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Publication: The Sirian Experiments: The Report by Ambien II, of the Five

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  • Publication: The Sirian Experiments: The Report by Ambien II, of the FivePublication Record # 188485
  • Author: Doris Lessing
  • Date: 1982-01-00
  • ISBN: 0-394-75195-7 [978-0-394-75195-5]
  • Publisher: Vintage Books
  • Price:
    $5.95?$: US dollar
  • Pages: ix+288
  • Format:
    tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
  • Type: NOVEL
  • Notes:
    • "First Vintage Books Edition, January 1982" stated on the copyright page.
    • The copyright page contains the complete Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data including the ISBN (0-394-75195-7), and a new LCCN for this edition: 81-52593, which is not correct. According to the LoC website the correct LCCN is 82-40351.
    • Contains the statement that the novel was "Originally published by Alfred A. Knopf...in January 1981."
    • Printed on both the cover and the title page is the subtitle: "The Report by Ambien II, of the Five". The series titles "Canopus in Argos: Archives" is present on the cover and the title page.
    • The Preface is not explicitly credited, but it is clearly written by the novel's author.
    • There is no credit for the minimal cover art.
    • The PV1 verified copy has no printed price. (The price for this record was taken from the LCCN record on the LoC website.) This copy may be a book club printing although it was purchased at a book store. Also, it doesn't print the Vintage Books catalog number which is usually present on the spine.
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