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Publication: The Purple Pterodactyls: The Adventures of W. Wilson Newbury, Ensorcelled Financier

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  • Publication: The Purple Pterodactyls: The Adventures of W. Wilson Newbury, Ensorcelled FinancierPublication Record # 313703
  • Author: L. Sprague de Camp
  • Date: date unknown
  • ISBN: 0-441-69190-0 [978-0-441-69190-6]
  • Publisher: Ace Books
  • Price:
    $2.25?$: US dollar
  • Pages: [4]+228+[8]
  • 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: COLLECTION
  • Cover: The Purple Pterodactyls (1980) • by Stephen Hickman [as by Steve Hickman]
  • Notes:
    • The sub-title "The Adventures of W. Wilson Newbury, Ensorcelled Financier" is stated on the title page.
    • Second printing that states "First Ace printing: April 1980" with the number line "2 4 6 8 0 9 7 5 3".
    • The publisher is stated on the title page as:
      (Ace SF logo) ace books A Division of Charter Communications Inc. A Grossett & Dunlap Company 51 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10010
    • There are four unnumbered pages before page 1 and eight unnumbered pages after the story.
    • Catalog # "Ace 69190-0 $2.25" on the front cover. The ISBN is on the spine plus back-cover barcode.
    • No Canadian price.
    • A cover artist credit is not stated. Cover is clearly signed in the lower right corner.
  • External IDs:
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Collection Title: The Purple Pterodactyls • [W. Wilson Newbury] • (1979) • collection by L. Sprague de Camp

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