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Publication: Slan

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  • Publication: SlanPublication Record # 244449
  • Author: A. E. van Vogt
  • Date: 1994-00-00
  • Publisher: The Easton Press
  • Pub. Series: The Masterpieces of Science Fiction
  • Pages: xiii+216
  • 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 signed limited edition of an unknown number of copies and was available by subscription only.
    • Signature sheet is after the front loose endpaper and prints the statement: "This leather-bound Easton Press Collector's Edition is personally signed by A. E. van Vogt", below which is the author's signature.
    • One of The Masterpieces of Science Fiction series, indicated by the logo printed on the endpapers.
    • 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 gold satin ribbon bookmark bound into the book.
    • Unlike most editions in this series, the frontispiece by Richard Powers, credited on the title page and the copyright page, is a double-page spread. It appears after the signature sheet and before the half-title page.
    • "Collector's Notes" (uncredited) are on a double-sided laid-in sheet.
    • This edition appears to be a facsimile reprint of the 1946 Arkham House edition.
    • Verified copy was purchased for approximately $45.00 from the publisher.
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Mhhutchins 2007-11-02 19:07:06 Permanent 2022-08-24
Biomassbob 2012-05-28 17:46:02 Permanent 2022-09-04
Bluesman 2017-01-21 00:25:49 Permanent 2018-12-28

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Bleiler1 (Gernsback) N/A Bluesman 2010-07-20 15:22:48
Bleiler78 N/A Bluesman 2010-07-20 15:22:48
Clute/Grant N/A Bluesman 2012-12-06 16:56:49
Clute/Nicholls N/A Bluesman 2012-12-06 16:56:49
Contento1 (anth/coll) N/A Bluesman 2010-07-20 15:22:48
Currey N/A Bluesman 2010-07-20 15:22:48
Locus1 N/A Bluesman 2010-07-20 15:22:48
Miller/Contento N/A Bluesman 2010-07-20 15:22:48
OCLC/Worldcat Verified Bluesman 2010-07-20 15:22:48
Reginald1 N/A Bluesman 2010-07-20 15:22:48
Reginald3 N/A Bluesman 2010-07-20 15:22:48
Tuck N/A Bluesman 2010-07-20 15:22:48
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