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Publication: The Merman's Children

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  • Publication: The Merman's ChildrenPublication Record # 170171
  • Author: Poul Anderson
  • Date: 1980-02-00
  • Catalog ID: 3635
  • Publisher: Berkley/Putnam / SFBC
  • Price:
    $4.50?$: US dollar
  • Pages: 252
  • Format:
    hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
  • Type: NOVEL
  • Cover: The Merman's Children (1979) • by José Cruz
  • Notes:
    • "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 February 1980.
    • No printed price or stated date of publication. Both given here are taken from the SFBC catalog.
    • "3635" printed at the bottom on the back flap of the dustjacket; PV2 copy ["N43" gc] has the number on the back cover.
    • First printing has gutter code "J50" on page 251, indicates a printing in December 1979.
    • Known reprint codes: "K27" [PV1] (July 1980); "N43" [PV2] (October 1983).
    • "Jacket illustration by José Cruz" (over) "Jacket design by Anthony Russo, The Artworks" printed on the back flap of the dustjacket.
  • External IDs:
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