprint of a possible 1987 edition. The introduction is dated April 22, 1987 and several Abebooks.com dealers offer copies of what they purport to be 1987 editions, all having reddish-brown leather instead of this one's greenish-blue leather.
    • No ISBN, no printed price, and no dustjacket as issued.
    • The uncredited illustrative cover design is repeated on the back.
    • Pages are gilt-edged and there is a light blue satin bookmark bound into the book.
    • The frontispiece, credited on the title page and the copyright page, is on the page facing the title page. It is copyrighted 1987.
    • "Collector's Notes" (uncredited) are on a double-sided laid-in sheet.
    • This edition is a facsimile reprint of the 1970 Doubleday edition.
    • Verified copy was purchased for approximately $45.00 from the publisher.
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