Publication: The Books of the Black Current

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Publication: The Books of the Black Current

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Publication: The Books of the Black CurrentPublication Record # 179633
Author: Ian Watson
Date: 1986-11-00
Catalog ID: 10292
Publisher: Nelson Doubleday / SFBC
Price:
$6.98^?$: US dollar
Pages: 536
Format:
hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
Type: OMNIBUS
Cover: The Books of the Black Current by Tim Hildebrandt
Notes:
- Original SFBC edition (not stated).
- "Book Club Edition" printed at the bottom of the front flap of the dustjacket indicates a printing by Doubleday for its various book clubs.
- Selection of the Science Fiction Book Club for Fall 1986 (November).
- No printed price or stated date of publication. Both given here are taken from Locus1.
- "10292" printed in a white box at the bottom on the back of the dustjacket.
- Gutter code "Q42" [verified] on page 535 indicates a printing in October 1986.
- "Jacket art by Tim Hildebrandt" printed on the back flap of the dustjacket.
External IDs:
- OCLC/WorldCat: 14971188

Cover art supplied by ISFDB on this Web page

Omnibus Title: The Books of the Black Current • [Black Current] • omnibus by Ian Watson

Contents (view Concise Listing)

1 • The Book of the River • [Black Current • 1] • (1984) • novel by Ian Watson
185 • The Book of the Stars • [Black Current • 2] • (1984) • novel by Ian Watson
371 • The Book of Being • [Black Current • 3] • (1985) • novel by Ian Watson

Primary Verifications

Verifier	Date	Type	Last User Activity Date
Mhhutchins	2007-04-11 10:39:01	Permanent	2022-08-24
Bluesman	2009-09-05 12:07:10	Permanent	2018-12-28
98Nascar	2014-03-13 09:55:00	Permanent	2015-03-05

Secondary Verifications

Source	Status	Verifier	Date
Bleiler Early Years	Not Verified
Bleiler Supernatural	Not Verified
Bleiler1 (Gernsback)	N/A	Bluesman	2009-12-01 17:20:51
Bleiler78	N/A	Bluesman	2009-12-01 17:20:51
Clute/Grant	N/A	Bluesman	2011-04-27 09:04:10
Clute/Nicholls	Verified	Bluesman	2011-04-27 09:04:10
Contento1 (anth/coll)	N/A	Bluesman	2009-02-19 18:34:54
Currey	N/A	Bluesman	2009-02-19 18:34:54
Locus1	Verified	Bluesman	2009-02-19 18:34:54
Miller/Contento	N/A	Bluesman	2009-02-19 18:34:54
OCLC/Worldcat	Verified	Bluesman	2009-12-01 17:20:51
Reginald1	N/A	Bluesman	2009-12-01 17:20:51
Reginald3	Verified	Rosab618	2022-07-23 23:48:44
Tuck	N/A	Bluesman	2009-12-01 17:20:51

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