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  • Publication: Babel-17Publication Record # 3443
  • Author: Samuel R. Delany
  • Date: 1982-02-00
  • ISBN: 0-553-20156-5 [978-0-553-20156-7]
  • Publisher: Bantam Books
  • Price:
    $2.50?$: US dollar
  • Pages: 193
  • Format:
    pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
  • Type: NOVEL
  • Cover: Babel-17 by Vicente Segrelles
  • Notes:
    • "Bantam edition / February 1982"
    • First printing as per the number line 0987654321.
    • The artist is not credited, no visible signature
    • Cover art credit from segrelles.com
    • According to Delany's brief "Note on the text of this edition", he was allowed " to restore certain typographical complexities, included in the original manuscript, that fifteen years ago "Babel-17"'s initial publisher was unable to include for technical reasons. As well, some extremely minor cuts have been restored".
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