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Publication: Michael Whelan's Works of Wonder

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  • Publication: Michael Whelan's Works of WonderPublication Record # 378680
  • Author: Michael Whelan
  • Date: 1987-12-00
  • ISBN: 0-345-32679-2 [978-0-345-32679-9]
  • Publisher: Del Rey / Ballantine
  • Price:
    $25.00?$: US dollar
  • Pages: xiv+109
  • Format:
    hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
  • Type: NONFICTION
  • Cover: Michael Whelan's Works of Wonder by Michael Whelan (variant of The Robots of Dawn 1984)
  • Notes:
    • "First Edition: December 1987" stated on the copyright page with a complete number line: "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1"
    • No price on dustjacket (back or inner flap), taken from Locus1
    • Munson's essay is credited as "Introduction by Donald Munson" on the title page and as "Introduction: Michael Whelan by Don Munson" on the contents page and ©1987 Random House, Inc on the copyright page.
    • Foreword is credited to Isaac Asimov on contents and appearance page, but ©1987 Nightfall, Inc. on copyright page.
    • The copyright page contains the complete Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data including the year of publication (1987), the ISBN (0-345-32679-2), and the LCCN: 87-1115 which has no record on the LoC website. There is a record for LCCN 87-1475 which matches this publication except that the price is given as $16.95.
    • "Editor: Shelly Shapiro" (over) "Interior and Jacket Design: Michaelis/Carpelis Design Associates, Inc." (over) "Title Handlettering: Ray Barber" (over) "Director of Production: Fred Dodnick" stated on unnumbered page [111].
    • "Jacket painting: Michael Whelan" (over) "Jacket design: Michaelis/Carpelis Design Associates" (over) "Handlettering by Ray Barber" printed on the back flap of the dustjacket
    The basic layout of the book is left-facing page has a small version of the book itself accompanied by a brief discussion of either the art, the book, or how the image came about, accompanied in most cases by at least one sketch or study with the right-facing page featuring the artwork used for that particular book.
  • External IDs:
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Nonfiction Title: Michael Whelan's Works of Wonder • nonfiction by Michael Whelan

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Locus1 Verified Bluesman 2014-08-12 20:57:05
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