Publication: Off on a Comet

Publication: Off on a CometPublication Record # 195641
Author: Jules Verne
Date: 1957-00-00
Catalog ID: D-245
Publisher: Ace Books
Price:
$0.35^?$: US dollar
Pages: 318
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: Off on a Comet by Ed Emshwiller
Notes:
- The printing date and number are not stated nor are the advertising pages dated. The copyright is 1957 and it's likely this is the printing date as this seems to be a newly edited work.
- Under the title on the front cover is "Newly adbridged and modernized" and the copyright page states “The text of this new edition has been taken from the original authorized translation of this work, but to meet the requirements of modern readers, the publishers have clarified the grammatical usage, have abridged some of the more out-of-date passages, and have deleted certain obsolete references.”
- The cover artist is not credited. Signature EMSH is visible in the lower left corner.
External IDs:
- OCLC/WorldCat: 488791179
- Reginald-1: 14628B

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