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Publication: The Towers of Toron

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  • Publication: The Towers of ToronPublication Record # 117341
  • Author: Samuel R. Delany
  • Date: 1968-11-00
  • Catalog ID: 28843
  • Publisher: Sphere Books
  • Price:
    5/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
  • Pages: 140
  • 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: The Towers of Toron (1968) • by Russell FitzGerald
  • Notes:
    • "First published in Great Britain in 1968 by Sphere Books"
    • Printing not stated, no number line
    • ©1965, 1968; second for this revised edition
    • Publication month from the 1968 Sphere edition of "Out of the Dead City"
    • The artist is not credited, FitzGerald is on the artwork
    • UK price on front cover.
    • Prices on back cover: Australia 80c; South Africa R0.60; New Zealand 65c; East Africa 6/00
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