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  • Publication: City of Saints and MadmenPublication Record # 667557
  • Author: Jeff VanderMeer
  • Date: date unknown
  • ISBN: 978-1-4472-6518-4 [1-4472-6518-1]
  • Publisher: Tor UK
  • Price:
    £8.99?£: UK pound
  • Pages: [6]+332+[336]
  • Format:
    tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
  • Type: COLLECTION
  • Notes:
    • On copyright page: First published 2002 by Prime Books, USA First published in the UK 2004 by Tor This edition published 2014 by Tor Copyright © Jeff VanderMeer 2002 Introduction © Michael Moorcock 2001
    • Second printing. Printer's key: 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2
    • From back cover: Cover images © crushed.co.uk UK £8.99
    • The volume consists of 'The Book of Ambergris', 'Appendix', and the 'The Ambergris Glossary' (the last one is integral to the book). The appendices either have no numbered pages, or have their own pagination, not all of which start at page '1'.
    • Title of 'The Hoechbotton Guide' has been taken from page 101. It has been abbreviated to 'The Hoechbotton Guide to the Early History of Ambergris' in the table of contents.
    • Page count of the 'Appendix' and the 'The Ambergris Glossary' is [336]. A Letter from Dr. V to Dr. Simpkin (7 pages) X's Notes (5 pages) The Release of Belacqua (15 pages) King Squid (88 pages) The Hoegbotton Family History (16 pages) The Cage (60 pages) In the Hours After Death (12 pages) A Note from Dr. V to Dr. Simpkin (3 pages) The Man Who Had No Eyes (6 pages) The Exchange (30 pages) Learning to Leave the Flesh (17 pages) The Ambergris Glossary (74 pages)
    • The publication also contains a 4-page 'A Note on Fonts', a 2-page 'Art Credits', a 3-page 'Acknowledgements', and a 3-page 'About the Author' (not counted towards total number of pages)
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Collection Title: City of Saints and Madmen • [Ambergris • 1] • (2001) • collection by Jeff VanderMeer

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