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Publication: The Left Hand of Darkness

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  • Publication: The Left Hand of DarknessPublication Record # 354959
  • Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
  • Date: 1978-11-00
  • ISBN: 0-441-47805-0 [978-0-441-47805-7]
  • Publisher: Ace Books
  • Price:
    $1.95?$: US dollar
  • Pages: [16]+304
  • 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: The Left Hand of Darkness (1974) • by Alex Ebel
  • Notes:
    • Printing History:
      • First Ace printing: March, 1969
      • Second Ace printing: November, 1972
      • Third Ace printing: April, 1973
      • Fourth Ace printing: June, 1973
      • Fifth Ace printing: September, 1973
      • Sixth Ace printing: May, 1974
      • Seventh Ace printing: November, 1974
      • Eighth Ace printing: January, 1975
      • Ninth Ace printing: May, 1975
      • Tenth Ace printing: November, 1975
      • Eleventh Ace printing: February, 1976
      • Twelfth ace printing: July, 1976
      • Thirteenth Ace printing: December, 1976
      • Fourteenth Ace printing: June, 1977
      • Fifteenth Ace printing: June, 1978
      • Sixteenth Ace printing: November, 1978
    • No number line
    • The above history ignores the true second printing in 1970
    • The artist is not credited, Ebel's signature is on both covers [front and back are mirror-imaged]
    • OCLC has records for '78 editions in Hebrew, Serbian and Japanese, but not this one
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Bluesman 2013-01-09 12:35:38 Permanent 2018-12-28

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Clute/Grant N/A Bluesman 2013-01-09 12:35:38
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Contento1 (anth/coll) N/A Bluesman 2013-01-09 12:35:38
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Locus1 N/A Bluesman 2013-01-09 12:35:38
Miller/Contento N/A Bluesman 2013-01-09 12:35:38
OCLC/Worldcat N/A Bluesman 2013-01-09 12:35:38
Reginald1 N/A Bluesman 2013-01-09 12:35:38
Reginald3 N/A Bluesman 2013-01-09 12:35:38
Tuck N/A Bluesman 2013-01-09 12:35:38
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