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Publication: Odd John: A Story between Jest and Earnest

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  • Publication: Odd John: A Story between Jest and EarnestPublication Record # 24715
  • Author: Olaf Stapledon
  • Date: 1987-00-00
  • Publisher: The Easton Press
  • Pub. Series: The Masterpieces of Science Fiction
  • Pages: [6]+157+[4]
  • 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 © 1987 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.
    • No ISBN, no printed price, and no dustjacket as issued.
    • Unlike most volumes in this series, the title and author are credited on the front cover.
    • The uncredited illustrative cover design is repeated on the back with additional details, but without the title and author credit.
    • Pages are gilt-edged and there is a gold satin ribbon bookmark bound into the book.
    • The frontispiece, credited on the title page and the copyright page, is on the page facing the title page.
    • In addition to the frontispiece, there are four B&W illustrations by Wendy Snow-Lang printed on unnumbered plates.
    • The two-page introduction appears on unnumbered pages. Those pages before the first numbered page have been added to this record in order to place the introduction.
    • "Collector's Notes" (uncredited) are on a double-sided laid-in sheet.
    • It is unknown if this is a facsimile reprint of an earlier edition, as most volumes in this series are.
    • OCLC
    • Verified copy was purchased for approximately $40.00 from the publisher.
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